Infant mortality gap between poorest and wealthiest areas ‘widest in 12 years’
The difference in the mortality rate of babies living in the most deprived parts of England and those in the wealthiest areas is wider than at any point in the
Read MoreThe difference in the mortality rate of babies living in the most deprived parts of England and those in the wealthiest areas is wider than at any point in the
Read MoreThe Princess of Wales is said to be “excited” by her business taskforce’s new report that claims the UK could reap £45.5 billion in economic benefits if firms prioritise early
Read MoreA nursery nurse has denied she “persecuted” a baby girl whom she allegedly unlawfully killed by ill-treatment. Kate Roughley, 37, found nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan unresponsive and blue while she was
Read MoreA support programme for babies and their families in England must have a guaranteed minimum level of long-term funding, a watchdogs’ review has said. The Start for Life programme offers
Read MoreA nursery nurse accused of causing the death of a baby girl by ill-treatment has told a jury she was told that infants did not need to be placed to
Read MoreA nursery where a baby girl was found unresponsive after she was strapped face down to a bean bag for more than 90 minutes was “badly ran”, a former staff
Read MoreA baby girl who was strapped face down to a nursery bean bag died because she was put in a “very unsafe sleeping environment”, a court has heard. Kate Roughley,
Read MoreAround 85,000 new childcare places will be needed by September 2025 for the expansion of funded childcare for working parents in England, the Government has estimated. A pilot will start
Read MoreChildren living near Sure Start centres in their first five years of life performed better in their GCSEs than others, according to a new report whose author warns the current
Read MorePrime Minister Rishi Sunak said the Government’s childcare plan was a “really positive intervention” as he was quizzed by working parents over whether the nursery sector had enough places and
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