Fair Play for Children News — Health Wellbeing and Education
includes Early Years Child-Care and Disability issues
Fair Play for Children website: http://www.fairplay31.online/index.htm
Previous Stories to 30th December 2024 February 2025: 70 new stories worldwide
21st March 2025: 142 stories worldwide inc 4 video
MSP speaks out against forced prayer in schools
Cash boost for development of Guernsey’s children’s services — BBC
Early Learning Program Quality Assessment & Accreditation — NAEYC
Children are increasingly starting primary school struggling to talk, teachers have warned
Withdrawal of the United States from the WHO — How President Trump Is Weakening Public Health
Gaza Ceasefire Must Remain in Place: Children Need Humanitarian Aid Now — unicef usa
Education for all as national development policy priority | The Guardian — IPPmedia
Major investment in Alder Hey to make Liverpool City Region a global leader in children’s …
State Comptroller releases student ‘informal removal’ study | News | clevelandbanner.com
HMRC urges people earning less than £100,000 to claim perk worth £4,000
Nurseries across the UK ‘at risk of mass closures’ — Yahoo News UK
Survey Reveals Parents Prioritize Child Care Over Raises — Yahoo Finance
Children as a victim of deadly political violence — The Lancet Regional Health
Hidden Prejudice In Early Years: The Shocking Truth You Need To Know — LinkedIn
The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) guide to the early years pupil premium
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) programme at Clifton College
Malnutrition Crisis: Reaching Children in Need in South Sudan | UNICEF USA
Protecting Syria’s Children From Deadly Remnants of War | UNICEF USA
Sounding the Alarm on the Global Education Crisis | UNICEF USA
What we stand to lose: the costs of children and youth not learning by 2030 | UNESCO
Preserve Water, Protect the Future: Youth Commit with UNESCO
Free School Meals (Automatic Registration of Eligible Children) Bill, Second Reading
Doctors Sound Alarm: Slushies Linked to Dangerous Illness in Children — SciTechDaily
Fresh funding announced to tackle tooth decay in children following NIHR research
‘Parents need to take the lead in the fight against childhood obesity’ — Yahoo News UK
Addressing the School-to-Guardianship Pipeline — American Bar Association
10th March 2025: 55 stories worldwide inc 2 video
It Takes a Ready Community to Help Young Children Thrive
Hudson High students go to UNESCO conference in Portugal — Community Advocate
Youth perspectives on transforming education during the 2024 Global Education Meeting
Addressing Undernutrition in Children May Improve Vaccine Efficacy, UP-US Study Finds
‘Schools Bill’ should auto-enrol children for free school meals — Education Committee report
Proposed Cuts to SSI Would Hurt Disabled Children and Their Families
20th February 2025: 78 new stories worldwide inc 1 video
WA Legislature weighs paying parents who care for children with disabilities
Parents of high-needs children push lawmakers to streamline payments for providing care
Early Years Strategy 2024–2034: An overview
UK Nursery Fees Set to Rise as Childcare Sector Faces Financial Strain
From Chalkboards to Smartboards: A Village Girl’s Journey into the Future | UNESCO
Nearly three in five students want more education on budgeting at school — poll
Providing opportunities for 2–5 year olds to be more physically active in Dorset
Half of councils warn of insolvency over special needs spending
‘Vital government sets out reform for SEND system in Spending Review’ — LGA on EPI report …
‘Growing children’s mental health crisis an urgent social concern’ — LGA on Future Minds …
Moving Toward the Finish Line in the Polio Fight | UNICEF USA
Thousands more children deprived of education as crisis in eastern DR Congo escalates
12th February 2025: 109 stories worldwide inc 4 video
Early Years Qualifications — Hansard — UK Parliament
With Young Children, Movement Matters — The Zebra Press
A 2024 Review of Child Care and Early Learning in the United States
Education to Heal Ukrainian Children’s Invisible War Scars — Morningstar
UNESCO Secures GPE System Capacity Grant to Strengthen Early Childhood and Primary …
Too Much Screen Time Is Rewiring Kids’ Brains. Can Forest Schools Fix It? | UNESCO
Thousands of Newham pupils could soon benefit from government funding
