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

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

News

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.

Breakfast clubs 'lifeline' for working parents

News

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

| Nursery World

Many parents would struggle to hold down a job without the support of a school breakfast club, new research reveals.

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

News

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.

Labour secures vote on Government free school meal and childcare changes

News

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.

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

News

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.

'Government must kick start an early years revolution', urge MPs

News

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.

Mental health spending leaves children facing postcode lottery

News

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

| Nursery World

Investment in children’s mental health services has fallen in over a third of local areas in England, with wide variation across the country, according to the Children’s Commissioner for England.

Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

News

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.

1.3m children in overcrowded homes

News

Sunday, September 1, 2019

| Nursery World

New research which reveals that more than one in ten children in England are living in overcrowded homes, while hundreds of thousands are in temporary accommodation, highlights the impact of the housing crisis on families.

Healthier foods served at nurseries in nutritional training trial

News

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

| Nursery World

The first training sessions to help early years practitioners deliver the nutritional guidelines have led to 'big improvements' to the food served at settings, finds new research.

Three-quarters of teachers hold toothbrushing sessions

News

Thursday, October 4, 2018

| Nursery World

Most primary school teachers are running tooth brushing sessions every morning, because children tell them they don’t regularly brush their teeth at home.

Parents putting off toilet training with some relying on nurseries

News

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

| Nursery World

More children are being toilet trained later, according to a new survey of early years staff.

Screen time versus real time

Opinion

Thursday, February 7, 2019

| Nursery World

The latest advice from chief medical officers about screen time for children is welcome, says Sally Goddard Blythe.

Save the Children campaigns to highlight breastfeeding drop

News

Monday, February 18, 2013

| Nursery World

The lives of 830,000 babies a year could be saved if new mothers around the world breastfed straight after giving birth, according to Save the Children.

Early years resources focus on healthy eating for toddlers

News

Friday, March 15, 2013

| Nursery World

The Infant and Toddler forum is going back to basics with healthy eating resources in response to the rise in childhood obesity.

Music therapy can comfort premature babies

News

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

| Nursery World

Playing live music to a premature baby can slow their heartbeat and help the child breathe more easily, a study has found.

Holiday clubs found to benefit children and families

News

Monday, July 30, 2018

| Nursery World

New research reveals holiday clubs have a wider impact on child health and well-being than previously believed.

Government urged to prioritise 'neglected' early help services

News

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report calls for adequate Government investment in family support services, as parents across the country highlight a shortage of available and good quality provision.

School breakfast clubs 'in crisis' with 6,000 due to close

News

Friday, September 15, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report suggests a ‘bleak future’ for school breakfast clubs as more than four in ten teachers say their club will close in the next three years.

New study to look into the impact of Covid on health visiting

News

Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| Nursery World

A new study will explore how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected health visiting services across the UK and how to improve them in the future.

Parents urged to get their child vaccinated against polio as virus detected in sewage

News

Wednesday, June 22, 2022

| Nursery World

Parents of young children are being encouraged to check their child’s immunisations are up-to-date following the detection of the Polio virus in sewage in London.

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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

Breakfast clubs 'lifeline' for working parents

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

Labour secures vote on Government free school meal and childcare changes

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

'Government must kick start an early years revolution', urge MPs

Mental health spending leaves children facing postcode lottery

Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

1.3m children in overcrowded homes

Healthier foods served at nurseries in nutritional training trial

Three-quarters of teachers hold toothbrushing sessions

Parents putting off toilet training with some relying on nurseries

Screen time versus real time

Save the Children campaigns to highlight breastfeeding drop

Early years resources focus on healthy eating for toddlers

Music therapy can comfort premature babies

Holiday clubs found to benefit children and families

Government urged to prioritise 'neglected' early help services

School breakfast clubs 'in crisis' with 6,000 due to close

New study to look into the impact of Covid on health visiting

Parents urged to get their child vaccinated against polio as virus detected in sewage

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