Social and emotional wellbeing: early years. PH40

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2012)

NICE - n/a

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Evidence Categories

• Care setting: Family/Home Setting
• Care setting: Early education and childcare settings
• Population group: People from non-English speaking families
• Population group: Preschool age (under 5s)
• Population group: At risk Children & Young People
• Intervention: Family partnership programmes or home visit progra
• Intervention: Early education and childcare interventions
• Intervention: Caregiver training/ parenting skills training
• Outcome: Social, emotional and mental wellbeing outcomes
• Outcome: Acceptability of interventions

Type of Evidence

Guidance

Overview

This guideline covers supporting the social and emotional wellbeing of vulnerable children under 5 through home visiting, childcare and early education. It aims to optimise care for young children who need extra support because they have or are at risk of social or emotional problems.

Recommendations

This guideline includes recommendations on:

- strategy, commissioning and review
- identifying vulnerable children and assessing their needs
- antenatal and postnatal home visiting for vulnerable children and their families
- early education and childcare
- delivering services