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Previous Stories to 25th October 2024

26th November 2024: 127 new stories worldwide inc 3 video

Nigel Farage's anti-WHO campaign has link to nicotine products industry

School meals: Plans for universal free school meals in NI

Children and Young People Bulletin: November 2024

Ashley Griffith: Childcare worker jailed for sex abuse of dozens

Brighton and Hove: SEND parents disappointed with lack of support

'Turning 18 when you're in care is really scary'

Australian social media ban on under-16s approved by parliament

Free school breakfast clubs to start next year with extra childcare for parents

Do 'much, much more' on age verification, social media apps told

Defibrillators to be available in every Northern Ireland school

Children's charity offers safeguarding training

Woodingdean: Council creates new residential home for children

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What can be done to ease the transition to becoming a new paediatric registrar? - BMC Medical…

Watching and waiting vs antibiotic treatment for paediatric patients - Juta MedicalBrief

Malcolm Donaldson: paediatric endocrinologist, musician, and proud collaborator with his wife…

Advancing access to better paediatric medicines on World Children's Day

Johns Hopkins University launches programs in India for paediatric TB elimination and promote women…

Childcare and nursery fees about to increase, parents warned

Universal Credit childcare element statistics, March 2021 to August 2024

Childcare provider business rates scrapped in Wales

Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty

The silent struggles of color blind students in the UK

How the School Survey will help shape the future of education | Children's Commissioner

UNESCO appointment recognises research team's 'years of groundbreaking contribution'

Kazakhstan Youth Art Honors World Heritage at UNESCO Paris - The Astana Times

Biggest overhaul in a generation to children's social care

Labour ready to show it is serious about child social care reform

Labour plan for 100,000 new nursery places in England 'unlikely to work'

Press Notice: New research reveals 'stark failures' of social care system, as the Children's…

CCN welcomes proposed reforms to children's social care - County Councils Network

Early Childhood Programs That Blend and Braid Funding to Achieve Diversity

UNESCO Vote Adopts UNRWA's Educational Activities

UN authorizes first mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control Congo outbreak

With Antimicrobial Resistance, Women and Children Face Highest Risks | Think Global Health

Schools in England lack funds to tackle rise in bad behaviour since Covid, say heads

Private and state school pupils' GCSE results are now the same, study finds

Primary school pupil suspensions in England double in a decade

Children's development 'put back by years' due to failure of special educational needs system

Safeguarding Children's Rights in the UAE: An Overview of Federal Law on Child Protection…

Brussels to the Bay: Policy Approaches to Protecting Children Online

Working together and learning from each other to fight abuse - Vatican News

GLOBAL AND NATIONAL TRACKER FOR CHILD ONLINE SAFETY ANNOUNCED

GLOBAL AND NATIONAL TRACKER FOR CHILD ONLINE SAFETY ANNOUNCED

Colorado child protection system under fire after 2-month-old Ezra Johnson's death

Webinar | Piloting the Primary Prevention Framework: Monitoring and Evaluation

What's behind the alarming rise in birth defects in Brazil's illegal gold mining capital?

Long wait for NHS mental healthcare has 'stark consequences for children's life chances'

Children's Mental Health: Key policy developments - CYP Now

Children's mental health crisis deepens: severe shortage of psychiatrists to meet growing demand

The Big Debate: Tackling child mental health crisis and poverty together - CYP Now

Genetic clues explain why children develop rare post-COVID condition | Imperial News | Imperial…

Health Minister outlines support for Children & Families arm's-length body

Bird flu: First paediatric case in US is confirmed in California

Registration success for the first international paediatric nurses | News

Teenager's bright idea delivers sustainable benefits for paediatric service

Allergy Therapeutics Begins Innovative Paediatric Allergy Trial

Paediatric dominant and non-dominant handgrip reference curves and the association with body…

Gaza bombardment worsens superbug outbreaks

First look at app-style reports to help parents compare schools

Child protection and prevention: The UN and broken promises

5Qs: Vivek Sankaran on Child Protection in Michigan | University of Michigan Law School

House GOP pressed to pass online child safety bills: 'Families have waited long enough'

"Insufficiently curious": a church's child protection failure

Unaccompanied and separated children face severe anxiety, harassment and exploitation in Lebanon…

The Florida Senate

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Concern over low levels of North Northants youth vaccine uptake

Professor Amanda Apgar Works with Students to Launch Open Access Database of Nearly 500 Memoirs by…

Why caste plays a role in childhood stunting in India

Families demand pause on DDA policy shifts affecting care for disabled children

The Importance of Visibility: Empowering Children with Disabilities | Bengaluru News - Times of…

