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Stigma leads poorer children to shun free school meals

Monday, September 24, 2012

| Nursery World

Schools should allow all children eating a packed lunch and schools meals to eat together at the same time to increase take-up of free school meals, a new study recommends.

Breakfast clubs forced to close

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Monday, September 17, 2012

| Nursery World

As the new school year gets underway, a growing number of breakfast clubs in primary schools across England are having to shut their doors due to budget cuts. This is despite evidence of accelerating demand for the clubs.

Free school meals feed minds as well as bodies

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Friday, August 3, 2012

| Nursery World

A two-year pilot that made free school meals available for all primary pupils significantly improved children's attainment, with children making between four and eight weeks more progress than is generally the case.

Funding to boost vitamin D intake in pre-school children

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

| Nursery World

Early years settings can apply for a grant of up to 5,000 to fund projects that promote vitamin D and encourage children under the age of five to take supplements.

Free milk for nursery children under review

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Tuesday, June 19, 2012

| Nursery World

Nursery children will continue to get free milk as the government has launched a consultation to try to cut the rising cost of the scheme across Britain.

Nursery group's meals given veggie seal of approval

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Thursday, April 5, 2012

| Nursery World

The Kids Allowed nursery in Macclesfield is the first nursery in the UK to have its menus approved by the Vegetarian Society.

School dinners 'not value for money'

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

| Nursery World

Three in ten teachers believe the price of meals in their school do not represent value for money, according to a new survey.

'Practice what you preach on health', early years staff are urged

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Friday, March 16, 2012

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners are being called on to set a good example and act as role models for children in order to promote healthy eating.

Local authorities to pilot payment-by-results in children's centres

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

| Nursery World

Children's centres will be paid according to the take-up of free nursery education among disadvantaged two and three-year-olds, in plans unveiled by children's minister Sarah Teather.

Early years nutritional guidelines welcomed

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Friday, January 20, 2012

| Nursery World

Child health experts have welcomed the first-ever nutritional guidelines for early years settings in England, while taking issue with the fact that they are not mandatory.

EYFS REVIEW: second consultation on early learning goals

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

| Nursery World

The early learning goals for literacy and mathematics in the EYFS have been amended, in light of the response from the early years sector to the revised framework.

Nurseries paid to promote jabs for children

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Monday, November 28, 2011

| Nursery World

Nurseries are to be paid to encourage parents to have their children vaccinated, in a new scheme designed to boost the vaccination rate of under-fives.

More outstanding children's centres found in deprived areas

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

| Nursery World

Eight in ten Sure Start children's centres in the most deprived areas of the country are outstanding or good, the latest statistics for Ofsted inspections show.

Call for early years settings to join in Sport Relief

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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

| Nursery World

Early years settings are invited to take part in Sport Relief 2012 on 23 March to raise money for vulnerable people all over the world.

Women will have more choice over where to give birth

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Friday, July 15, 2011

| Nursery World

Maternity services should be reformed to allow women to give birth outside hospitals, according to a group of leading health experts.

Government plans new nursery food guidance

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Friday, June 24, 2011

| Nursery World

New nutritional guidelines for nurseries and children's centres are being drawn up by The School Food Trust.

NCT planning more Baby Cafes

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| Nursery World

The Baby Cafe network of breastfeeding drop-in sessions looks set to be extended following the takeover of the charity by the National Childbirth Trust (NCT).

Hugs extend happiness at Happy Days

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

A nursery is reporting great benefits from its experiment to test whether hugging can positively affect a child's mood.

Health award for nurseries

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

A new award aims to recognise and reward early years settings for promoting healthy lifestyles to children and their families.

Analysis: Back pain shown to afflict majority of practitioners

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

| Nursery World

Not only are early years workers suffering physical damage on the job, but many assume that it just goes with the territory and neither complain nor seek help. Caroline Roberts reports.

'Swap plastic produce for real food'

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

| Nursery World

An early years expert is encouraging practitioners to swap plastic imitation fruit and vegetables for a basket of real produce.

Nursery staff get training in serving healthier food

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Nurseries have been able to improve the food they serve to children thanks to a new course in early years nutrition.

Free milk scheme launches in Wales

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Around 500 Welsh-medium playgroups and nurseries (Cylchoedd Meithrin) are to be provided with free milk by a partnership between Cool Milk and voluntary organisation Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin.

Nursery food review calls for national guidelines for food and drink in early years settings

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Thursday, March 3, 2011

| Nursery World

All nurseries and childminders should follow practical guidance on what children under five should eat and drink in early years settings, a Government review recommends.

Health visitors set for every children's centre

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

| Nursery World

Every children's centre will have access to a named health visitor, as part of a move to recruit 4,200 health visitors by 2015 to offer families with young children improved help and support.

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Stigma leads poorer children to shun free school meals

Breakfast clubs forced to close

Free school meals feed minds as well as bodies

Funding to boost vitamin D intake in pre-school children

Free milk for nursery children under review

Nursery group's meals given veggie seal of approval

School dinners 'not value for money'

'Practice what you preach on health', early years staff are urged

Local authorities to pilot payment-by-results in children's centres

Early years nutritional guidelines welcomed

EYFS REVIEW: second consultation on early learning goals

Nurseries paid to promote jabs for children

More outstanding children's centres found in deprived areas

Call for early years settings to join in Sport Relief

Women will have more choice over where to give birth

Government plans new nursery food guidance

NCT planning more Baby Cafes

Hugs extend happiness at Happy Days

Health award for nurseries

Analysis: Back pain shown to afflict majority of practitioners

'Swap plastic produce for real food'

Nursery staff get training in serving healthier food

Free milk scheme launches in Wales

Nursery food review calls for national guidelines for food and drink in early years settings

Health visitors set for every children's centre

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