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Funding for special needs nursery staff whose posts were 'dis- established' in February by Lancashire County Council (News, 27 July) will not be taken over by their local primary care trusts.
How should early years settings be contributing to the 'local offer' for children with special educational needs and disabilities? Dr Kay Mathieson offers some guidance.
The Tommee Tippee Easiflow cup is the first and only 'trainer' cup to be endorsed by the British Dental Health Foundation and was designed to help a child learn to drink without excessive sucking. A...
John Simmonds argues that mental health support should be extended to early years as a priority.
More than 40 per cent of health visitor training places have been cut in England this year, according to a healthcare trade union. Amicus/Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association...
By Nathan Archer, consultant at the children's house consultancy While the development of children's centres is broadly welcomed, we cannot lose sight of the effect this initiative has on already...
We've got ten copies of BEAM's MiniMaths 2 by Kim Connor (16.50) to give away to readers. This recently published, colourful book is full of mathematical games and activities cross-referenced to the...
UNICEF UK and the University of Cambridge have launched a new resource to support the mental health of babies and young children.
Local authorities should make better use of resources rather than close down children's centres, the former head of childcare at the London Development Agency has said.
Dr Ronny Cheung, author of International Comparisons of Health and Wellbeing, talks to Meredith Jones Russell about the UK’s health outcomes for babies and young children