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Holiday hunger projects under way in pilot areas

Friday, July 27, 2018

| Nursery World

Children from disadvantaged families will be able to access out-of-school activities and healthy meals for free this summer in a £2m pilot scheme funded by the Department for Education.

Severe obesity at its highest-ever rate in Year 6 children

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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

| Nursery World

Levels of severe obesity in children aged 10 to 11 years have reached the highest point since records began.

Campaigners win ruling on junk food ads

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Friday, July 6, 2018

| Nursery World

Health campaigners have called for tougher restrictions on online adverts for unhealthy food aimed at children, after their complaints against confectionery brands were upheld.

Researchers to study effect of indoor air pollution on children

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Thursday, June 21, 2018

| Nursery World

The adverse effects of indoor air pollution on children in the UK are to be investigated for the first time.

Call for junk food ads to be banned from on-demand services

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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Health campaigners want junk food advertising restricted on TV, as well as on-demand services, to protect young children from obesity.

22,000 children severely obese at the end of primary school

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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

| Nursery World

The number of children in the last year of primary school severely obese is almost double that of those in Reception, according to a new analysis by the Local Government Association.

Exposure to germs could prevent childhood leukaemia

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

| Nursery World

Exposing children to common harmless bugs, for example at nursery, could help prevent the most common type of childhood cancer.

Eating fish in pregnancy not linked to autism in children

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

| Nursery World

Scientists have looked at the assumption that eating fish in pregnancy is a major cause of autism in children and found no evidence for the claims.

Nursery well-being programme aims to prevent mental health problems

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

| Nursery World

A well-being programme developed specially for pre-school children is expanding into nurseries across the country.

Government mental health plans ‘failing a generation’ of children

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

| Nursery World

The Government has come under fire from both the education and health select committees of MPs, who say that its flawed plans risk leaving hundreds of thousands of children without the care they need.

Early years group calls for smacking ban

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Wednesday, April 18, 2018

| Nursery World

Early years training organisation NEyTCO has launched a social media awareness campaign in support of banning smacking.

Call for young children's dental care to be prioritised

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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

| Nursery World

Parents struggle to access free oral health care and are unaware of dental checks for one-year-olds, according to a new survey.

DfE to pilot £2m scheme to fight 'holiday hunger'

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has launched a £2m pilot to look at ways to support disadvantaged children during the school holidays by providing meals and activities.

Child health and wellbeing in UK falling behind other OECD nations

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Thursday, March 15, 2018

| Nursery World

British child health is lagging behind other countries, according to a new analysis.

Labour secures vote on Government free school meal and childcare changes

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Friday, March 9, 2018

| Nursery World

Labour is seeking to overthrow Government plans for changes to the eligibility criteria for childcare for two-year-olds and free school meals in a vote in Parliament.

The Big Picture - Royal high-five

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Sunday, February 4, 2018

| Nursery World

The Duchess of Cambridge visited Great Ormond Street Hospital to officially open the Mittal Children’s Medical Centre, home to the new Premier Inn Clinical Building.

Better Start Bradford launches environmental project

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Friday, January 26, 2018

| Nursery World

A new scheme in Bradford aims to develop safer and healthier places for children under four to play and walk, and increase access to green spaces.

Working parents 'pushed to breaking point' by long hours culture

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

| Nursery World

New research suggests that parents are having to turn down promotions and stall their careers because the UK's long hours culture is putting a strain on family life.

Free school meals plan threatens to leave children hungry, warns union

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Monday, January 15, 2018

| Nursery World

According to new analysis by the GMB union, the Government’s proposal to bring in means-testing for free school meals under universal credit will leave thousands of deprived children hungry.

New guidance recommends limit of two 100 calorie snacks for children

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Monday, January 8, 2018

| Nursery World

The new Change4Life campaign encourages parents to give children healthy snacks such as rice cakes rather than chocolate or sweets.

Children in poverty will miss out on free school meals under universal credit

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Tuesday, December 19, 2017

| Nursery World

One million children living in poverty will miss out on free school meals under universal credit, according to an analysis by the Children’s Society.

Grandparents' over-indulgence is a risk to children's health

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Wednesday, November 15, 2017

| Nursery World

Grandparents’ behaviour may inadvertently have a negative impact on the health of their grandchildren, according to a new study.??

Health visitor campaign highlights fall in numbers

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Tuesday, November 7, 2017

| Nursery World

A new campaign video aims to highlight the 10 per cent drop in health visitor numbers in England over the past two years, which the Institute of Health Visiting blames on government cuts.

Government urged to prioritise 'neglected' early help services

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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report calls for adequate Government investment in family support services, as parents across the country highlight a shortage of available and good quality provision.

Make sure you fill in our packed lunch survey

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Wednesday, October 11, 2017

| Nursery World

The University of Bristol and Nursery World are asking our readers about packed lunches – how many children are eating them, how healthy they are, and the effects of the 30 hours programme.

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Holiday hunger projects under way in pilot areas

Severe obesity at its highest-ever rate in Year 6 children

Campaigners win ruling on junk food ads

Researchers to study effect of indoor air pollution on children

Call for junk food ads to be banned from on-demand services

22,000 children severely obese at the end of primary school

Exposure to germs could prevent childhood leukaemia

Eating fish in pregnancy not linked to autism in children

Nursery well-being programme aims to prevent mental health problems

Government mental health plans ‘failing a generation’ of children

Early years group calls for smacking ban

Call for young children's dental care to be prioritised

DfE to pilot £2m scheme to fight 'holiday hunger'

Child health and wellbeing in UK falling behind other OECD nations

Labour secures vote on Government free school meal and childcare changes

The Big Picture - Royal high-five

Better Start Bradford launches environmental project

Working parents 'pushed to breaking point' by long hours culture

Free school meals plan threatens to leave children hungry, warns union

New guidance recommends limit of two 100 calorie snacks for children

Children in poverty will miss out on free school meals under universal credit

Grandparents' over-indulgence is a risk to children's health

Health visitor campaign highlights fall in numbers

Government urged to prioritise 'neglected' early help services

Make sure you fill in our packed lunch survey

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