Fair Play for Children News — Health Wellbeing and Education

includes Early Years Child-Care and Disability issues

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Previous Stories to 21st March 2025

17th May 2025: 71 Stories worldwide inc 1 video

Verity - Papua New Guinea Declares Polio Emergency as Virus Resurfaces After 25 Years

Verity - Custom CRISPR Gene Therapy Saves Baby With Rare Disease

BBC joins injured Gazan children as they arrive in Jordan

'Our school is destroyed': At the scene of the mosque hit by an Indian missile strike

Two more maternity services in the UK issued with warnings this week

Cost an obstacle to a healthy nursery lunch - Essex study

Ipswich Westbourne teachers on strike over 'poor pupil behaviour'

Some children at obesity clinics have BMI of 50

Stoke-on-Trent family 'at breaking point' over three-year care fight

Knowsley: Autistic boy left on locked schoolbus for hours

Hull school helps Romanian children connect with roots

Private schools say fees have gone up by 22% in last year

Knowsley: Autistic boy left on locked schoolbus for hours

Essex teachers say too many children are not school-ready

Inside the tiny school with two pupils saved from closure

Cambridge hospital accused of 'covering up' concerns about suspended surgeon a decade ago

Measles makes a deadly comeback in Europe as vaccine gaps widen

Global analysis ties plastic ingredient to soaring heart disease deaths

Israeli forces close Unrwa-run schools in East Jerusalem

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Congress: Medicaid saved my disabled daughter's life. Please don't cut it | Opinion

Opinion | Facing the Realities of Severe Autism

Wheels of hope for disabled children at flood disaster sites in Kousseri

Wake Co. elementary teacher charged with felony assault on multiple students, all with a disability

Kentucky families sound alarm, fearing children with disabilities will lose Medicaid coverage

Some children at obesity clinics have BMI of 50

Children eat more after seeing just five minutes of junk food ads, study finds

Tips for supporting your child's mental health

NHS England " Specialist NHS clinics and technology help thousands of obese children to lose weight

Child height figures show effects of covid, obesity, and inequality

Oxfordshire parents fear bill could erode home education freedoms

Applications open for 30 hours funded childcare expansion

Why is home education on the rise in London?

Main findings: How childcare could be optimised across local areas

Shropshire farm visits offered to disadvantaged school children

Council pilots phone-free schools scheme - CYP Now

Education minister urges compliance on Supreme Court gender ruling

Red tape slashed to get more teachers into classrooms

Where in the world are babies at the lowest risk of dying?

A shot at life for hard-to-reach children - Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre

A shot at life for hard-to-reach children - Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre

Water safety initiatives aim to reduce child drownings in Hawaiʻi | Kauai Now

The First Five Things to Know About: Head Start In Every Congressional District

Early childhood growth predicts adult height but not puberty timing, study finds

FFYF Hosts Child Care and Early Learning Briefing on Capitol Hill

Embracing Pacific Heritage in Early Childhood Development

Young Children With ALL Experience Anxiety About Medical Procedures - Oncology Nurse Advisor

The latest from Gov. Stein's Task Force on Child Care and Early Education

Amid war, Ukraine's schools continue to lead way for children

Reimagining Indian Healthcare | IndiaMedToday

Enhancing Earthquake Preparedness for Children with Disabilities in Iran

Sharing the joy of reading with the Campus

EU Parliament votes to freeze Palestinian funding over incitement in textbooks

Business Awards UK 2025 Childcare Services Awards: The UK Providers Rethinking Childcare for the…

UK households urged to act after free childcare rules tweaked in England

'Generational shift' in free childcare will give women freedom, says Phillipson

Why Are Children Taken into Care? | Foster Care Fortnight

Mayor Kim McGuinness announces County Durham childcare grant trial

Digital learning and transformation of education — UNESCO

UNESCO shares stories, science and cinema with children to mark Samoa Victim Support …

1.4 million Children affected by Multifaceted Crises are out of school in DRC — UNESCO

Education a Lifeline for Children With Disabilities in Central African Republic | UNICEF USA

Roll-out of Early Years and Childcare — Hansard — UK Parliament

Breastfeeding your baby could save her life, according to UF/IFAS nutrition scientist

Children waiting two years for critical gender care as numbers trapped on waiting lists soar

