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Call for schools to scrap sugar from school lunches

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Wednesday, June 12, 2019

| Nursery World

The London Assembly has called for all the capital’s schools to be sugar-free by 2022.

A third of primary school children sleep less than the recommended hours

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Monday, June 10, 2019

| Nursery World

New research conducted by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) as part of BNF Healthy Eating Week has revealed that 32 per cent of primary school children reported sleeping less than nine hours on the previous night.

Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

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Tuesday, June 4, 2019

| Nursery World

Sure Start children’s centres significantly reduced hospitalisations for children in poorer neighbourhoods and saved the NHS millions of pounds, new research has found.

Child poverty the 'new normal', warn charities

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Wednesday, May 15, 2019

| Nursery World

The End Child Poverty coalition is calling on the Government to develop effective child poverty reduction strategies, as research shows more than half of children in some constituencies are living in poverty.

Mental health spending leaves children facing postcode lottery

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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

| Nursery World

Investment in children’s mental health services has fallen in over a third of local areas in England, with wide variation across the country, according to the Children’s Commissioner for England.

Busy Bees installs defibrillators in its nurseries

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

| Nursery World

Busy Bees has installed 350 defibrillators in settings to safeguard children, staff and parents as part of Family Safety Week.

Ban screen time for under-twos, expert says

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

| Nursery World

A call for Government to bring in guidance for 'zero screen time' for babies will be made at an infant well-being conference today.

Call for charter on children's mental health

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Tuesday, March 12, 2019

| Nursery World

A charter on children’s mental health has been launched, calling for new legislation to support young people with mental health problems.

Health visitors to be trained to close the word gap

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Thursday, February 28, 2019

| Nursery World

A thousand health visitors in the most deprived parts of England will be given specialist training to help close the language gap between disadvantaged children and their peers.

'Government must kick start an early years revolution', urge MPs

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

| Nursery World

The Health and Social Care Committee wants the Government to produce a long-term strategy for the first 1,000 days of life to improve support and services for children and families.

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

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Friday, February 15, 2019

| Nursery World

Children in the most deprived area of the country have seen a huge improvement in their outcomes at the end of the EYFS following a major programme of targeted Government investment.

Children should take a break from screens every two hours, advise UK’s top doctors

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Thursday, February 7, 2019

| Nursery World

New guidance from the country’s four chief medical officers encourages parents and carers to agree boundaries around their children’s behaviour and time spent online.

Parents putting off toilet training with some relying on nurseries

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

| Nursery World

More children are being toilet trained later, according to a new survey of early years staff.

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

| Nursery World

A Government-backed campaign aims to help parents with weaning and tackle widespread myths about the signs a baby is ready to try their first solid foods.

Change4Life teaches children how to cut sugar

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Thursday, January 10, 2019

| Nursery World

New early years resources have been launched to help children cut their intake of sugary food and drink.

Insufficient evidence that screen time harms children

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Friday, January 4, 2019

| Nursery World

There is not enough evidence to prove screen time is harmful to children, according to new guidance.

Study finds link between poor diet in young children and tooth decay

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Thursday, January 3, 2019

| Nursery World

Young children of parents who cannot afford to put healthy food on the table are significantly more likely to suffer from tooth decay, according to the findings of a new study.

Nurseries urged to publicise flu vaccine

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Tuesday, November 27, 2018

| Nursery World

The chief medical officer has written a letter to early years practitioners seeking their help in raising awareness of the childhood flu immunisation programme.

Most parents expect nurseries to be experts in child nutrition

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Wednesday, October 24, 2018

| Nursery World

Parents expect their child’s nursery to be up to date on the latest nutritional advice for young children, and rate this as more important than other facilities.

Three-quarters of teachers hold toothbrushing sessions

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Thursday, October 4, 2018

| Nursery World

Most primary school teachers are running tooth brushing sessions every morning, because children tell them they don’t regularly brush their teeth at home.

Millions of children in families too poor to afford a healthy diet

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Thursday, September 6, 2018

| Nursery World

Close to 4 million children are in households that can’t afford enough fruit, vegetables and other healthy foods to meet Government nutritional guidelines.

Rise in unhappiness and mental health problems in girls

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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

| Nursery World

Girls are more worried about their appearance than boys, says a new report, which highlights an alarming trend in self-harm among young teenage girls.

Rise in unexplained baby deaths for the first time in three years

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Tuesday, August 21, 2018

| Nursery World

Unexplained infant deaths have risen for the first time in three years, according to new statistics.

Working families 'losing hundreds' under Universal Credit

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Monday, August 6, 2018

| Nursery World

According to the Child Poverty Action Group, working families claiming universal credit are losing hundreds of pounds because of a 'flaw' in the system.

Holiday clubs found to benefit children and families

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Monday, July 30, 2018

| Nursery World

New research reveals holiday clubs have a wider impact on child health and well-being than previously believed.

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Call for schools to scrap sugar from school lunches

A third of primary school children sleep less than the recommended hours

Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

Child poverty the 'new normal', warn charities

Mental health spending leaves children facing postcode lottery

Busy Bees installs defibrillators in its nurseries

Ban screen time for under-twos, expert says

Call for charter on children's mental health

Health visitors to be trained to close the word gap

'Government must kick start an early years revolution', urge MPs

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

Children should take a break from screens every two hours, advise UK’s top doctors

Parents putting off toilet training with some relying on nurseries

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

Change4Life teaches children how to cut sugar

Insufficient evidence that screen time harms children

Study finds link between poor diet in young children and tooth decay

Nurseries urged to publicise flu vaccine

Most parents expect nurseries to be experts in child nutrition

Three-quarters of teachers hold toothbrushing sessions

Millions of children in families too poor to afford a healthy diet

Rise in unhappiness and mental health problems in girls

Rise in unexplained baby deaths for the first time in three years

Working families 'losing hundreds' under Universal Credit

Holiday clubs found to benefit children and families

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