Facility for intellectually disabled people cited for violations in near death of 15-year-old Texas…

'UK at the Half': Well-child visits are essential for children's overall health

Infant mortality rises for third consecutive year in England

Sheffield's National Centre for Child Health Technology to get funding boost

Bradford researchers shape global policies on improving child health in their first 2,000 days of…

Shropshire sees big rise in child mental health referrals

Children's health platform Little Journey raises £6 million to scale and enhance product

World Children's Day 2024: What food means to children

Working with UNICEF to protect children's health globally - Durham University

Home schooling: Concern as figures double in five years

Schools in England could be judged on scale of colours in Ofsted proposals

Schools and colleges in England accused of failing in legal duty to tackle racism

Teachers washing students' school uniforms amid hygiene poverty worries

Father fails in appeal in childcare case over subsequent diagnosis of autism

Education is the passport to the future

Failing Grades for Humanity?

Children Lead the Way on Breakthrough 'Nutritious Adventure' in Schools

Global measles cases spike 20% as vaccination rates lag, report finds

Five regions in Ethiopia conducted- Polio vaccination with nOPV2 vaccine to reach over 5.6 million…

Measles Cases Rising Worldwide; Children Under The Age Of 5 Most At Risk: WHO, CDC Warn

In Focus: The best start in life for every child

Missouri Parents as Teachers Parent Education Programs Improve Outcomes for Young Children

The 2024 G20 Summit: An inflection point for young children around the world?

How would a Trump presidency affect early childhood care in Southern California?

New study sheds light on language development in children with hearing loss

Consistent bedtime linked with better child emotion and behavior regulation | Penn State University

Why reading to children matters to their social mobility

UNICEF wants birth registrations in Early Years Strategy

UNESCO appointment recognises research team's 'years of groundbreaking contribution'

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Fears grow over children at risk placed in illegal care homes

Childcare and nursery fees about to increase, parents warned

Childcare provider business rates scrapped in Wales

10% drop in mainstream foster care household numbers since 2021

Balancing childcare and work is driving up poverty

New report outlines human rights violations in Britain's child protection system - University of…

Harvard | Harvard Kennedy School

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children -v- Braqi

Universal Credit childcare element statistics, March 2021 to August 2024 — GOV.UK

School Readiness and Early Childhood Education and Care Services Among … — JAMA Network

The World’s Babies Need Antibiotics, Not Just Vaccines by Glenda Gray — Project Syndicate

Adolescents face mounting pressure at school, decline in family support — the United Nations

Ombudsman outlines learning from cases where councils have taken “too long” to put support in place for adoptive families

Number of looked after children 4.5% higher than in 2020, with 83,630 children in care of councils

Orders protecting against risk of FGM should be “focused, targeted and proportionate” to specific risks established, says High Court judge

New law needed to stop citizenship education being ‘weakly’ taught, peers toldIf prevention is better than cure then we need to prioritise children’s health — The King’s Fund

Charities gave me hope for my disabled children — MSN

Black children with disabilities are more likely to be disciplined than peers at certain TN …

Community is the Key to Real Child Welfare Change | The Imprint

Breakthrough could transform eye condition screening for children with arthritis

Warning as figures show rise in young people not in education, jobs or training

Watch “These Boys Went Through Hell: The Dozier School of Horrors”

15th November 2024: 84 new stories worldwide, inc 4 video

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over Church abuse scandal

Justin Welby resignation: Church of England 'not a safe institution' says bishop for safeguarding

Archbishop of Canterbury: Why did Justin Welby resign after abuse scandal?

'Church of England to blame for my brother's death' - Zimbabwe anger over child abuser John Smyth

Church of England abuse survivors call for further resignations

New Zealand PM says sorry for 'horrific' care home abuse

Hospices 'absolutely vital' to children with rare conditions, say parents - amid fears of funding…

Temporary Learning Spaces a Haven for Gaza's Children

A School Bag Full of Hope for Young Learners in Sudan

Sudan's Children Face Deepening Malnutrition Crisis

With Gaza's Education System in Ruins, Parents Take Matters Into Their Own Hands

ONS Blog - Inspiring the Next Generation Through Playground Data

'Baby milk prices punish those who don't breastfeed'

Folic acid to be added to flour to help stop birth defects

New map tells the story of childcare activism - Nursery World

I was devastated to give up work to look after my children - but I had no choice

Hard lessons

What are children in need plans for? | Children's Commissioner for England

UK government could miss chance to protect children, says ex-inquiry chair

New Ofsted data shows number of foster carers in England declining for third year running