Smacking ban is needed to protect children, health experts say | The Independent

‘She’ll fall through the cracks’: Parents of kids with disabilities brace for new reality — Yahoo

Sudan: 3.2M Children Under 5 Face Acute Malnutrition in 2025

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9th May 2025: 125 Stories inc 5 Video

Meet the man helping fix attendance levels in Nottinghamshire schools

Three pupils seriously injured by power cables at private school

Coventry big baby trial gives pregnant women choice

Some parents 'undermining' school staff 'by excusing poor behaviour', report says

Twickenham Montessori nursery worker caught on CCTV as she mistreated 24 babies, court hears

With disability rights under attack, history offers hope and a possible playbook

SCOTUS to Rule in Case That Could Upend Enforcement of Disabled Students' Rights

'She'll fall through the cracks': Parents of kids with disabilities brace for new reality

Preschool teacher erupts at 4-year-old with autism because he was throwing crayons at her: Cops

Mothers fight for justice over scandal bigger than thalidomide

Shamefully, the UK has denied Gaza's injured children treatment in Britain. Why?

First children from Gaza arrive in UK for medical treatment after 17-month struggle

Children's dentists: Three-year wait for tooth extraction

Gene therapy offers potential to extend lives of children with rare immune disorder

Hamish Simpson: professor of child health who helped establish the UK as a leader in paediatric…

Protecting infant health: Coalition calls for tougher baby food standards

UK to Screen All Trans-Identifying Minors for Autism, Trauma

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Parents in Manchester fined £1.4m for taking children out of school

Vaping: Meet the teens going undercover to tackle underage sales

New report calls for action on school exclusion in England

'The only thing we can't do is hear': the deaf pupil who beat Fife council in court

Schools in England and Wales urged to teach relationship violence prevention

Headteachers in England, Wales and NI say Send provision crisis is worsening

GCSE results day to change for thousands of students with new app

Teaching union NAHT launches legal action against Ofsted

Essex teenager left unable to eat due to rare digestive condition

Coventry big baby trial gives pregnant women choice

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Gaza malnutrition on rise as Israeli blockade enters third month

Solihull school promises improvements over teacher bullying claims

Strike held at Roedean School in East Sussex

Popemobile to become health clinic for Gaza children

The councils dishing out most (and least) fines to parents over holidays

Three Black Country nurseries shut over children's safety alert

Primary pupils should get hate speech warning - teachers

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Teaching union NAHT launches legal action against Ofsted

Cheltenham head says school sixth form sector at 'breaking point'

Two children from Gaza enter UK for specialist medical care for first time after months of struggle

Ruth Perry's sister calls for delays to 'rushed' Ofsted reforms

Campaigners call for urgent action over unhealthy baby food

Parenting: The never-ending juggle of managing school admin

LGA Rising Needs in Early Years Provider Survey 2025

Early Years Foundation Stage nutrition

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Baby food pouches low in key nutrients, lab testing finds

Stress taking 'immense toll' on teachers in England as union debates industrial action

Half of England's state secondaries forced to cut staff in budget squeeze, poll finds

Nigel Farage clashes with teaching union over 'far right' claim

Wealthiest English private schools spend below 6% on means-tested bursaries, research finds

UK School faces backlash after canceling Easter celebration for 'inclusivity'

U.K. Supreme Court lifts gag orders on parents of critically ill...

Adolescent obesity in England rises by 50% over 15 years

1,700 children referred to social services every day

Researchers issue urgent warning about invisible threat to children's health: 'Long-term…

Almost nine in 10 teachers seeing poverty related fatigue in pupils - CYP Now

Dr Camilla Kingdon to chair review of children's hearing services

Herd immunity is not a slogan - it is a shield we build together

Health inequities are shortening lives by decades

'We are breaking the bodies and minds of children of Gaza', says WHO Executive Director

Children face starvation in Gaza as Israel's blockade of food, medication reaches 2 months | CBC…

Higher cigarette taxes could save thousands of children's lives

Whooping cough is making a comeback, but the vaccine provides powerful protection

Defunding PBS Will Shrink Learning Opportunities for Young Children

ACF: How Early Learning Programs Align With Executive Order on School Choice

Early years training delivers boost for children and childcare staff - CYP Now

Parents Often Miss Early Clues About How Kids Feel at School - Neuroscience News

Environmental Factors Linked to Growth Failure in Children

Children as young as 5 can navigate a 'tiny town': New insights into how the brain develops…

