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Data update on the health of children of school-age.
Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for children and young people aged 5 to 18 years.
The law does not say an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it's an offence to leave a child alone if it puts them at risk
Information for parents of eligible at-risk children aged 6 months to 11 years on COVID-19 vaccination.
Age of children under 10 in temporary accommodation in England, 30 June 2023.
Statistics on primary school children who are overweight, measured in reception and year 6 and presented for different ethnic groups.
First Monthly Publication of Experimental Statistics from the New Children and Young Persons Health Services Dataset Relating to September 2015 data.
Annual datasets and commentary for local authority metrics on outcomes for children at 2 to 2 and a half years as measured by the Ages and Stages Questionnaire 3 (ASQ-3).
Ad hoc analysis of child (aged 10 to 11 years) height by deprivation and ethnic group, calculated from the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP).
The education provision for service children overseas can be categorised as Defence Children Services (DCS) Schools and Settings or non MOD schools locations.
Updated statement from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on COVID-19 vaccination of children and young people aged 12 to 17 years
Information to help healthcare professionals make decisions about the planning and provision of services using child and maternal health data and intelligence.
Hundreds of thousands of families set to benefit as working parents of 9-month-olds can now apply for government-funded childcare for first time.
Advice for state-funded school admission authorities, independent schools, local authorities and parents.
Guidance for sponsors about applications to Homes for Ukraine for children who are not travelling with or joining their parent or legal guardian.
Early years provision for children under 5 years in the local authority maintained, private, voluntary and independent sectors in England.
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