Melissa McAlees, News Editor (06-Oct-16)
Newborn infants may be at risk of breathing difficulties if left in car safety seats for long periods, particularly when travelling, according to new research. Most UK hospitals require premature infants.....
Angeline Albert, News Editor (06-Oct-16)
Film star Cate Blanchett has said working parents in the movie business face the same challenge as mums and dads in any other business when it comes to figuring out how to juggle work and take care of their children. At.....
Melissa McAlees, News Editor (05-Oct-16)
The Government has launched a new programme which will see ‘opportunity areas’ across England receive £60m in funding to help local children get the best start in life. Opportunity areas will see local partnerships.....
Sue Learner, Editor (28-Sep-16)
Wrexham and Denbighshire in North Wales and Pembrokeshire in West Wales have between them lost over 400 childcare places over the past year. While Monmouthshire in South Wales has seen the biggest fall with a loss of 235 childcare.....
Angeline Albert, News Editor (27-Sep-16)
A council in Wales has made a major U-turn on its decision to refuse to collect the nappies of children aged three and older as part of its new nappy collection service, after previously saying children should have been potty-trained.....
Angeline Albert, News Editor (26-Sep-16)
No smoking zones should be extended to open spaces including children’s playgrounds, public parks, zoos and theme parks environmental health officers have said. Smoking has been illegal in the UK’s enclosed.....
Angeline Albert, News Editor (26-Sep-16)
Parents are being urged to withhold details of their child’s nationality and country of birth from a census, which human rights campaigners say is being used against them to police Britain’s borders. From.....
Charley Walker, News Editor (21-Sep-16)
Infants who are exposed to egg and peanuts in the first few months of their lives may be less at risk of developing an allergy to the foods later in life, a recent study has found. Research by Imperial College.....
Angeline Albert, News Editor (19-Sep-16)
Nurseries are among the childcare providers across the UK being asked to sign up online for tax-free childcare. Early years practitioners will receive letters in September and October from HM Revenue and.....
Melissa McAlees, News Editor (14-Sep-16)
According to new research, children understand the risks of approaching an angry dog but are ‘unaware’ they should show the same caution around frightened dogs. Researchers of the study (presented at the.....
Melissa McAlees, News Editor (14-Sep-16)
Busy Bees Early Years Training Academy has announced its new status as an accredited provider of GCSE qualifications in Maths and English to aid apprentices in fulfilling the exit requirements for their Level 3 Early Years qualifications. Government.....
Melissa McAlees, News Editor (13-Sep-16)
The UK has the lowest rate of breastfeeding in the world, with only one in 200 women breastfeeding their children after they reach their first birthday, according to new research published in The Lancet. Swansea.....
Melissa McAlees, News Editor (12-Sep-16)
Pregnant women are being urged to have the whooping cough vaccine, particularly in the South West, as cases of the potentially fatal cough have risen by more than 25 per cent, according to NHS England. Despite.....
Melissa McAlees, News Editor (12-Sep-16)
Children aged four to ten are consuming twice as much sugar as they should, while older children have three times the recommended daily amount, a major survey has revealed. According to the National Diet.....
Melissa McAlees, News Editor (09-Sep-16)
Nurseries now have an online calculator to help them understand how proposed changes to early years funding are likely to affect them next year. The Pre-school Learning Alliance’s tool requires practitioners.....
Melissa McAlees, News Editor (08-Sep-16)
To mark International Literacy Day (8 September), BookTrust, the UK’s largest children’s reading charity, launched its first ‘Time to Read’ campaign to encourage families to spend more time reading together, even when children are.....
Angeline Albert, News Editor (08-Sep-16)
Childcare providers are being given the go ahead to quiz Department for Education officials about the Government’s funding formula consultation. Those in the early years sector can attend one of a number.....
Melissa McAlees, News Editor (06-Sep-16)
Busy Bees Childcare is launching a campaign to bring nursery staff and parents closer together, ensuring they never miss important milestones or ‘wow moments’ while away from their children. Research carried.....
Angeline Albert, News Editor (05-Sep-16)
Financial difficulties affecting 4Children, the charity which cares for 3,200 children in its nurseries, has led to the business being wound up. The charity which had 142 children’s settings across Britain,.....
Angeline Albert, News Editor (31-Aug-16)
Nursery closures have almost doubled in the last year having risen by 81 per cent, new figures reveal. No less than 29 nurseries became insolvent in England and Wales in 2015/16 compared with just 16.....