Mayor Brandon Johnson Signs Proclamation Designating April Month of The Young Child

Experienced practitioners vital for educating youngest children

Parents urged to check free childcare hours as major change due

Free childcare hours 'won't automatically begin' parents warned

London childcare prices fall but nurseries warn of crisis looming

UK's Children's Commissioners unite to call for smacking ban in English law - Nursery World

Ofsted reports child development impact of declining nursery workforce quality - CYP Now

Terrifying 'child-killing' infection cases rise 17-fold in a year

Kentucky Children's Hospital launches affiliate network, welcomes Georgetown Community Hospital

Born in Bradford gets £4.5m to study child health inequalities

Lives on the Line: 110,000 Severely Malnourished Children at Risk from Aid Cuts

Labour's pledge to hire 6,500 extra teachers in England will be a 'challenge', report says

Government takes leaps forwards in driving up school standards

How the UK government can recommit to global education | Bond

Private school in Boston to close due to 'unsustainable losses'

Message to school and college leaders

1 The Big 'Why': Questions for UK Language Education

WHO releases new guideline to prevent adolescent pregnancies and improve girls' health

Measles - Region of the Americas

Child Marriage Driving Adolescent Pregnancy Crisis, WHO Warns - Health Policy Watch

Aid cuts disrupt childhood vaccine programmes as diseases rise

World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warn parents against…

US kids' flu deaths top 200 as respiratory diseases decline further

A Shot At Life: How To Reach More Children In Humanitarian Settings With Lifesaving Vaccination …

Proposed Head Start cut would impact over 3K area children - 'Very scary'

Early-Life Ozone Exposure Linked to Asthma, Wheeze at 4 to 6 Years Old

Economic concerns identified in Guernsey's early years sector

The Trump Administration Is Sabotaging Head Start (Opinion)

Could child-friendly co-working spaces fix the childcare crisis?

Parents paying twice as much for childcare in Scotland as England

Mothers who use state-funded childcare less likely to look after their parents, UK research says

The People's Pension: new Childcare Act expansion could boost UK pension savings by £1.2 billion …

'We've Been Let Down': Disabled Children And Families At 'Breaking Point' Over Lack Of Support

Disabled children bear the brunt of a broken social care system

The Fight to Preserve Medicaid for Disabled Children in California

UNESCO Supports Launch of "Redefining Manhood" Book and Boys' Club Manual

Croydon sees 111% more A&E visits for toddlers than London average

Children's rights are golden in schools

Youth mental health charity changes name to improve accessibility

Report to the President on Protecting Children from Surgical and Chemical Mutilation Executive…

Chicago Child-Parent Center Pay for Success Initiative

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill set for Lords debate — UK Parliament

Governor Kelly Signs Landmark Bipartisan Early Childhood Legislation

Young children’s participation: Ways to engage and what’s needed to do it well

A Path Forward on Child Care Regulation: Differentiating Between Harmful Deregulation …

What’s the role of school nurses in supporting the ‘healthiest generation of children’?

Invest in nursing to curb child health decline, ministers urged

Jenkyns at odds with Farage on special needs

Is the British education system too divisive? — Nouse

Autism is ‘not a superpower, not a curse,’ but federal changes raise fears of discrimination, stigma

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26th April 2025: 95 Stories worldwide inc 1 Video

Government's school readiness pledge 'at risk' as half of councils cut family services - CYP Now

Walsall Council pays out after child misses year of school

Emotional Climate in Schools and Its Impact on Human Rights: A Cross-Country Study

Child Health Experts With Diversity Roles Will Be Fired or Reassigned

Parents are so desperate to get their children mental health care they're giving up custody

There are fewer children in England's primary schools. That's no reason to strip funding from them…

Free breakfast clubs roll out as costs for families cut by £8,000

How children with special educational needs are being failed in England - video

Hackney school closures

Powering education for a sustainable future

After health scare, mother urges parents to vaccinate children

Parents lose SEND High Court challenge

Children Seeking Cholera Care Die After U.S. Cuts Aid, Charity Says

Over three million children died in 2022 due to drug resistance: Study

Study: Over 3 million children died in 2022 due to drug-resistant infections

Parents 'elated' after judge rules schools must provide single-sex toilets

Islington primary schools to close due to falling pupil numbers

Brighton school staff to strike over job and pension cuts

5 Key Facts About Children with Special Health Care Needs and Medicaid | KFF

I Loved Parenting a Newborn. I Had a Secret Weapon.

