Continue to #CarryOnVaccinating

Attending routine vaccination appointments is key to protecting Warwickshire’s pregnant women and children, but during Covid-19 there has been a reported drop in the uptake of pregnancy, infant and pre-school booster vaccination.  

Pregnant women and children are encouraged to attend their routine vaccination appointments to not only protect themselves but also to help stop an outbreak of serious vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, meningitis and whooping cough.   

Warwickshire GP Lucy Blunt explains the importance of attending routine vaccination appointments and the safety measures put in place in surgeries. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKFSG-bxn_w&feature=youtu.be] 

Parents and families who are unsure about the schedule and when vaccinations are due can check the child’s Red Book or visit: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/nhs-vaccinations-and-when-to-have-them/   

For more any queries or additional information parents and families can call their GP or text Warwickshire health visitors on CHAT Health: 07520 615293 anytime (responses Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm). 

Sound Communities

Sound Communities is a course of CPD sessions for early years staff which aims to highlight some of the commonalities between music practice and speech, language and communication practice, and to provide early years professionals with tools, approaches and methods to support all children, including those with speech, language and communication needs.

Topics covered include

• Supporting children learning English as an additional language
• Characteristics of effective learning in music

More information can be found on the website - www.soundcommunities.org.uk

Supporting Physical Development in Early Childhood

Futurelearn.com and Public Health England are offering a free 6 week course where you can discover the importance of physical activity for young children’s overall development.

The topics covered are 

• Growth and physical development of babies and young children
• The relationship between physical development and other areas of development
• Why physical development should be supported
• Factors that can impact supporting babies and young children’s physical development – challenges and solutions
• Supporting physical development through indoor and outdoor play and activities

The course is designed for adults involved in caring for or educating babies and young children.

As well as being aimed at practitioners in the workforce, the course will give adults, including parents, who are involved in the care and education of babies and young children the opportunity to access evidence-based research.

For more information and details on how to join the course please click here