Efforts to improve young children's health and safeguard their well-being are being strengthened by closer multi-agency working, in a community project detailed by Alison Tonkin, Cath Alderson and...
'Doctor! My children have got head lice, again. I need help!'
'Doctor, I'm worried about my children. I think they've been exposed to worms from my dog and I've heard that worms can cause blindness?'
'Doctor, something is going around the nursery, and half the children are vomiting!'
Gender differences in behaviour are widely accepted and extensively researched, but only now are studies revealing the biological influences in children, say Kyra Karmiloff and Annette...
All good early years settings know the importance of a healthy, balanced diet for under-fives, but standards vary. Annie Seeley and Jane Harrison provide top-line tips to holistic food provision.
Letting babies take the lead in feeding themselves by hand has many advantages, says Annette Rawstrone.
Recent research backs up Piaget's theory of how the infant brain develops, as Annette Karmiloff-Smith explains.
Supporting parents is a vital part of the care offered at Peter Pan Nursery, writes Sue Learner.
A knowledgeable nursery chef is a vital ingredient in the early years mix, says Snapdragons’ Mary Llewellin