Fostering in England 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024

Halton private children's homes 'charging £15k a week per child'

New data map highlights disparities in children's mental health across the UK

India: Delhi shuts primary schools as hazardous smog worsens

Officials outline child protective services changes after conviction of NYPD officer in son's death

Birth Registration Essential for the Protection of Children's Rights Everywhere

In Focus: Ending the institutionalization of children and keeping families together

UN child protection chief to lead JK Rowling's charity

I worked in child protection for 13 years. Aboriginal families know what's best for our children |…

Hong Kong child protection group logs spike in calls from professionals

Reports and meetings

European Internet Forum - Child protection online

Bilateral Meeting with Chairperson of the Bulgarian Commission for Protection against…

A parenting book by author Kelley Coleman focuses on the care of disabled children : NPR's Book of…

Children in Need: 'Charities gave me hope for my disabled children'

Home education: 'Why I took my disabled daughter out of school'

LOGAN and CAPS join forces to better provide for disabled children

Health officials issue advice for parents across South West

Asthma linked to memory problems in children, research suggests

New hope to prevent blindness in children with rare genetic disease

Most UK TV ads for sweets and snacks shown before children's viewing watershed

Health Secretary to review whether UK should offer babies more routine head measurements to screen…

Helen Salisbury: Early warning scores and medicine by numbers

Tax unhealthy foods to tackle obesity, say campaigners

Babies' reduced sugar intake leads to lower later chronic disease risk - UK study - Juta…

7 November 2024 - The Education Hub

Hundreds of English schools still at risk from crumbling concrete

Ofsted head says English schools should not turn away 'difficult' pupils

6 November 2024 - The Education Hub

Hastings: Reading programme helps children affected by pandemic

Children in Need: Charity sessions 'may have saved my life'

Adopted children should have more opportunity to keep in touch with birth families unless it is…

Parents win fight against Hackney Council after it admits its children's centre consultation was…

Stark disparities exist in children and young people's mental health across UK, a new data map has…

What are children in need plans for? | Children's Commissioner for England

UNESCO urges more action to combat violence and bullying at school

Kids worldwide face huge educational challenges. Is better school leadership a solution?

CISV Midwest Ohio Creates Change Toward Peace Through UNESCO-Approved Education Programs

10 African countries with highest number of out-of-school children

Schools on rations: US education funding lags behind UNESCO benchmarks

EARLY YEARS: November is Children's Grief Awareness Month

How a New Approach to Early Childhood Could Avert a 'Public Policy Catastrophe' - EdSurge News

First Five Years Fund: An Opportunity to Prioritize Urgent Child Care Needs in 2025

Developing an early love of reading | UDaily

Investing in Idaho's future: The critical need for early learning support * Idaho Capital Sun

Gaza: Polio campaign reaches 94,000 children in besieged north

'Every 4 minutes, a child is killed by an act of violence' - Vatican News

Sudan rolls out first malaria vaccines

Worthing: Teenage mother's mental health care 'totally inadequate'

Disabled Children's Social Care: Law Commission consultation paper walkthrough

Inclusive education in London schools "vital" for young people with SEND

London borough concedes judicial review over proposed closure of "vital" children's centres

Providing improved educational opportunities for children with autism

Dismantling UNRWA to deprive Palestinian children of learning, agency chief warns

Almost one out of five year six children obese — Yahoo News UK

Why England’s new curriculum should involve as much hands-on learning as possible

Education: inequalities and attainment gaps — POST Parliament

Future of the university sector: Report from Universities UK — House of Lords Library

ICSs need to do more for young children | Comment | Health Service Journal

9th November 2024: 70 new stories worldwide inc 5 video

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby considered resigning over ‘appalling’ barrister abuse scandal

John Smyth QC: Decades of abuse covered up by church, report says

Free school meals trial feeds 20,000 more children

UNICEF seeks $165 million for therapeutic food to combat 'silent killer'

Hungry minors: Paediatricians demand Child Rights Act implementation

Extension to temporary ban on puberty blockers

Government protects education priorities in face of inherited £22 billion blackhole

The U.K.'s Educational Culture War

EPA imposes stricter standards to protect children from exposure to lead paint

UNICEF: 85 per cent of children affected by polio in 2023 lived in fragile, conflict-affected areas

New module to support caregivers of children who are neurodivergent | Penn State University