Institute of Health Visiting survey — LGA response — Local Government Association
UK HealthCare earns pediatric cancer care accreditation — Lane Report
Parents facing barriers and delays in getting mental health help for children
Children’’s wellbeing in schools — POST Parliament
‘Growing children’s mental health crisis an urgent social concern’ — LGA on Future Minds …
Report’s Recommendations for Disabled Kids are ‘Urgent,’ Advocate Says | The Tyee
Childcare key part of Highland Council economic strategy — BBC
Dispatch From Haiti: What Children Need Most | UNICEF USA
Stepping Up the Pace to End Female Genital Mutilation | UNICEF USA
2nd February 2025
Unsdg | Viet Nam Closes Learning Gaps towards Education for All
Survivor Leader Advocate for a School for Children in his Village
California Continues to Prioritize Young Children — Carmichael Times
The burden of acute respiratory infection attributable to fine particulate matter brought by …
More than 3000 new school places on horizon for Hampshire over next three years
Restorative and inclusive schools in Gloucestershire | Local Government Association
Brighton and Hove’s integrated approach to supporting children and young people’s mental …
Children First? We need to rethink global governance to prioritise child health — The BMJ
Commission on Human Medicines report on proposed permanent order to restrict the sale …
Report into young health disparities | UK Healthcare News
Mom Shares Shocking Encounter While Out with Disabled Daughter | Watch — MSN
26th January 2025: 67 stories worldwide
Government’s education reforms could be ‘significant backward step’ for pupils
Academy schools: Government plans for change — House of Lords Library
Council set to give family of disabled child £30k to adapt south Essex home
UNICEF Delivers Wheelchairs for Gaza’s Children
Screen time: four ways it impacts children’s health — Sheffield Star
Britain urged to assist Gaza’s amputee children
Israel’s onslaught has created the largest number of child amputees in modern history, experts say
UKHSA issues new health advice to parents amid quad-demic — Yahoo News UK
Putting Students First: The lessons children teach us — Lake County News,California
UNICEF Distributes Supplementary Food for Young Children in Gaza
17th January 2025: 65 new stories worldwide inc 1 video
Early childhood infections may boost risk of illness in later life — Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
RELEASE: States Can Improve Early Childhood Outcomes by Consolidating Systems
Early Childhood Development Drives Economic Growth and Benefits Native Communities
A Step Ahead in Paediatric Care: Manipal Hospital Whitefield Launches Dedicated …
Construction of paediatric unit begins at University of Ghana Hospital — Yahoo Finance
Resilience Won’t Solve The Child Mental Health Crisis, But Here’s How It Can Help
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill: call for evidence — UK Parliament
8th January 2025: 105 new stories worldwide
Ireland takes eight Palestinian children with urgent health needs for treatment
The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill — Flexible & Affordable Education Support Services
How the children’s wellbeing and schools bill shifts power to local authorities
Hundreds of children’s care places are costing councils more than £10000 a week per child
Silent threats of lead-based paints in toys and households to children’s health and development
Early Childhood Education and Long-Term Success in Maryland — Morningstar
UNESCO Supports Mental Health and Well-Being of Palestinian University Students
AAR Hospital launches specialised paediatric clinics
Gaza Hospital Says Three Babies Die Of ‘Severe Temperature Drop’ | Barron’s
Glasgow mum fights ‘extortionate’ costs of raising disabled son — Yahoo News UK
Three moms allege an Ohio agency rule is ‘creating chaos’ for families of disabled kids — MSN
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024–25 — The House of Commons Library
States Seek To Improve Early Childhood Outcomes Through Consolidated Governance Structures
UNESCO: Albania has deterioration in education! Urgent need to increase funding
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, Second Reading, House of Commons, 8 January 2025
What happened to education, education, education, Bridget Phillipson? | The Independent