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New guidance recommends parents be informed of the link between sudden infant death syndrome and co-sleeping with a child up until their first birthday.

Editor's view - Rethinking the balance

Opinion

Monday, August 11, 2014

| Nursery World

This month's Working Mum column gives a real insight into the continuing problems that parents face in trying to arrange childcare - in this instance, out-of-school provision for her elder daughter who starts reception next term.

Health visitors to be trained to close the word gap

News

Thursday, February 28, 2019

| Nursery World

A thousand health visitors in the most deprived parts of England will be given specialist training to help close the language gap between disadvantaged children and their peers.

Charities unite to call for action on children's SLCN

News

Thursday, March 7, 2019

| Nursery World

Sixty charities and organisations have joined forces to urge the Prime Minister to do more to improve support for the 1.4 million children with speech, language and communication needs.

More than half of poor children in the UK are under five

News

Thursday, March 28, 2019

| Nursery World

More than two million families with children under five were living in poverty last year, official annual statistics show.

Holiday childcare costs rise by 3 per cent

News

Tuesday, July 16, 2019

| Nursery World

Working parents face a holiday childcare bill of more than £800 over the school summer holidays, according to new research.

The Big Picture - Slide on

News

Sunday, September 1, 2019

| Nursery World

A children’s playground on Wandsworth Common has been officially reopened after a £165,000 revamp.

Sharp fall in living standards for lone parents

News

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

| Nursery World

Lone parents working full time on average pay are unable to reach a decent standard of living, according to new research.

Mayor to consider plans to tackle child obesity

News

Thursday, September 5, 2019

| Nursery World

London’s Child Obesity Taskforce has announced its 10 ambitions to improve child health across the capital.

Parents uncomfortable with male practitioners changing their child's nappy

News

Thursday, September 12, 2019

| Nursery World

Male practitioners are frequently being stopped from providing intimate care to children as parents are uncomfortable with the idea, according to the Men in the Early Years (MITEY) campaign group.

Charity calls for free childcare so parents can return to work

News

Monday, October 21, 2019

| Nursery World

Coram Family and Childcare wants the Government to put in policies to reduce or remove childcare costs to help mothers living in the most expensive areas for childcare return to work.

Parents increasingly shunning 30 hours charges

News

Monday, November 11, 2019

| Nursery World

Childcare providers are increasingly struggling to get parents to agree to pay a voluntary contribution to take up their 30-hours place.

Over half of parents of young children feel lonely

News

Thursday, November 28, 2019

| Nursery World

More than half of parents with children under the age of five experience loneliness at least some of the time, with those on the lowest incomes twice as likely to be affected, according to new research.