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Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

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.

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.

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.

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 hunger projects under way in pilot areas

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

DfE to extend school breakfast club scheme

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Monday, October 2, 2017

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has announced an expansion of its breakfast club programme to support disadvantaged children.

UNICEF urges Governments to invest in early childhood

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Friday, September 22, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report calls for Governments worldwide to prioritise early childhood development.

A quarter of children using food banks over summer are under five

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Wednesday, July 26, 2017

| Nursery World

Families with young children are increasingly relying on emergency food supplies during the summer holidays, analysis by the Trussell Trust reveals.

Government funding to expand work of FGM centre

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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

| Nursery World

A £30m Government grant will allow the National FGM Centre to continue its work to stop female genital mutilation (FGM).

Children's 'red books' start to go online from April

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Monday, February 13, 2017

| Nursery World

The ‘red book’, the paper-based personal child health record for under-fives, will be available online for London parents from April ahead of a national rollout.

Families missing out on health visitor checks

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Friday, January 6, 2017

| Nursery World

A survey of health visitors suggests that more than a quarter of families do not receive health visitor reviews, and highlights a large rise in health visitor caseloads.

Health campaign says young children should have three hours activity a day

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Friday, July 29, 2016

| Nursery World

‘Every movement counts’ is the motto of a new Department of Health campaign to encourage children aged under five to be physically active for at least three hours a day.

Gender gap crisis 'fails generation of boys', charity claims

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Monday, July 18, 2016

| Nursery World

A ‘gender gap crisis’ is seriously damaging prospects for boys in this country, according to a children’s charity.

Positive couple relationships 'crucial' for children

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Parental conflict is damaging to children’s future life-chances and relationships and investment is needed, researchers have warned.

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Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

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

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

Working families 'losing hundreds' under Universal Credit

Holiday hunger projects under way in pilot areas

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

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

Government mental health plans ‘failing a generation’ of children

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

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

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

Health visitor campaign highlights fall in numbers

DfE to extend school breakfast club scheme

UNICEF urges Governments to invest in early childhood

A quarter of children using food banks over summer are under five

Government funding to expand work of FGM centre

Children's 'red books' start to go online from April

Families missing out on health visitor checks

Health campaign says young children should have three hours activity a day

Gender gap crisis 'fails generation of boys', charity claims

Positive couple relationships 'crucial' for children

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