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Online activity makes children happier, poll finds

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Thursday, August 28, 2014

| Nursery World

English children are ranked ninth of 11 countries for wellbeing, according to a new report.

Working parents 'pushed to breaking point' by long hours culture

News

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

| Nursery World

New research suggests that parents are having to turn down promotions and stall their careers because the UK's long hours culture is putting a strain on family life.

Better Start Bradford launches environmental project

News

Friday, January 26, 2018

| Nursery World

A new scheme in Bradford aims to develop safer and healthier places for children under four to play and walk, and increase access to green spaces.

Exposure to germs could prevent childhood leukaemia

News

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

| Nursery World

Exposing children to common harmless bugs, for example at nursery, could help prevent the most common type of childhood cancer.

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

News

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.

Researchers to study effect of indoor air pollution on children

News

Thursday, June 21, 2018

| Nursery World

The adverse effects of indoor air pollution on children in the UK are to be investigated for the first time.

DfE to pilot £2m scheme to fight 'holiday hunger'

News

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.

New mothers given less than three minutes to discuss their mental health

News

Thursday, September 5, 2019

| Nursery World

New research reveals that new mother checks are being 'squeezed in' by GPs.

Coronavirus: Concern that children on free school meals are missing out on on healthy food

News

Monday, June 8, 2020

| Nursery World

Children on free school meals are eating 'significantly' less fruit and vegetables since the lockdown and are missing meals, a study has found.

New parents: ‘NHS is here for you’ if your child is unwell

News

Friday, November 13, 2020

| Nursery World

Paediatricians, health visitors and GPs have launched a ‘fridge poster’ signposting new parents where to turn to for help with concerns about their babies’ health.

Health - Taking the strain

Features

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

| Nursery World

The mental health of new fathers is rarely assessed as part of ante- or postnatal care. With dads’ depression on the rise, this needs to change, finds Meredith Jones Russell

Campaign 'names and shames' stores that sell junk food at the checkout

News

Monday, September 16, 2013

| Nursery World

A new campaign has been launched to urge supermarkets to remove unhealthy snacks from checkouts and queuing areas.

Positive Relationships: Grandparent Carers - Old hands?

Features

Monday, May 30, 2016

| Nursery World

Grandparent carers who look after a child full-time face particular problems, finds Annette Rawstrone

New resource to support mental health in the early years

News

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

| Nursery World

UNICEF UK and the University of Cambridge have launched a new resource to support the mental health of babies and young children.

Eighty-five cases of invasive Strep A found in one- to- four-year-olds in England

News

Thursday, December 8, 2022

| Nursery World

With cases of Strep A and scarlet fever higher than usual for this time of year, early years providers and schools are being asked to follow the usual outbreak management processes as set out in government guidance.

Children's activity levels have returned post-lockdown, but most do not meet physical activity guidelines – study

News

Friday, April 28, 2023

| Nursery World

Children’s physical activity levels are largely the same now as before the pandemic, but just under 60 per cent are not meeting Government activity targets, according to new research.

Lockdown Babies: Policy and funding

Features

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

| Nursery World

Jo Parkes looks at what the Government’s policy has been for the early years sector post-pandemic, and if a Labour government would change things

Policymakers should target mothers' activity levels to boost child health

News

Monday, March 31, 2014

| Nursery World

Active mothers have more active children, according to new research from UK academics.

Interview - Professor Greta Defeyter, University of Northumbria

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Monday, April 3, 2017

| Nursery World

The Healthy Living Lab is giving evidence to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hunger’s school holidays inquiry.

Join in Outdoor Classroom Day 2017

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Thursday, April 20, 2017

| Nursery World

Nursery and school children across the UK will join hundreds of thousands of children all over the world in celebrating Outdoor Classroom Day this May.

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Online activity makes children happier, poll finds

Working parents 'pushed to breaking point' by long hours culture

Better Start Bradford launches environmental project

Exposure to germs could prevent childhood leukaemia

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

Researchers to study effect of indoor air pollution on children

DfE to pilot £2m scheme to fight 'holiday hunger'

New mothers given less than three minutes to discuss their mental health

Coronavirus: Concern that children on free school meals are missing out on on healthy food

New parents: ‘NHS is here for you’ if your child is unwell

Health - Taking the strain

Campaign 'names and shames' stores that sell junk food at the checkout

Positive Relationships: Grandparent Carers - Old hands?

New resource to support mental health in the early years

Eighty-five cases of invasive Strep A found in one- to- four-year-olds in England

Children's activity levels have returned post-lockdown, but most do not meet physical activity guidelines – study

Lockdown Babies: Policy and funding

Policymakers should target mothers' activity levels to boost child health

Interview - Professor Greta Defeyter, University of Northumbria

Join in Outdoor Classroom Day 2017

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