Search

Government research reveals that children are consuming too many calories and more salt than is recommended, with the biggest contributors being infant formula and commercial baby foods.

Concerns raised by professionals over children's nutrition

News

Monday, February 25, 2013

| Nursery World

More than four out of ten professionals who work with children have given food to a child in the last two years because they were worried they were not getting enough to eat, finds a new survey.

Taking folic acid during pregnancy could reduce the risk of autism

News

Thursday, February 14, 2013

| Nursery World

Pregnant women could reduce their child's risk of autism by 40 per cent with the consumption of folic acid supplements according to recent research.

Toddlers in the UK are the fussiest eaters in Europe, claims new research

News

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

| Nursery World

The first ever European Toddler Nutrition Index, commissioned by GrowingUpMilkInfo.com, examined the attitudes to diet and food of over 2,500 mothers with toddlers in the United Kingdom, Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain, Sweden and Italy.

Pregnant women who eat peanut butter 'more likely' to have overweight children

News

Friday, January 11, 2013

| Nursery World

Pregnant women who eat more foods containing the polyunsaturated fats found in peanut butter and sunflower seeds increase their chances of having fatter children, according to research by the University of Southampton.

Government advert warns of 'hidden nasties' in foods

News

Monday, January 7, 2013

| Nursery World

The first ever health-focused ad break will air tonight (7 January) as part of a new Department of Health Change4Life campaign designed to expose the amount of salt, fat and sugar in everyday foods and help people become 'food smart'.

New resource to help nurseries and schools with children's toileting problems

News

Thursday, January 3, 2013

| Nursery World

A new guide offers advice to nurseries to help them cope with a rise in the number of young children in early years settings and schools who are not toilet-trained.

Greater access to vitamin D supplements would 'cut the cases of rickets'

News

Friday, December 14, 2012

| Nursery World

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has called for vitamin D supplements to be made more widely available to children.

Keeping toddlers happy and healthy at Christmas

News

Friday, December 7, 2012

| Nursery World

The Infant and Toddler Forum has launched new resources for parents with practical advice on what to feed their children and how to keep them active over the Christmas period.

New proposals for famliy-friendly maternity units welcomed

News

Thursday, November 15, 2012

| Nursery World

New NHS proposals to create more family-friendly maternity units are a step in the right direction, according to children and families charity 4Children.

Parents wrongly use traditional remedies to treat their child's chickenpox

News

Friday, November 9, 2012

| Nursery World

The majority of parents are unaware of how to correctly treat their child's chickenpox as they rely on advice from family members and the internet, according to new research.

Interview - Ellie McCann

News

Friday, October 26, 2012

| Nursery World

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

Breakfast clubs forced to close

News

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.

Working mothers more likely to feed children ready meals

News

Friday, August 31, 2012

| Nursery World

Children whose mothers work full-time have an increased risk of becoming obese, according to a new study.

Concern over cars and strangers keeps children indoors

News

Monday, August 13, 2012

| Nursery World

Traffic and a fear of strangers are preventing children from playing outdoors, according to new research by Play England.

Flu vaccine will be offered to all children

News

Thursday, July 26, 2012

| Nursery World

All children in the UK are to be offered the annual flu vaccine, to reduce the spread of the virus.

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.

Current filters

Remove All [ X ]

Working With Parents [ X ]

Health [ X ]

Policy Briefing [ X ]

True [ X ]

Feature [ X ]

2018 [ X ]

Filter by

Article Types

147 News
62 Features
2 Opinion

Tags

Filter by

Journals

Article Types

147 News
62 Features
2 Opinion