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Education committee chair 'unconvinced' opportunity areas improve social mobility

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

| Nursery World

Robert Halfon MP has raised concerns over the effectiveness of the DfE's Opportunity Area programme in improving children's outcomes.

LEYF opens the country's first early years chef academy

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Thursday, July 11, 2019

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London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has today launched its Early Years Chef Academy, which aims to transform meals served to children in nurseries.

Award-winning physical activity and nutrition training courses launch nationwide

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Friday, July 5, 2019

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Former nursery owner Linda Baston-Pitt is expanding her health and well-being training programmes across the country.

Millions of pounds 'missing' in school meals funding

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Thursday, June 27, 2019

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Millions of pounds allocated by the Government for free school meals for some of the poorest children in the country is unaccounted for, according to a new report.

Call for Government to enforce mandatory limits on free sugars in baby food

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Thursday, June 27, 2019

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Child health experts are urging the Government to enforce mandatory limits on the amount of free sugar in baby foods to improve child health.

Labour accuses Government of moving at ‘snail’s pace’ on tackling childhood obesity

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019

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The Government has missed deadlines for four of the six policy consultations outlined in the second Childhood Obesity Plan, which was introduced a year ago, Labour claims today.

Government to face High Court judge over SEND funding

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019

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A landmark High Court case against the Government’s funding for special educational needs will be heard tomorrow.

Children attempt to break cuddly toy hugging record

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Wednesday, June 19, 2019

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More than 370 children and adults turned up to school with their favourite stuffed animal in a bid to beat the word record for soft toy hugging.

More than 100 settings achieve London's healthy early years award

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Thursday, June 13, 2019

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The Mayor of London congratulated nurseries and children's centres on achieving the Healthy Early Years London (HEYL) awards at an event at City Hall.

Call for schools to scrap sugar from school lunches

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Wednesday, June 12, 2019

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

Report reveals benefits of Sure Start

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Monday, June 10, 2019

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After Sure Start Children’s Centres were found to significantly reduce hospitalisations for children in poorer areas and save the NHS millions of pounds, the research authors share their findings.

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

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Monday, June 10, 2019

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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

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

Healthy schools rating scheme to go live

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Monday, May 27, 2019

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The long-awaited ‘healthy schools rating scheme’ for primary schools is to launch this year, the Department for Education has confirmed.

Damning report accuses Government of failing to ensure families' right to food

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Monday, May 20, 2019

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The Government is breaching its human rights duty to ensure adequate food for families, a new report warns.

Child poverty the 'new normal', warn charities

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Wednesday, May 15, 2019

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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.

Urgent call for Government-funded toothbrushing schemes for young children

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Tuesday, May 14, 2019

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The Government is being urged to make the funding of supervised tooth brushing programmes in nurseries and schools an ‘urgent priority’ to combat the 'tooth decay crisis'.

New framework for training in infant mental health launches

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Thursday, May 9, 2019

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A new competencies framework for all those working with children from 0-2 aims to help practitioners assess their knowledge and identify gaps in their training.

Pre-school citywide strategy leads to fall in obesity rates

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Friday, May 3, 2019

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Leeds is the first city in England to have cut its rates of child obesity with the help of HENRY, an early years prevention strategy.

Mental health spending leaves children facing postcode lottery

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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

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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.

Five areas to transform maternity and early years services

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Monday, April 8, 2019

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A new one-year programme from the Early Intervention Foundation will look at how to improve outcomes for children in five areas.

Busy Bees installs defibrillators in its nurseries

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

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

Children in poverty suffer hunger and stigma, finds new research

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

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Children growing up in poverty are going hungry and experiencing feelings of shame and social exclusion due to lack of money and food, according to new research.

Children's centres facing a fight for survival, warn councils

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Friday, March 22, 2019

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The Local Government Association says it is 'inevitable' councils will be forced to close more children's centres unless the Government provides extra funding.

Ban screen time for under-twos, expert says

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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

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Education committee chair 'unconvinced' opportunity areas improve social mobility

LEYF opens the country's first early years chef academy

Award-winning physical activity and nutrition training courses launch nationwide

Millions of pounds 'missing' in school meals funding

Call for Government to enforce mandatory limits on free sugars in baby food

Labour accuses Government of moving at ‘snail’s pace’ on tackling childhood obesity

Government to face High Court judge over SEND funding

Children attempt to break cuddly toy hugging record

More than 100 settings achieve London's healthy early years award

Call for schools to scrap sugar from school lunches

Report reveals benefits of Sure Start

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

Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

Healthy schools rating scheme to go live

Damning report accuses Government of failing to ensure families' right to food

Child poverty the 'new normal', warn charities

Urgent call for Government-funded toothbrushing schemes for young children

New framework for training in infant mental health launches

Pre-school citywide strategy leads to fall in obesity rates

Mental health spending leaves children facing postcode lottery

Five areas to transform maternity and early years services

Busy Bees installs defibrillators in its nurseries

Children in poverty suffer hunger and stigma, finds new research

Children's centres facing a fight for survival, warn councils

Ban screen time for under-twos, expert says

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