More than 50 public health experts have signed a letter to the Chancellor and health secretary, calling for an increase in the value of the Healthy Start vouchers for low-income families.
More than one million children in the north of England and London are to be given free toothbrushes and toothpaste over the next three years. The 'Brushing for life' project is targeting the 21 health...
More than half of NHS organisations provide nursery places for their staff and 97 per cent of all NHS staff are given access to childcare co-ordinators, says a survey of the provision of childcare...
Preventable health conditions are reaching epidemic levels in children, which could lead to a generation dying before their parents, according to doctors at a leading children's hospital.
Ten years after the Marmot Review on health inequality and the Government is still ignoring evidence that investing early is best, says Natalie Perera
A dramatic decline in children's relationship with the outdoors is harming their emotional and physical health, according to a new report.
Young children living in cities are three to four times more likely to be taken to Accident and Emergency than those in rural areas, a new Department of Health report has found.
The Child Health Academy is a free learning platform for nursery professionals, providing you with free CPD modules on a range of topics, enabling you to develop new skills to help you care for...
Children who have experienced long periods of loneliness are three times more likely to suffer from depression in years to come, according to a review looking into the long-term mental health impacts...
Plans for 14 new special free schools to create more than 1,100 places for children with autism, mental health and additional needs have been approved by the Department for Education.