Digital tech can offer rich opportunities for child development, study says

Being Sugar-Deprived Had Major Effects on These Children's Health

Sponsor Mandate Better Stillbirth Care in All Hospitals · Change.org

Oxford Children's Hospital gets brain tumour support service

Gaza's amputees offered easy-to-fit prosthetics using UK technology

Baby milk discount ban should be lifted, watchdog says

Extra GCSE and A-level exam support reaches all-time high

Child grooming in the west of England up by 62%, report finds

Adopted children to have closer contact with birth families

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Children's care based on capacity not need, commissioner warns | LocalGov

Children as young as two treated for obesity-related illness in England

What is this plan for? The purpose and content of children in need plans | Children's Commissioner…

Smoking ban introduced to protect children and most vulnerable

Children's social care reform delay will prolong 'crisis' and increase costs, charities warn

Wolverhampton services for homeless children praised by Ofsted

Schools close in Lahore as pollution hits record level

Protecting Children From Violence and Exploitation in Relation to the Digital Environment

For Good Connections: Our online child protection initiative

Let's make protecting children from violence a priority

Child protection at our fingertips: What governments, corporations can do

United States and Mongolia Convene Fourth Annual Dialogue of the Child Protection Compact…

Status — California

Concerns children's health will be an afterthought as Government fails to clarify how it will spend…

Revealed: Childhood obesity is twice as high in England's most deprived places than in affluent…

UKHSA issues health advice following the half-term break

UK austerity policies 'increased rate of premature and low birth weight babies'

NHS England " Almost one in ten children obese in first year of school

What can be done to ease the transition to becoming a new paediatric registrar? - BMC Medical…

Polio vaccination campaign paused in Gaza as UNICEF warns of 'humanitarian system collapse'

World Health Organization says strike on Gaza vaccination center wounds four children

Five countries report more polio cases as vaccination resumes in Gaza

Restricting sugar in children helps prevent diabetes later in life: Study

251 million children still out of school worldwide, UNESCO reports

Highlighting education at the First Global Ministerial Conference on ending violence against…

Rougui in 2024

Who Can Innovate in the Early Years Landscape and How?

Foundations for the future

Preventing obesity in very young children could be in the palm of parents' hands

New Resource Highlights Workforce Crisis in Child Care and Early Education

Ofsted opens registrations for new childcare provider type

Wales childcare offer: Moving 10 miles could save us thousands

Children's social care reform delay will prolong 'crisis' and increase costs, charities warn

Childcare costs: 'I could save £1,000 per month over the border'

What does the Budget 2024 mean for education?

Autumn Budget 2024: Chancellor reveals increases to funding for breakfast clubs and for children…

Big rise in teenage problem gamblers, according to survey

Children’s care charity CEO says services across the UK are ‘under threat’ — Bristol24/7

UK Nurseries at Risk of Closing Under New Budget, Industry Warns — Bloomberg

Early Childhood Education: Setting a Foundation for All Children To Thrive

Organisation set to end paediatric HIV

Home School Education Registration and Support Bill [HL]: HL Bill 22 of 2024–25

‘I wish I’d never taken it’: More young people seeking rehab as ketamine addiction spirals in the UK

Childhood obesity figures — LGA calls for sugar tax to be devolved to councils

2nd November 2024: 97 new stories worldwide inc 5 video

Concerns over vapes in return for child sex in Watford

Broseley deaf pupil, 9, angry at lack of school interpreter

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Philippines baby food: Added sugars worry experts

Snapchat most-used app for online grooming, says NSPCC

Budget: Fixing school problems is a marathon, not a sprint

Sugar in first 1,000 days linked to poor health later

Private schools proceed with legal action over VAT plans

Charity demands UK evacuate 21 critically ill children from Gaza

VAT change is existential threat to private schools — headteacher

York four-year-old girl with allergies inspires children’s health book

‘Thousands’ of children abused by UK’s worst catfish Alexander McCartney urged to come forward

Chancellor Rachel Reeves to pledge £1.4bn for crumbling schools and childcare in the budget

Fight begins to make mobile-free schools law

Opinion: Child welfare reform bill is essential; more is needed for incarcerated mothers

Pope’s child protection board urges transparency from Vatican sex abuse office and compensation

Protection of children and communities a priority amid reconstruction works

Babyark Convertible Car Seat Premium: the 200 Best Inventions of 2024

Child Protection: A Decade of Commitment and Transparency — Exaudi

Racial Disparities and Child Protection

Case of 12-year-old charged with woman’s murder revealed ‘tragic’ child protection failures, report…

Author Post: Talent Retention and Support for Parents With Special Needs Children

SEN improvements ‘could see tens of thousands more disabled children educated in mainstream…

UD gets $1.2 million to help disabled children connect with religion

Time to reform the law on disabled children — CYP Now

School smartphone ban will not become law after MP drops proposal, Sky News understands

UK apologizes for child’s death in case that made air pollution in low-income areas a national…

Risk of “failing the future” if children and young people don’t get the care they need, CQC warns

‘If lessons aren’t learned, Chloe died in vain’: Mum’s distress at CQC warning ‘many children’ miss…

Health inequality starts in childhood. When will the national debate reflect that?

