Outreach services offered by Sure Start are to be cut in order to fund 4,200 more health visitors, it emerged last week as the new Government unveiled its full coalition agreement.
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...
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...
A nosebleed can be a frightening experience. Doctors at the Great Ormond Street Hospital show how you can cope with the condition in our latest A-Z health guide What are they?
A leading virologist, who sits on Sage, has said that there is no scientific rationale for the Government in keeping early years settings open, when schools and universities have been closed 'on the...
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,...
I was appalled to read the article 'Fears about food allergy reactions are unfounded' (Health news, 2 May), about new research into the prevalence of severe or fatal reactions to food. I believe it...
The Kids' Clubs Network (KCN) has teamed up with the health service to double the number of places available on summer playschemes for the children of NHS staff in London. There are already...
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...