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A new government campaign will be launched to support parents as research highlights some are unaware their baby's mental health impacts their early development.
Search for Sure Start Children's Centres near to your home to find out about daycare and parenting advice
This programme aims to join up and enhance services delivered through transformed family hubs in local authority areas, ensuring all families can access the support they need.
Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints.
Ofsted and the CQC have today published a joint thematic review of Start for Life services, which provide support for parents from pregnancy until their baby is 2 years old.
Healthy Start is an NHS scheme that helps women who are pregnant or have young children and are receiving benefits, buy foods such as milk or fruit.
Evaluation and summary reports for the Children's social care innovation programme (CSCIP) grouped by theme.
How and when to apply for childcare places and schools.
Sets out the government's progress in implementing the Early Years Healthy Development Review report 'The best start for life: a vision for the 1,001 critical days'.
Places boosted even further with new measures to support childminders, and funding rates confirmed for all childcare providers ahead of historic rollout.
Explanation of terms used in Ofsted's official and national statistical releases.
Information about the SFPC programme to help safely reduce the number of children entering care.
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
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