Trump is dismantling the education department. Will it harm special education?

As Trump Guts Support for Disabled Students, Their Families Are Fighting Back

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Young people urge Starmer to 'end the UK's children's health emergency' - CYP Now

UK politics: Reform will axe councils' special needs funding if they win in local elections, Lib…

Farage Slammed Over 1 'Wildly Inaccurate' Claim About Children's Health

New UK pediatric psychology program aims to treat youth mental health

'Children with cancer cannot wait': the human cost of clinical trial delays after Brexit

Delivering the promised 'healthiest generation of children' - CYP Now

Free breakfast club roll out: everything you need to know

Essex school breakfast clubs 'indicative of society' says head

Milton Keynes charity wants mandatory knife crime education

Judge orders Scottish schools to provide single-sex toilets

A third of school staff in England report 'physical underdevelopment' in poor students

Barking at female staff and blocking doorways: teachers warn of rise in misogyny and racism in UK…

Almost all London primary school starters get first choices

'Breaking our spirits was the plan': the lifelong impact of having gone to boarding school

Extra exam time: why do so many schoolkids suddenly need it?

How children with special educational needs are being failed in England - video

Education (Scotland) Act 1973

Polish children's wartime drawings added to UNESCO list

Japan assumes leadership of the Group of Friends for Education and Lifelong Learning

40% countries do not have food safety rules in schools: Unesco report

Health ministers launch landmark polio vaccination campaign to protect 83 million children in Lake…

Malnourished children in Afghanistan at 'high risk of dying' without US aid

Over 3 Million Children Died From AMR-Linked Infections in 2022

Survey of global measles activity shows COVID pandemic's effect

Could polio be poised for a comeback?

Pakistan begins 2nd anti-polio vaccination campaign of the year to protect millions of children

Pledge to create thousands more nursery places has backfired, early years groups say

2025: ABCs of Federal Early Learning and Child Care Funding Streams

Mayor Adams Makes Historic $167 Million Long-Term Commitment to Fund Critical Early Childhood Ed

More States Are Taking Aim at a Controversial Early Reading Method

Early-Life Exposure to Environmental Carcinogens May Increase Risk of Pediatric Papillary Thyroid…

What to Know About Head Start Amid Proposed Elimination

Students are neither left nor right brained: how some early childhood educators get this…

Britain's nursery problem: Parents still face 'childcare deserts'

Lincolnshire County Council spends £1m on unregistered childcare

'My parents are useless for childcare - they only help with their grandchildren on their terms'

Free breakfast clubs set to open at hundreds of schools in England - but teachers voice fears over…

Epidermolysis bullosa: The boy whose skin could tear from a cuddle

Upskirted teacher says women being 'targeted' by misogynistic attitudes in classroom

Romesh Ranganathan criticises West Sussex council over son's school place

'Andrew Tate phenomena' surges in schools - with boys refusing to talk to female teacher

Government cuts therapy funding for adopted children

Verity - CDC: U.S. Autism Rate Rises to 1 in 31 Children

Pupil numbers: 'If school closes, I may not see my friends again'

Sussex private school teacher sent 'intimate' emails to pupils

Sussex mother 'gaslit' by SEND system in crisis

Childcare: 'Costs are deterring people from going into the profession'

WHO launches first-ever guidelines on meningitis diagnosis, treatment and care

PAHO/WHO Launches New Project to Strengthen Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV…

Speaking Up for Children's Lives in a Changing World - Population Matters

Good news at last for early years support | Letter

Getting more men into teaching and early years childcare | Letters

Using technology to support early childhood education

Six early life factors linked to body fat in South Asian children

Early-life ozone pollution linked to higher asthma risk in young kids

Children should get early years services until they are seven, NEU says | Morning Star

Colorado's Early Childhood Education Workers Face Burnout and Health Disparities, But a Wellness…

