Starting nursery is a big step for both children and their parents, and an innovative scheme, called Here We Grow, has been developed at a Sure Start Project in Haringey, north London, to ease the...
A new guide to the delivery and management of hospital play services for child patients could help to raise the overall standards of healthcare in a variety of settings, according to its author. Judy...
Letter of the week wins 30 worth of children's books I thought Nursery World readers may be interested in the following letter that I sent to my GP with regard to the fee he charged for completing my...
Once newborn Jasmine's jitteriness had ceased and she had been declared by the paediatrlcian to be in good health, she left hospital with her mum for a small maternity unit. The blood sugar tests...
I am concerned that we are being offered such conflicting and confusing advice on children's health and nutrition that many parents may eventually reject it all. For example, we are told that we...
At least 15,000 children under the age of five could have an integrated package of health, care and education support if a Scottish Executive strategy under discussion this week gets the go-ahead....
Fifty-five per cent of school support staff have seen an increase this year in the number of children relying on breakfast clubs, finds new research.
The UK Government stubbornly insists on league tables as a means of driving up educational attainment, standards of health care and so on, despite widespread opposition. It may not be so keen,...
The NHS childcare strategy is facing an uncertain future, according to a report produced for the Department of Health, despite its proven benefits to NHS staff over the past four years.
Many pregnant teenagers are putting their babies' health at risk because they cannot afford an adequate diet, a joint report by the Maternity Alliance and the Food Commission has claimed. The report,...