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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

| Nursery World

What services will the new family hubs offer and how are they going to be introduced over the coming years? Meredith Jones Russell investigates

In Focus: Health Inequalities - Call for action

News

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

| Nursery World

Health inequalities between disadvantaged and advantaged children are increasing, according to new research, whose authors call for more resources. By Katy Morton

Coronavirus vaccination could be extended to five-year-olds in the UK

News

Friday, December 10, 2021

| Nursery World

Children as young as five could be offered the Covid-19 vaccination if approved by the UK’s medicines and healthcare products regulatory agency (MHRA).

Health inequalities between disadvantaged and advantaged under-fives increasing

News

Thursday, December 9, 2021

| Nursery World

Progress in improving the health of under-fives has ‘stalled’ in the last five years, particularly infant mortality and obesity, which is getting worse, according to findings from a new report.

Concerns vulnerable children are being let down due to 'stretched' health visiting services

News

Friday, December 3, 2021

| Nursery World

More than 40 per cent of health visitors are worried they ‘can’t do enough to safeguard babies and children’, according to new survey findings.

Government publishes new Covid-19 measures for nurseries, childminders and schools amid Omicron concern

News

Monday, November 29, 2021

| Nursery World

The Government has announced additional safety measures for early years settings and schools to prevent the spread of the new Coronavirus Omicron variant.

Parents still struggling to access 'essential' services

News

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

| Nursery World

According to new research from a group of charities, many routine health visitor checks continue to be over the phone, drop-in clinics are no longer operating in some areas and baby and toddler groups have either stopped running or are hard to access.

Health and wellbeing study urges ministers to invest more in the early years workforce

News

Friday, October 22, 2021

| Nursery World

A new report calls on the Government to reaffirm its commitment to creating a first-class early years workforce by releasing a ‘comprehensive strategy’ to raise the entry qualification level and publishing pay scales.

Government must acknowledge 'vital role' of play therapy in Covid recovery

Opinion

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

| Nursery World

One of the key issues as we try to learn lessons from the pandemic is how to best support the mental health and wellbeing of children, says Dr Lisa Cameron

Government launches new mental health training for schools

News

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has announced funding grants for up to 7,800 primary and secondary schools and colleges to pay for training for senior leaders to roll out an effective ‘whole school’ approach to mental health and wellbeing.