Poor child protection leaves millions at risk of family separation, says study

Latest data shows twice as much flu among school children | UK Health Security Agency

Limiting fast-food outlets can reduce childhood overweight and obesity

Lockdown babies at risk of being failed by NHS, watchdog report warns

VAT on UK international schools ‘could prompt hundreds of pupils to leave’

The U.K.’s Educational Culture War

No rise in private school closures in England since Labour’s VAT proposal, data shows

Extra billions for schools in England will be quickly swallowed up, say experts

Education secretary ‘open-minded’ on England smacking ban

DfE to stop grading English schools based on proportion of Russell Group students

Alarm at first fall in disadvantaged students in England reaching university

The UK plans to rebuild its crumbling classrooms — but it should take this chance to transform the…

Government protects education priorities in face of inherited £22 billion blackhole

Parents lose hope as watchdog says Send system broken

CHP investigates case of severe paediatric COVID-19 infection

Outreach ADHD clinic brings expert paediatric care to children in Moree

Paediatric respiratory admissions decreased in Birmingham’s clean air zone, data show

10 paediatric cardiac surgeries conducted as part of surgical camp in last four days

251 million children globally are out of school- UNESCO report — Businessday NG

Education experts call for greater relevance, equity, and flexibility in teaching systems for youth…

UNESCO sites as learning hubs and living labs for sustainability

South Sudan: Transforming education with flood-resistant classrooms

The deadly virus that causes paralysis in children

UNICEF Reaches Children in Vietnam With Urgent Aid After Typhoon Yagi

A Mother and Daughter Return to Learning in Pakistan

UNICEF USA BrandVoice: UNICEF: Gaza Polio Vaccinations Need Humanitarian Pause To Continue

UNICEF and partners call for extended paid parental leave to support working families

The Nobel Peace Prize — UNICEF

Early years investment could rapidly lift millions of children out of poverty

Early childhood education: How e fit help children develop fast — BBC News Pidgin

Three Golden Rules for Improving Early Childhood Systems

Seattle Times launches new reporting project

Every Family, Every Child: The case for investing in the early years to break cycles of poverty and…

Early active learning boosts skills for children born into extreme poverty, but gains fade for…

Brooklyn early childhood development organization addresses educational disparities

The paradoxes of early-years data

Grant Allows YMCA To Join "Early Years Initiative"

Higher risk of COVID-19 hospitalization in babies too young for vaccine

With Global Leadership, Gavi Aims To Vaccinate 500 Million Children By 2030

New US Lead Pipe Regulation Could Protect Nearly A Million Infants From Low Birthweight - Health…

GPEI-World Polio Day 2024 - a chance for reflection and a reminder to reach every last child

A million children in Pakistan miss polio vaccine shots as cases spike | CNN

WHO to evacuate 1,000 Gazan women, children for urgent medical care

Supporting African communities to increase resilience and mental health of kids with developmental…

Care and education for England's youngest children: the need for developmentally informed policy…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves to pledge £1.4bn for crumbling schools and childcare in the budget

Experts turn attention to solving challenges in children's services - CYP Now

Government protects education priorities in face of inherited £22 billion blackhole

Reeves pledges £1.4bn for 'crumbling' classrooms

Child Care Market Outlook Report, 2030: Growth Forecast, Products, Segments, Technology Trends…

Reimagining Childcare: A New Approach for Families and Educators | Entrepreneur

Paedophile Hugh Nelson who made AI child abuse images from real pictures sent to him jailed for 18…

Verity - Polio Vaccination Campaign in Northern Gaza to Resume

LEBANON: Over 400000 forcibly displaced children at growing risk of scabies, cholera and .

Jenni Marsh column: United Way helps babies to learn, children to read — Philanthropy News Digest

UNICEF SBC Toolkit for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support

NAPO went to UNESCO to announce curriculum in 2019 to teach children LGBTQ+

Outreach ADHD clinic brings expert paediatric care to children in Moree — News

Germany: Special Rapporteur calls for consistent approach to child protection across the country

Labour let down Disabled children with its budget — openDemocracy

Referrals to children’s mental health services are up 70% in five years