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Nannies and parents at risk in coronavirus childcare crisis

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

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Nannies fearful for their jobs and parents desperate for childcare must not be put at risk in the coronavirus crisis, warns Tricia Pritchard, managing director of BAPN

All the latest on the coronavirus crisis and the early years sector

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Tuesday, March 24, 2020

| Nursery World

Keep up to date with news, opinion and advice on how coronavirus is affecting the early years sector, children and families with Nursery World's Big Issue.

Playgrounds and parks face closure, as people ignore social distancing

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Monday, March 23, 2020

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Some local authorities are starting to close down play areas in parks, amid concerns that they are becoming too crowded, despite Government advice on social distancing.

Coronavirus: Plea for nurseries and schools to limit places as settings close

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Monday, March 23, 2020

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Early years settings and schools have closed today and are only open for the families of key workers and vulnerable children.

Coronavirus: Families on free school meals will be sent vouchers during school closures

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Thursday, March 19, 2020

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Children eligible for free school meals will be offered vouchers, food or meals if they are no longer going to school during the coronavirus outbreak.

A third of UK baby deaths 'avoidable'

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

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There are too many avoidable stillbirths, deaths and brain injuries in babies born in the UK, according to a new report by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Settings seeking coronavirus advice

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Monday, March 16, 2020

| Nursery World

As the Covid-19 outbreak is a developing situation, this story reflects the position as of midday, 12 March.

Contents - On Your Bike!

News

Monday, March 16, 2020

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London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has introduced a bicycle scheme across all its 39 nurseries.

More evidence needed on adverse childhood experiences approach

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Monday, March 2, 2020

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A charity has warned that using the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) framework is ‘no quick fix’ for identifying and supporting children at risk from the effects of abuse and neglect – and those using the framework may be overlooking vulnerable children.

Austerity 'highly likely' to have caused 'shocking' damage to nation's health

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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Ten years after his landmark review on health inequalities in England, Professor Sir Michael Marmot’s update reveals a growing gap in health between the North and South, with life expectancy failing to rise for the first time in over 100 years.

Supermarkets should play a leading role in solving obesity crisis

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Monday, February 24, 2020

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A new report by MPs says that it's time for supermarkets to 'drive the solution to the obesity epidemic'.

Study finds moisturiser does not prevent eczema in newborns

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Friday, February 21, 2020

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Childhood eczema cannot be prevented by daily moisturiser use, according to new research.

Common Conditions: Measles

Features

Monday, January 20, 2020

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Measles is a highly infectious viral illness. It is now uncommon in the UK due to the effectiveness of vaccination. However, since 2016, there has been a rise in cases because take-up of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine has fallen. The UK, therefore, no longer has ‘measles-free’ status.

Parents under greater pressure to work in the evenings

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Monday, January 13, 2020

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More than half of parents are working extra, unpaid hours, which is overwhelming them and threatening to sabotage work-life balance improvements, finds new research.