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Action plan sets out ways to tackle low take-up of school meals

Friday, July 12, 2013

| Nursery World

A plan of action commissioned by the Government last year to improve the quality and take-up of school meals has been published today.

Nursery World Awards 2013 - the shortlists revealed

News

Thursday, July 4, 2013

| Nursery World

The waiting is over - it's time to unveil the shortlists for each category in the Nursery World Awards 2013

Cambridgeshire nursery first to win children's food award

News

Friday, June 7, 2013

| Nursery World

A Cambridgeshire nursery has become the first in the country to receive the Children's Food Trust's new national award for excellence in children's food.

Play organisations awarded 900,000 to support local projects

News

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| Nursery World

The Free Time Consortium, a collective of local voluntary play organisations, has been awarded a grant of 900,000 to support local play projects.

Grants available for projects that boost vitamin D in children

News

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners can apply for a grant of up to 5,000 to fund projects that raise awareness of the importance of vitamin D and boost the intake in pre-school children.

Milk supplier's suspension puts delivery in disarray

News

Friday, April 5, 2013

| Nursery World

Milk supplier Scotts has been suspended from claiming for free nursery milk after a number of discrepancies in its claims.

Outcome of the government nursery milk review is still awaited

News

Friday, April 5, 2013

| Nursery World

Last June, the Government launched a review into the Nursery Milk Scheme to try to cut the rising costs of the initiative.

Outstanding nursery under investigation after child accident

News

Monday, February 4, 2013

| Nursery World

A Kids 1st Nursery is being investigated by Ofsted, following an incident at the setting where a nine-month-old girl lost the tip of her finger after it was trapped under a door.

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.

One in five teachers has given food to hungry pupils, a survey suggests

News

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

| Nursery World

Large numbers of pupils in London are starting the day without breakfast, a survey claims.

Study shows young children looked after in daycare are more likely to be obese

News

Friday, November 23, 2012

| Nursery World

Young children who go to nursery on a regular basis are 65 per cent more likely to be overweight or obese compared to those cared for by their parents, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Montreal.

Interview - Ellie McCann

News

Friday, October 26, 2012

| Nursery World

Project manager for the Coventry Healthy Early Years Setting Award (CHEYSA).

Interview: Angus Holford

News

Friday, September 28, 2012

| Nursery World

Angus Holford, author of a new study, Take-up of Free School Meals: price effects and peer effects, published by the Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex.

'Don't outlaw risk,' experts say after tragedy

News

Friday, September 28, 2012

| Nursery World

Early years settings should weigh up the benefits of outdoor play against the risks and include children in their assessment so that valuable opportunities are not lost, play experts have advised following the death of a child at a nursery's outdoor area.

Awards 2012: Initiatives - Nursery food award

Features

Thursday, September 27, 2012

| Nursery World

Winner - Snapdragons Nursery, Weston, Bath

Stigma leads poorer children to shun free school meals

News

Monday, September 24, 2012

| Nursery World

Schools should allow all children eating a packed lunch and schools meals to eat together at the same time to increase take-up of free school meals, a new study recommends.

Breakfast clubs forced to close

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Monday, September 17, 2012

| Nursery World

As the new school year gets underway, a growing number of breakfast clubs in primary schools across England are having to shut their doors due to budget cuts. This is despite evidence of accelerating demand for the clubs.

Editor's View - Future of school sport remains uncertain

Opinion

Friday, August 17, 2012

| Nursery World

The euphoria occasioned by the golden performances of the Team GB Olympic athletes is starting to subside a little, hastened by news that the Government is making it easier for schools to sell off playing fields.

Free school meals feed minds as well as bodies

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Friday, August 3, 2012

| Nursery World

A two-year pilot that made free school meals available for all primary pupils significantly improved children's attainment, with children making between four and eight weeks more progress than is generally the case.

Funding to boost vitamin D intake in pre-school children

News

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

| Nursery World

Early years settings can apply for a grant of up to 5,000 to fund projects that promote vitamin D and encourage children under the age of five to take supplements.

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.

Nursery group's meals given veggie seal of approval

News

Thursday, April 5, 2012

| Nursery World

The Kids Allowed nursery in Macclesfield is the first nursery in the UK to have its menus approved by the Vegetarian Society.

School dinners 'not value for money'

News

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

| Nursery World

Three in ten teachers believe the price of meals in their school do not represent value for money, according to a new survey.

'Practice what you preach on health', early years staff are urged

News

Friday, March 16, 2012

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners are being called on to set a good example and act as role models for children in order to promote healthy eating.

Local authorities to pilot payment-by-results in children's centres

News

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

| Nursery World

Children's centres will be paid according to the take-up of free nursery education among disadvantaged two and three-year-olds, in plans unveiled by children's minister Sarah Teather.

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Action plan sets out ways to tackle low take-up of school meals

Nursery World Awards 2013 - the shortlists revealed

Cambridgeshire nursery first to win children's food award

Play organisations awarded 900,000 to support local projects

Grants available for projects that boost vitamin D in children

Milk supplier's suspension puts delivery in disarray

Outcome of the government nursery milk review is still awaited

Outstanding nursery under investigation after child accident

Nurseries left in the lurch by free milk supplier

One in five teachers has given food to hungry pupils, a survey suggests

Study shows young children looked after in daycare are more likely to be obese

Interview - Ellie McCann

Interview: Angus Holford

'Don't outlaw risk,' experts say after tragedy

Awards 2012: Initiatives - Nursery food award

Stigma leads poorer children to shun free school meals

Breakfast clubs forced to close

Editor's View - Future of school sport remains uncertain

Free school meals feed minds as well as bodies

Funding to boost vitamin D intake in pre-school children

Free milk for nursery children under review

Nursery group's meals given veggie seal of approval

School dinners 'not value for money'

'Practice what you preach on health', early years staff are urged

Local authorities to pilot payment-by-results in children's centres

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