How we look at the use of Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) in our inspections of early years…

UNESCO's Global Education Coalition: Partners embark on 2030 mission targets

Our voices, our stories: amplifying student and youth experiences against gender-based violence

Young Children’s Exposure to Chemicals of Concern in Their Sleeping Environment

Investing in Maternal, Newborn and Child Health — A Global Imperative — PMNCH

girls in some east African countries are being subjected to forcible pregnancy testing at school

LGA: 1700 children referred to children’s social care every day

5 Things To Know About Head Start — Center for American Progress

How much screen time health experts say your child should have at every age — Sheffield Star

Improving Children’s Health: The Critical Role Of Nutrition And The Impact Of Ultra-Processed Foods

Disability stigma resistance by parents at the intersection of psychosocial and structural levels

Parents of disabled Arizona kids left ‘this close to cracking’ by proposed funding cuts — AZCentral

Health Care Cost Concerns and Hardships for Families of Children With Disabilities

RFK Jr. eyes reversing CDC’s Covid-19 vaccine recommendation for children

14th April 2025: 102 new Stories worldwide inc 1 Video

Why School Districts Need AI Policies to Support STEM Education - Child Trends

"Deprived of Life Before Seeing the Light"-Pregnant Women in Gaza Severely Impacted by Blockade

Empty nesters 'not too old' to become foster carers

'Britain's strictest headteacher' Katharine Birbalsingh criticises Education Secretary over…

'Our daughter was killed at nursery - they need to be safer'

Second child dies of measles as western Texas outbreak worsens

Baby girl becomes first child in UK to be born from womb transplant

School-based nurseries: Everything you need to know

Parents to save thousands through school-based nursery places

Changes to social care inspections aimed at improving stability for vulnerable children

Schools welcome new and expanded nurseries in the North West

No drinks with sweeteners for younger children, UK parents told

A birth certificate. Merlin, acknowledged in CAR

The Guardian view on early years education: new nurseries must be the start of something bigger |…

Survey Data Supports the Need for Better Access to Child Care for Parents of Infants and Toddlers

EARLY YEARS: Cooking in the kitchen with toddlers, and teaching important life skills

Week of the Young Child Celebrates Early Childhood Programs at USU Logan, Statewide

Childhood Experiences Shape the Brain's White Matter with Cognitive Effects Seen Years Later

Children exposed to higher ozone levels early in life are more likely to develop asthma, study…

Many Doctors Have Never Seen Measles Before

World Health Day 2025 - Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures

One preventable death every 7 seconds during pregnancy or childbirth

Aid cuts could leave more women dying in pregnancy and birth, UN says

How Measles Attacks an Unvaccinated Child

Aid cuts threaten fragile progress in ending maternal deaths, UN agencies warn

Lomond boarding school to accept tuition fee payments in Bitcoin

School's classroom marquees to be replaced after concrete crisis

Autistic 12-year-old 'brutally' restrained in school calming room

Isle of Sheppey parents threaten court action over school places

Three million child deaths linked to drug resistance

New Mexico made childcare free. It lifted 120,000 people above the poverty line

'It can break you': life for parents of autistic children can be exhausting. One podcast is…

Teachers in England gearing up for potential strike action

How a computer scientist is using AI to save mothers' lives in Pakistan

Bereaved dad says allergy guidance should become Owen's Law

Autistic 12-year-old 'brutally' restrained in school calming room

Girls in England feel less safe at school than they did pre-Covid, survey finds

We need more male teachers so British boys have role models, says minister

Pupils and teachers voice fears over 'staggering' decision to remove specialist police officers…

A third of teachers reported pupil misogyny last week - survey

Hertfordshire girl with MLD 'could have been treated if screened'

Pupils and teachers voice fears over 'staggering' decision to remove specialist police officers…

'Our daughter was killed at nursery - they need to be safer'

Safe to learn and thrive: the role of education in ending violence against children in school and…

Feature: Chinese children's books foster cultural exchanges through stories

6 steps to build inclusive classrooms which is not merely a goal but a necessity

Saudi aid agency to support 1,000 orphans in Syria

Leave phone bans to head teachers, children's commissioner says

The world often judges disabled parents. What if it listened to them?

Medicaid has no excess funds to 'save.' Families like mine need the support | Opinion

How can we achieve disability inclusion?

