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Call for early years practitioners to train as parent-infant therapists

Monday, November 30, 2015

| Nursery World

The Oxford Parent Infant Project (OXPIP), a charity that supports parents to develop a relationship with their baby, is looking to train early years practitioners across the UK to become parent-infant therapists.

Most school packed lunches fail nutritional standards

News

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

| Nursery World

Less than 2 per cent of primary school children’s packed lunches meet standards for school meals, new research suggests.

Schools to open in the holidays to support poor families

News

Monday, July 4, 2016

| Nursery World

Glasgow schools are opening in the summer holidays for the first time to offer meals and activities for families that struggle financially without free school meals.

The UK is 'one of the worst places to be a mother' in Europe

News

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

| Nursery World

The United Kingdom has been ranked in 23rd place for the best country in the world to be a mother.

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

News

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.

Call for young children's dental care to be prioritised

News

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

| Nursery World

Parents struggle to access free oral health care and are unaware of dental checks for one-year-olds, according to a new survey.

Parents not receiving new baby health visits

News

Friday, July 26, 2019

| Nursery World

One in four families in England are missing out on vital baby health visits, increasing the risk of parental mental health problems going undetected, warns the NSPCC.

Parents blame lack of playgrounds for child health problems

News

Friday, August 30, 2019

| Nursery World

Three-quarters of parents say that a lack of play areas is affecting their child's health, figures suggest.

Ofsted warning underlines the pressures facing vulnerable children and families right now

Opinion

Thursday, November 12, 2020

| Nursery World

The damage done by Covid-19 and lockdown on families is only just starting to be felt, warns Tom McBride of the Early Intervention Foundation

Coronavirus: SAGE scientist - decision to keep nurseries open 'may be political'

News

Tuesday, January 5, 2021

| Nursery World

A leading virologist, who sits on Sage, has said that there is no scientific rationale for the Government in keeping early years settings open, when schools and universities have been closed 'on the grounds of public health'.

NDNA supports campaign to explore a ‘colourful rainbow of fruit and vegetables’

News

Wednesday, May 12, 2021

| Nursery World

More than half of children under the age of four eat two or less portions of fruit and vegetables a day, a survey by children’s food brand, Organix, has found.

Study finds children are unlikely to experience long Covid

News

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

| Nursery World

New research reveals that fewer than one in 20 children who had Coronavirus experienced symptoms beyond four weeks.

Study finds Sure Start benefitted children’s long-term health

News

Monday, August 16, 2021

| Nursery World

New research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) reveals that children who accessed Sure Start children’s centres in their early years were far less likely to be hospitalised later on in life.

New guidance on weaning to help 'confused' parents

News

Friday, March 4, 2022

| Nursery World

New guidance on how to safely introduce children to solid food has been launched by the Government’s Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID).

The Big Picture - Royal high-five

News

Sunday, February 4, 2018

| Nursery World

The Duchess of Cambridge visited Great Ormond Street Hospital to officially open the Mittal Children’s Medical Centre, home to the new Premier Inn Clinical Building.

Campaign calls for the removal of ‘junk’ from children’s foods

News

Saturday, April 26, 2014

| Nursery World

A new campaign is calling on the Government and food industry to remove the high quantities of 'junk' from children's foods.

Study reveals link between abuse in childhood and violence in later life

News

Friday, May 2, 2014

| Nursery World

The extent to which violent and abusive experiences in childhood affect harmful behaviour as an adult is highlighted in a new study.

Mental health: Service cuts hit mothers and babies

Features

Monday, July 14, 2014

| Nursery World

Austerity measures are having a knock-on effect on the provision of mental health services around the UK. Gabriella Jozwiak investigates what this means for those in need of support.

Survey highlights rise in pupils unable to afford school lunches

News

Friday, December 2, 2022

| Nursery World

Teachers are reporting a rise in the number of children going hungry at school that are not eligible for free school meals.

NHS launches campaign to boost uptake of MMR vaccine and avoid a measles epidemic

News

Friday, July 14, 2023

| Nursery World

Parents are being advised to make sure their children are vaccinated against measles amid concern London could see an outbreak of the virus with tens of thousands of cases.