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Children under four should travel in rear-facing car seats

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

| Nursery World

Clearer guidance on car seats is needed as many people are unaware that it is safer for children up until the age of four to be placed in rear-facing car seats, claims a new study.

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.

First national guidelines for early years nutrition in England launched

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Monday, January 16, 2012

| Nursery World

The first ever nutritional guidelines to support early years settings in providing healthy meals for children under five have been launched today by the School Food Trust.

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.

Obesity risk doubles between Reception and Year 6

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

| Nursery World

The number of reception class children who are overweight or obese has dropped slightly, according to the latest statistics.

Nursery milk under review

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

| Nursery World

The Government is to carry out a review of the free milk scheme for nursery children over fears of escalating costs to tax payers.

Doctors call for ban on smoking in cars to protect children

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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

| Nursery World

The British Medical Association is calling for a ban on smoking in cars to protect children and vulnerable individuals from second hand smoke.

Talking therapies for children with mental health problems

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has announced it is providing up to 3m in funding to deliver a two-year programme to increase early intervention mental health support for children in the voluntary and community sector.

Tax on chocolate and fizzy drinks proposed by anti-obesity campaigner

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

| Nursery World

Tam Fry of the National Obesity Forum has suggested that a tax on sugar should be introduced, following the Prime Minister's decision to consider placing a surcharge on fatty foods to tackle Britain's growing obesity levels.

Postnatal depression left untreated among thousands of mothers

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Monday, October 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Up to 35,000 new mothers struggle with postnatal depression each year without seeking treatment, a survey by 4 children suggests.

Children's soft drinks advertising makes 'false health claims'

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Friday, September 16, 2011

| Nursery World

Parents are being misled by soft drinks marketing that falsely claims many drinks that are targeted at children contain fruit and are healthy when they are not, according to research.

School lunches will cost parents more

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

| Nursery World

The cost of school meals is to rise as much as by two-thirds in some areas of the country at the start of the new term, a new survey has found.

Interview - Patricia Mucavele

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Monday, August 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Research and nutrition senior manager at the School Food Trust

Health visitors to come under local authority control in plans to reform public health

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

| Nursery World

Local authorities will take-over responsibility for commissioning health visitors and school nurses in their area, under new Government plans.

Under-fives should exercise three hours a day, new guidelines say

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Monday, July 11, 2011

| Nursery World

Toddlers should be physically active for three hours a day, recommends new guidance published today by the Department of Health.

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.

Newborns to be vaccinated against TB

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Friday, June 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Tens of thousands of newborn babies will be vaccinated against tuberculosis to curb the rising number of cases.

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).

Health and wellbeing study given 33.5m

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

| Nursery World

A 33.5m project is to follow the lives of 90,000 British children from birth to find out more about what factors affect health and happiness in society.

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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Children under four should travel in rear-facing car seats

Early years nutritional guidelines welcomed

First national guidelines for early years nutrition in England launched

EYFS REVIEW: second consultation on early learning goals

Obesity risk doubles between Reception and Year 6

Nursery milk under review

Doctors call for ban on smoking in cars to protect children

Talking therapies for children with mental health problems

Tax on chocolate and fizzy drinks proposed by anti-obesity campaigner

Postnatal depression left untreated among thousands of mothers

Children's soft drinks advertising makes 'false health claims'

School lunches will cost parents more

Interview - Patricia Mucavele

Health visitors to come under local authority control in plans to reform public health

Under-fives should exercise three hours a day, new guidelines say

Government plans new nursery food guidance

Newborns to be vaccinated against TB

NCT planning more Baby Cafes

Health and wellbeing study given 33.5m

Health visitors set for every children's centre

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