Rescue plan for disabled kids shows Arizona GOP leaders are clueless (or worse) | Opinion

The Special Ed Pioneer Who Still Haunts Psychology

Why insurance relief for state's disabled kids is being held up

Surrey charity: 'Children's cancer unit move will be disastrous'

Empower kids to speak up and stay safe

Children's mental health - pivotal roles for health visitors and school nurses.

Invest in childhood - Centre for Mental Health

Nearly 500,000 children could die from AIDS-related causes by 2030

Measles outbreaks in US and Canada show that MMR vaccines are needed more than ever - an expert in…

Neonatal care leave and pay right for thousands of new parents

Pro Bono Economics

Verity - WHO Warns Aid Cuts Could Threaten Maternal Health

School phone policies in England: Findings from the Children's Commissioner's School and College…

Smartphone bans alone fail to equip children for healthy use of technology, say experts

HHRC Panel Orders Child Rights Training for Haryana School Principal Who 'Slapped' Class 12 Girl

Childcare costs: Parents in Wales 'punished' with highest bills

Costs force demolition of Portsmouth childcare service centre home

New ADCS president sets out stall as government embarks on children's social care reforms

The cost of free childcare

Government's school readiness pledge 'at risk' as half of councils cut family services - CYP Now

DfE makes huge cut to Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund payments

'I'm a childminder who can't look after my grandson for money due to a loophole'

Adolescent obesity in England rises by 50% over 15 years

Cannabis extract can improve behavior of children and teens with autism spectrum disorder

Exploring the complex association between anemia and retinopathy of prematurity

Millions of teen girls face barriers to abortion access after Dobbs

Slashed federal funding cancels vaccine clinics amid measles surge

Early life adversities linked to reduced brain connectivity and cognitive performance

Poor dietary habits in adolescence associated with social media overuse

New guidelines aim to improve diagnosis and treatment of mycoplasma pneumoniae in children

Twins begin pregnancy smaller than singletons earlier than expected

Study highlights link between childhood maltreatment and parental empathy

ChatGPT improves exercise for neurodivergent kids

Children with potential ASD show preference for predictable movements

Invest in nursing to curb child health decline, ministers urged

Ten actions the government can take to improve children’s health | The King’s Fund

UNESCO Urges Schools to Prioritize Nutritional Value of School Meals — World En.tempo.co

Q&A: What you need to know about the state of education in Africa | UNESCO

Number of overweight teens in England has soared by 50% since 2008 | The Independent

World Health Day 2025: WHO supports the health of mothers and children in Ukraine as the …

U.S. sees third measles-related death amid outbreaks — CNBC

Early literacy progress and challenges in Indiana

Increasing Financing for the Early Years: Returns for Children, Women, and Economies

Aid cuts threaten fragile progress in ending maternal deaths, UN agencies warn — unicef usa

OpenAI and UNICEF Accelerate Digital Textbook Access

Aid Blockade in Gaza Leaves Children at Grave Risk | UNICEF USA

First UNICEF flight lands in Yangon carrying vital supplies for children and families impacted …

Scheme helping parents save on childcare costs for Easter holidays — Yahoo News UK

New free childcare rules have ‘potentially fatal risks’ — Yahoo News UK

5th April 2025: 68 new Stories worldwide inc 1 video

Child cruelty: Ballymoney couple sentenced over assault on baby

'It's such a hard time' - Parents of premature babies welcome extra support

New and expanded school nurseries for South East

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'Sobbing over semolina': Your school dinner memories

Kent headteachers back smartphone ban after Netflix's Adolescence

No drinks with sweeteners for younger children, UK parents told

Private school parents must pay 'fair share', court told

Legal action begins over private school VAT changes

How many schools ban mobile phones? - Full Fact

Stowmarket exhibition offers a taste of classic school dinners

Hospice care: Children 'want to live life to the full'

Thousands paid out in compensation to teaching staff in South East

Why British boarding schools are so eager to open in Nigeria

Mother's Day: Being a carer and mum is 'a tough journey'

Latest Round of HHS Cuts Will Further Harm Children, Families & People with Low Incomes | CLASP

How the Education Department helps students with disabilities get an education

Vulnerable Children and the Federal Early Intervention Program

Families with disabled children spend six times more of their monthly income for well-being, says…

