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Quarterly and annual data about health visits to pregnant women, children and their families during pregnancy and early childhood.
This provides an overview of the performance of the Child Maintenance Service in Northern Ireland and contains information up to the quarter ending March 2026.
The changing composition of families over time, comparing the fertility of those of the same age and the number of children they have had.
This review is a summary of analysis of the completeness of the CSDS for children aged 0 to 4 years.
Results from the 2024 national survey on how mothers in England feed their babies, including breastfeeding rates and use of infant formula and solid foods.
Quarterly and annual data sets about the number and proportion of infants who have been fully, partially or not at all breastfed at 6 to 8 weeks.
Findings from surveys of people who applied to and people who completed the 2022 cohort of the Frontline (now Approach Social Work) social work programme.
Evidence of providers’ finances from the 2025 survey of childcare and early years providers.
Annual live births, stillbirths, maternities, and fertility rates in England and Wales by factors including parent age, parent country of birth, ethnicity, deprivation, gestational age and birthweight.
Annual statistics for England on serious incidents that involve death or serious harm to a child due to abuse or neglect, and any death of a looked-after child.
Analyses risk factors for being not in education, employment or training (NEET) at ages 17 to 19 and 20 to 24.
Statistics on approved placements by type, sex, age, ethnicity and length of stay.
This annual report aims to show the prevalence rate of autism amongst the compulsory school age population.
This publication presents information on the number of children on the child protection register at the end of each quarter.
Annual update of indicators related to children in care, road traffic accidents, hospital admissions, A&E attendance and pregnancy and birth.
Progress update on the feasibility of a survey to measure the prevalence of child abuse.
Information on the stability of children looked after on 31 March 2025.
This analysis examined how Tax-Free Childcare supports labour market participation for mothers from pregnancy to childbirth and following maternity leave.
The most popular baby names that were registered in Northern Ireland in 2025.
The Department for Education publishes official statistics on education and children.
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