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The Covid-19 pandemic has worsened food insecurity among families, children’s physical activity levels have declined, and fewer infants have received their routine vaccinations.
Initiatives to improve the parenting of young children should focus on maternal mental health, breastfeeding and the mother's social networks, new research has concluded. A study of 1,136 mothers by...
As yet another review of childcare policy looms, early years experts are still calling for the divide between education and care to be abolished as part of a radical rethink about what we want for...
New research into family attitudes and parental leave has been published by the Equal Opportunities Commission. Two studies, Dads and Their Babies: a household analysis and 21st Century Dad, can be...
Even very young children can recognise signs and labels and nurseries can build on this 'real life' reading. Jane Drake suggests ideas for developing early literacy skills
How much do you know about young children? Test your knowledge by answering the questions below.By June Thompson, health visitor and medical journalist 1 Babies born prematurely (below 37 weeks...
Families with new babies will be among those hardest hit by Government cuts, the Family and Parenting Institute has warned.
Some food for thought in your professional career A good start in life: understanding your child's brain and behaviour from birth to age 6
A review of research evidence into the integration of childcare and education by the Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People's Services (C4EO) has found that integration can...
Problems with Scotland's childcare systems have been highlighted by the children's charity Barnardo's. As part of its current 'Silver Spoon' campaign against child poverty (pictured above), Bar-...