Up to one in 20 children could have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, but experts are divided on whether to treat them with stimulant drugs. Catherine Gaunt reports. Search for 'ADHD' or...
There are around 40 universities and higher education institutions offering early years degrees. In addition to Early Childhood Studies (see below), degrees in Childhood Education and Culture,...
The health service has found a way to keep valued parent employees on their shifts. Annette Rawstrone reports Catering for the childcare needs of a workforce that operates 24 hours a day, seven days a...
A real-life case of infant meningitis told to Annette Rawstrone highlights how unpredictable and alarming the symptoms can be, and why nurseries need to have procedures in place.
Prevention and treatment for a common condition among younger children is outlined by doctors from Great Ormond Street Hospital in our A to Z of health. What is diarrhoea?
Childcare providers need to work more closely with professionals from other fields such as health and social work to make sure that young children and their families receive the services they need,...
During lockdown, I was redeployed, swapping my job as an NHS health play specialist for working in an onsite NHS nursery. It provided real insights into the lives of young children, healthy and sick.
Nursery staff have feared for their physical and mental health while working through successive lockdowns – many of them without access to full sick pay, a study led by the University of Leeds...
This deadly disease is examined in our A to Z series on child health by doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital Each year there are around 4,000 reported meningitis cases in the UK.