What's Happening at the Social Security Administration? Here's What People with Disabilities Need…

Decline of cash credited for drop in NHS surgery for children swallowing objects

£740 million allocated for 10,000 new places for pupils with SEND

Nearly 20 councils in England 'at risk of insolvency' due to Send costs

Pizzas, iPads and praise stamps: pupils reap rewards for attending school

Pupils in England to be taught about online spending and scams

Spring statement: The hard truth is that cuts are on the way

Special needs schools thousands over capacity in England

School-based nurseries: Everything you need to know

Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery - Oxford Brookes University

Council on Addressing Racism in the Early Years - Center on the Developing Child at Harvard…

Observing and monitoring behaviors early can set kids up for long-term well-being

Welcome to the Preschool Plague Years

How and why parents and teachers are introducing young children to AI

Babies under 1 typically don't get the measles vaccine. Can they get a dose early?

General Session Recap: Nourishing Young Children's Well-Being

Perspective | Early childhood education is everyone's business

Flying With a Child on Your Lap? You Might Want to Reconsider.

South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children

Decades of progress in reducing child deaths and stillbirths under threat, warns the United Nations

Measles - United States of America

Fully-funded Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is a lifeline for child survival, says WHO

Improving reach and access to health promotion and preventive services for vulnerable children and…

Gavi warns that one million children could die if US cuts funding for vaccines

Healthy diet now unaffordable for a nearly half of world's children: Save the Children analysis …

BreatheLife Voice Awarded to Dominique Browning By WHO

UNESCO urges schools to prioritise nutrition in school meals

Childcare Choices - help to juggle work, family and childcare - Knowsley News

'Care order that restricted freedom as child left me traumatised'

Here's how much I pay for childcare - and what I'd do instead if it were free

A Closer Look at the 2024 Childcare Survey

Briefing: On-the-job learning for childcare - CYP Now

No child should be homeless: how housing instability affects a child's GCSE grades | Children's…

"Potentially fatal risks" in new childcare provider agreement

HMRC issues 'childcare savings' alert for parents

Greenwich set to change services offered by its children's centres

India-UN Fund Supports 15 Caribbean Countries in Eliminating Mother-to-Child Transmission of…

Portrait artists still have a job

Education in ruins: Gaza's children on losing their right to learn

The U.K. Government Wouldn't Ban Phones in Schools. These Parents Stepped Up.

Scores of English councils could go bankrupt when hidden Send debt reappears

Settlement reached in judicial review proceedings over Isles of Scilly funding of transport for…

Councils in England spent over £3.7bn on private school places for SEND kids in last three years

Council delays force disabled child to miss crucial operation as hidden crisis of Britain’s homeless children laid bare

In War-Torn Yemen, Education is Children’s Only Hope — Yahoo Finance

UNESCO spotlights how digital learning can promote equity in low-resource contexts

Ukraine: 140000 children, parents and educators benefiting from UNESCO-backed …

Nevada bill would let parents be paid caregivers for disabled children

29th March 2025: 93 stories inc 4 video

Gaza’s orphans have lost everything — even the dream of growing up

Criticised Morecambe Bay NHS trust claimed £2m for ‘good care’ provision

Neonatal leave would have been ‘massive’, says Herne Bay mum

Special needs schools thousands over capacity in England

Hailsham man opens trade skills workshop for Ukrainian kids

Months-old Surrey baby undergoes double heart surgery

Warning over hands-free breastfeeding in baby slings

Apology over delay to Nottingham maternity report publication

‘Worrying rise in dog attacks on children’, says Sussex surgeon

Hazlewood school pupils eating in tent amid concrete fears

Northern Ireland schools closed over security fears after ‘unacceptable’ threat

Schools seeing rise in special educational needs since Covid-19

Ida Lock: Baby girl died from brain injury because midwives failed to provide basic care, coroner…

Uber to offer all UK drivers 20 hours of free childcare

How solar-powered fridges are transforming vaccine storage in remote areas

Dismantling the Department of Education will strip resources from disabled children, parents and…

Parents of children with disabilities say Medicaid cuts will put livelihoods, kids’ health at risk

Family in limbo after Trump’s cuts to education civil rights team

“Disabled motherhood shouldn’t be headline news, but it was for me”

