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Coronavirus: All women now entitled to have a partner at birth

Friday, December 18, 2020

| Nursery World

Pregnant women should be able to have someone with them for all their maternity appointments, scans and for the entire labour and birth, NHS health trusts in England have been told.

Learn about the science of brain development

News

Monday, December 14, 2020

| Nursery World

A free, online course about how babies’ brains develop has been launched by the University of Oxford.

Coronavirus: Early years review considers benefits of digital support for new parents

News

Thursday, November 19, 2020

| Nursery World

Digital and remote support can be 'vital’ for new parents struggling to get the help they need during the pandemic, MP Andrea Leadsom told Nursery World in an exclusive interview about the Government’s Early Years Healthy Development Review.

New parents: ‘NHS is here for you’ if your child is unwell

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Friday, November 13, 2020

| Nursery World

Paediatricians, health visitors and GPs have launched a ‘fridge poster’ signposting new parents where to turn to for help with concerns about their babies’ health.

Babies in lockdown: ‘perfect storm’ caused by withdrawal of key services

News

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

| Nursery World

The pandemic has caused a ‘perfect storm’ where vital services and support for pregnant mothers and babies were withdrawn from many families at a time when they needed it most, according to the First 1001 Days Movement.

Coronavirus: Parents of sick babies unable to stay with them in hospital due to Covid rules

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

| Nursery World

More than one in seven parents were not able to be with their baby at all during their stay on a neonatal unit due to tough Covid-19 restrictions, a charity that supports premature and sick babies has found.

Help shape services for babies and new parents: consultation launched

News

Friday, October 9, 2020

| Nursery World

New parents, health service professionals, charities and volunteer groups have until 16 October to respond to an online questionnaire that will help shape the outcome of the review into early years healthy development, led by Government advisor Andrea Leadsom MP.

Andrea Leadsom to lead review into early years health

News

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

| Nursery World

Andrea Leadsom has been commissioned by the prime minister to lead a new review into improving the health outcomes of babies and young children, as part of the Government’s 'levelling up' agenda.

Coronavirus: Under-fives' mental health at risk

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Monday, June 8, 2020

| Nursery World

Covid-19 is likely to increase the strain on the mental health of under-fives and their parents, warns the National Children’s Bureau (NCB), at the start of this week’s Infant Mental Health Awareness Week.

Call to make the youngest a priority in Government response to Covid-19

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Monday, June 8, 2020

| Nursery World

More than 70 children’s and mental health charities and organisations have written to the prime minister calling for the Government to invest in the well-being of babies and toddlers in Covid-19 recovery plans.

Avoiding the ‘terrible twos’ during lockdown

News

Thursday, May 7, 2020

| Nursery World

Happy babies can get through the ‘terrible twos’ with minimal behavioural problems if they are supported by a flexible method of parenting, a leading Cambridge academic told Nursery World.

A third of UK baby deaths 'avoidable'

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

| Nursery World

There are too many avoidable stillbirths, deaths and brain injuries in babies born in the UK, according to a new report by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Leaving a baby to cry has no negative effects on child development

News

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

| Nursery World

Leaving a baby to ‘cry it out’ has no adverse effects on child development and attachment, according to new research.

New campaign to boost parents' confidence with weaning

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Monday, February 24, 2020

| Nursery World

Public Health England (PHE) has launched the Start4Life campaign after a survey it carried out revealed that one in three mums feel pressure to wean their baby before six months.

Bereaved parents will be entitled to two weeks' paid leave

News

Thursday, January 23, 2020

| Nursery World

Parents who lose a child under the age of 18 will be entitled to two weeks’ paid bereavement leave from work, the Government has announced.

Cyril and Pat by Emily Gravett wins inaugural book award for under-fives

News

Thursday, November 28, 2019

| Nursery World

Cyril and Pat by Emily Gravett has been named as the winner of the BookTrust Storytime Prize.

Leadsom to report to Cabinet on first 1001 days review

News

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

| Nursery World

Andrea Leadsom is to make policy proposals to Cabinet for early help for families ahead of the spending review.

Ban screen time for under-twos, expert says

News

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

| Nursery World

A call for Government to bring in guidance for 'zero screen time' for babies will be made at an infant well-being conference today.

'Government must kick start an early years revolution', urge MPs

News

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

| Nursery World

The Health and Social Care Committee wants the Government to produce a long-term strategy for the first 1,000 days of life to improve support and services for children and families.

Interview - Cerys Griffiths

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Monday, February 18, 2019

| Nursery World

The BBC’s new early years language and literacy initiative aims to halve the pre-school language gap. Cerys Griffiths, who leads the project, tells the story so far

Health & Well-Being: Mother care - Doulas

Features

Monday, February 18, 2019

| Nursery World

How doulas are providing valuable support to women in Bradford. By Meredith Jones Russell

Andrea Leadsom's group seeks to plug gaps for 0-2s

News

Monday, February 18, 2019

| Nursery World

A new cross-Government ministerial group, chaired by the leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom MP, has been working to identify gaps in support and services for families from when a child is conceived up to the age of two.

Parents putting off toilet training with some relying on nurseries

News

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

| Nursery World

More children are being toilet trained later, according to a new survey of early years staff.

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

News

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

| Nursery World

A Government-backed campaign aims to help parents with weaning and tackle widespread myths about the signs a baby is ready to try their first solid foods.

Childcare may prevent emotional and behavioural problems later

News

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

| Nursery World

Children who spend some time in formal childcare are less likely to have behavioural problems than those that are cared for solely at home, according to new research.

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Coronavirus: All women now entitled to have a partner at birth

Learn about the science of brain development

Coronavirus: Early years review considers benefits of digital support for new parents

New parents: ‘NHS is here for you’ if your child is unwell

Babies in lockdown: ‘perfect storm’ caused by withdrawal of key services

Coronavirus: Parents of sick babies unable to stay with them in hospital due to Covid rules

Help shape services for babies and new parents: consultation launched

Andrea Leadsom to lead review into early years health

Coronavirus: Under-fives' mental health at risk

Call to make the youngest a priority in Government response to Covid-19

Avoiding the ‘terrible twos’ during lockdown

A third of UK baby deaths 'avoidable'

Leaving a baby to cry has no negative effects on child development

New campaign to boost parents' confidence with weaning

Bereaved parents will be entitled to two weeks' paid leave

Cyril and Pat by Emily Gravett wins inaugural book award for under-fives

Leadsom to report to Cabinet on first 1001 days review

Ban screen time for under-twos, expert says

'Government must kick start an early years revolution', urge MPs

Interview - Cerys Griffiths

Health & Well-Being: Mother care - Doulas

Andrea Leadsom's group seeks to plug gaps for 0-2s

Parents putting off toilet training with some relying on nurseries

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

Childcare may prevent emotional and behavioural problems later

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