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Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

Thursday, July 22, 2021

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More than 60 members of the First 1001 Days Movement have today jointly written to the new health secretary Sajid Javid to highlight the impact of the pandemic on babies and their families.

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

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Delays to development checks and the introduction of non-face-to-face appointments due to the pandemic are hindering the effectiveness of the programme. Katy Morton reports

Thousands of nursery children in poverty could be missing out on free school meals

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

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Thousands of nursery children that are eligible for free school meals could be missing out on the benefit, according to an analysis by the Education Policy Institute.

Call for dedicated services to support early trauma

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

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Most early years professionals understand that children’s earliest experiences are vital to their development, but more than 80 percent believe the Government is not doing enough to provide support to families, according to a survey ahead of Infant Mental Health Awareness Week.

Teachers call for universal free school meals in England

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

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Teaching unions and head teachers have written to the chancellor and the education secretary calling for free school meals to be extended, as families struggle with the cost of living crisis.

Health visitor campaign highlights fall in numbers

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Tuesday, November 7, 2017

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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 to launch specialist long Covid hubs for children

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

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Children will soon be able to be referred to specialist long Covid services, as a part of a £100 million expansion of care for those suffering from the condition.

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

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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

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

Holiday hunger projects under way in pilot areas

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Friday, July 27, 2018

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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.

Government urged to increase the value of Healthy Start scheme amid 'soaring' food inflation

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Saturday, November 11, 2023

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The value of the Healthy Start scheme, which helps women with children under the age of four with the cost of food and milk, needs to increase by 20 per cent to cover the cost of essentials such as baby formula, finds new analysis.

Carers of young children should get obesity support, experts say

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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

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A cross-party parliamentary group has called for carers of young children to get support on nutrition, food choices, physical activity and sleep to help combat the UK’s obesity crisis.

Concerns vulnerable children are being let down due to 'stretched' health visiting services

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Friday, December 3, 2021

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More than 40 per cent of health visitors are worried they ‘can’t do enough to safeguard babies and children’, according to new survey findings.

Health inequalities between disadvantaged and advantaged under-fives increasing

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

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Progress in improving the health of under-fives has ‘stalled’ in the last five years, particularly infant mortality and obesity, which is getting worse, according to findings from a new report.

Government urged to extend free school school meals to reach children on the 'cusp' of food poverty

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Friday, March 25, 2022

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The Local Government Association (LGA) is calling for free school meals to be expanded to all children who meet the income criteria, regardless of their parents’ circumstances.

Outgoing health visiting chief exec calls for urgent Government funding for health visitors

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

| Nursery World

A call for the Government to urgently invest in rebuilding the health visiting profession to support families during the Covid-19 pandemic has been issued by the Institute of Health Visiting’s (iHV) outgoing executive director.

High childcare costs and welfare reforms will push families out of London

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| Nursery World

A new report calls for childcare funding in London to reflect the higher living costs of the capital.

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Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

Thousands of nursery children in poverty could be missing out on free school meals

Call for dedicated services to support early trauma

Teachers call for universal free school meals in England

Health visitor campaign highlights fall in numbers

Government to launch specialist long Covid hubs for children

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

Holiday hunger projects under way in pilot areas

Government urged to increase the value of Healthy Start scheme amid 'soaring' food inflation

Carers of young children should get obesity support, experts say

Concerns vulnerable children are being let down due to 'stretched' health visiting services

Health inequalities between disadvantaged and advantaged under-fives increasing

Government urged to extend free school school meals to reach children on the 'cusp' of food poverty

Outgoing health visiting chief exec calls for urgent Government funding for health visitors

High childcare costs and welfare reforms will push families out of London

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