Horrified mom says United Airlines demanded she remove disabled son’s ventilator before take-off…

Disability campaigners call for overhaul of the system

Cerebral Palsy supports have ‘deteriorated’ — Mother of disabled child

The special needs trap

Trump change for kids with disabilities violates law, critics say

‘Turn the tide’ on child health Wes Streeting told

A new approach to tackle children’s mental health

UK welfare reforms threaten health of the most vulnerable

Taking action on child asthma and anaphylaxis deaths: expert summary

UK experts urge prioritising research into 24 types of deadly pathogen families

Education secretary suggests end of free school meals for some infants

Labour to scrutinise school smartphone bans as pressure grows over impact on teenagers

Funding storm prepares to crash into schools

Rachel Reeves dismisses reports universal free school meals could be axed in cost-cutting drive

Scottish voters split over free tuition as university financial crisis deepens

Union anger as spring statement snubs schools

UNESCO and Nestlé to support 100 youth projects worldwide

Pupils honour the history of St George through poetry

Jamaica’s Promise — Constant Spring Primary Literacy Fair

WHO prequalifies first maternal respiratory syncytial virus vaccine

WHO calls for immediate action as report shows 10% rise in child TB infections in European region

World TB Day: Children with TB are especially vulnerable to recent US aid cuts

Kids in need of cancer treatment evacuated from Gaza with help from Trump, Biden

World TB Day 2025: Childhood TB Cases Surge in the EU/EEA

Our new study indicates maternal exposure to relatively low fluoride levels may affect intelligence…

Babies do make memories — so why can’t we recall our earliest years?

Preschool Isn’t Prep-It’s Prime Time for Brain Growth

The Fake False Dilemmas of Early Parenting

New documentary shows the kind of high quality child care many cannot find

What WWII data tells us about children, added sugar and chronic disease

Hope starts with investing in early childhood education — Kresge Foundation

Nurseries worried despite fall in childcare costs

Funding for Key Early Learning Programs, FY2025

Councils backed with over £500m to restore family services

Scots see childcare costs rise as it halves for toddlers in England

Consultation opens on key childcare issues

Less than a third of councils in England report having enough childcare for at least 75% of…

Government grant of just over £1m creates additional childcare spaces in North Tyneside schools

Early Years - Nottingham City Council

'The system just doesn't work': More children than ever are not in school, report finds, with more…

Upper Tribunal hands down ruling in first case on additional learning provision under 2018…

Restoring the Balance Between Children's Interests and Public Health: A Commonsense Agenda for…

United States: Massive day of action to protect children's right to quality education!

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Parents fury as children forced to walk through stinking 'monstrosity'

Council renews ambitions to help young people with SEND receive excellent outcomes

North Tyneside Council expands wraparound childcare places for primary school children

UNICEF calls on the Taliban to lift ban on girls' education as new school year begins in…

How did childcare in the US become so absurdly expensive?

How Covid changed children in Britain

Children with Rheumatic Diseases at Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19 Outcomes

From Tents to Classrooms in Afghanistan

Early sweet foods don’t shape toddlers’ diets — family meals matter more

Babies as young as 12 months old can encode memories, study shows

Baked eggs in infancy may lower lifelong egg allergy risk

Eating a variety of plants helps infants build a stronger gut microbiome

Could tea during pregnancy give your baby a brain boost? Research says yes

Childcare Survey 2025 — National Education Union

How can working parents get 15 and 30 hours of free childcare? — Yahoo News NZ

Disadvantaged children could be ‘priced out’ of expansion to funded childcare

An alarming rise in the numbers of malnourished children in Yemen | MSF

MSF calls for sustained investments to fight against tuberculosis in children

Vaccines save lives. Leaders must champion them — Nature

OPPO Malaysia celebrates Raya by empowering orphaned children with its tech products

OPPO, UNESCO & AEON Team Up For Raya — Here’s How They’re Changing Lives Across … — MSN

UNESCO and Nestlé to support 100 youth projects worldwide

Education for Sustainable Development | UNESCO

The sick youth of Europe: the UK’s mental health problem — Yorkshire Bylines

Five years after lockdown, child mental health is still in crisis | The Independent

5 questions with Ashley Goecke, parent of a disabled child — LimaOhio.com