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The evidence review concludes that the health of young children is at a ‘critical point’ PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Health inequalities between disadvantaged and advantaged under-fives increasing

Health
The iHV's report reveals a postcode lottery of health visiting services due to cuts in the number of professionals and rising needs in families
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Concerns vulnerable children are being let down due to 'stretched' health visiting services

Policy & Politics
Scotland's Baby Box contains essential items for newborn babies and parents
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Scotland's Baby Box delivered to 200,000 new parents

Families
Having inadequate space to play at home was associated with a decline in children's physical activity levels PHOTO Adobe Stock
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New research illustrates the negative impact of the pandemic on young children

Coronavirus
The Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru plan to expand free childcare to all two-year-olds PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Wales plans to make free childcare for two-year-olds universal

Birth to Threes
The cross-party committee of Lords want the Government to revert back to 2010 levels of spending on early years services PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Cross-party Lords urge ministers to reverse cuts to early years services

Policy & Politics
The report - 'No one wants to see my baby' - highlights how many 'essential' services during pregnancy and beyond aren't as accessible as they were pre-Covid
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Parents still struggling to access 'essential' services

Birth to Threes
June O'Sullivan, chief executive of LEYF says she doesn't believe the Government's investment in childcare will make a 'dent' in the funding shortfall or reduce childcare costs for parents
Opinion

Time to level all the way up

Viewpoint
Carol Payne: 'Support for speaking and understanding language must play a central role in any new early years initiative'
News

'Funding for children's speech and language has been sorely lacking'

Policy & Politics
The report from the Children's Alliance makes a number of recommendations about upskilling the early years workforce PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Health and wellbeing study urges ministers to invest more in the early years workforce

Health
Michela Biseo, deputy head of the Early Years Programme (Clinical) at the Anna Freud Centre
Opinion

How to close the gap in support for new fathers

Viewpoint
More than three-quarters of parents who were unable to access a service, typically offered in children’s centres, worried about the impact on themselves or their child PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

4.3 million parents could be without access to early support services

Families
Families with at least one child under five are facing the 'steepest' rise in poverty, according to the evidence review PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Families with children under five face ‘steep rises’ in poverty, warns research

Child Poverty
While some families with new babies are keen to mix with others again, others are more reluctant PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Coronavirus: Services for babies 'stretched' and failing to reach many families

Coronavirus
As well as health checks, dentistry is also an area of concern PHOTO Adobe Stock
News

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

Analysis
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EYFS Activities - Birth to three… swimming

Practice

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