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Joint effort from doctors and health professionals to tackle childhood obesity

Monday, April 16, 2012

| Nursery World

The medical profession has launched a new campaign to tackle childhood obesity, which doctors say is the 'single greatest public health threat' in Britain.

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.

Wales launches draft guidance for healthy eating in early years settings

News

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

| Nursery World

New guidance to support healthy food and drink provision in childcare settings has been put out for consultation in Wales.

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.

Nurseries left in the lurch by free milk supplier

News

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

| Nursery World

Some nurseries have been left without their free milk entitlement after a leading supplier stopped milk deliveries, because health chiefs allegedly found apparent discrepancies in its claims.

Children in poverty suffer hunger and stigma, finds new research

News

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

| Nursery World

Children growing up in poverty are going hungry and experiencing feelings of shame and social exclusion due to lack of money and food, according to new research.

Government to face High Court judge over SEND funding

News

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

| Nursery World

A landmark High Court case against the Government’s funding for special educational needs will be heard tomorrow.

A decade of decline

Opinion

Monday, March 16, 2020

| Nursery World

Ten years after the Marmot Review on health inequality and the Government is still ignoring evidence that investing early is best, says Natalie Perera

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.

Government adviser incorrectly says all early years staff eligible for regular testing

News

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

| Nursery World

Frustration around the Department for Education’s decision not to provide regular testing for PVI early years settings has been exacerbated by comments by the Government's deputy chief scientific adviser, Dougal Hargreaves, when he incorrectly stated that they were during questioning by MPs.

Website to help schools improve food culture

News

Monday, May 5, 2014

| Nursery World

A dedicated website for teachers to share ideas and practical tips on how to create a 'great school food culture' has been launched by the School Food Plan project.

Are we betraying children?

News

Friday, May 31, 2013

| Nursery World

As a British Medical Association report on children and health reveals how UK outcomes are falling behind other developed nations, Sir Al Aynsley-Green calls on the sector to respond at a local level in order to drive change on a national scale.

Wales sets out ten-year vision for childcare

News

Thursday, July 18, 2013

| Nursery World

The Welsh Assembly has published its first early years and childcare plan, detailing ways in which it will support families and young children over the next ten years.

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

Call for action to stop high rate of child mortality

News

Thursday, May 1, 2014

| Nursery World

A new report claims that the risk of premature death in the UK is higher than in other Western European countries.

Bids open to councils for more free school meals

News

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

| Nursery World

More primary school children across the country are to benefit from a free healthy school lunch, children's secretary Ed Balls announced this week.

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.

Food quality may be hit by 30 hours offer

News

Monday, January 11, 2016

| Nursery World

The quality of food that children eat in their early years settings could suffer as an unintended consequence of introducing the 30-hour childcare entitlement, findings from a joint survey carried out by Nursery World and the Children’s Food Trust suggest.

Free milk for nursery children under review

News

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

| Nursery World

Nursery children will continue to get free milk as the government has launched a consultation to try to cut the rising cost of the scheme across Britain.

Scotland aims to boost role of outdoor learning for nursery-age children

News

Friday, March 2, 2018

| Nursery World

The Scottish Government has pledged more than £860,000 to boost outdoor learning in the early years.

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.

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.

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Joint effort from doctors and health professionals to tackle childhood obesity

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

Wales launches draft guidance for healthy eating in early years settings

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

Nurseries left in the lurch by free milk supplier

Children in poverty suffer hunger and stigma, finds new research

Government to face High Court judge over SEND funding

A decade of decline

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

Government adviser incorrectly says all early years staff eligible for regular testing

Website to help schools improve food culture

Are we betraying children?

Wales sets out ten-year vision for childcare

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

Lockdown Babies: Policy and funding

Call for action to stop high rate of child mortality

Bids open to councils for more free school meals

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

Food quality may be hit by 30 hours offer

Free milk for nursery children under review

Scotland aims to boost role of outdoor learning for nursery-age children

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

Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

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