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Funding to boost vitamin D intake in pre-school children

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.

Call for Government to clarify advice around sunscreen in nurseries

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

| Nursery World

The British Skin Foundation has launched a petition calling for a standardised sunscreen policy in nurseries and primary schools to stop children getting sunburnt.

New PANCo role is designed to make health and well-being a priority

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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

| Nursery World

A group of early years practitioners and health experts working together in Cambridgeshire has developed a new staff role to lead on physical activity and nutrition and is piloting a qualification to support it.

Guidance on well-being for under-fives out for consultation

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Friday, April 20, 2012

| Nursery World

The importance of early education for vulnerable children has been recognised in new draft guidance developed by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE).

Nutrition training online

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Friday, January 20, 2012

| Nursery World

HENRY (Health Exercise and Nutrition for the Really Young) is helping busy practitioners to study at their own pace by offering its Childhood Obesity and HENRY course online.

Early years nutritional guidelines welcomed

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Friday, January 20, 2012

| Nursery World

Child health experts have welcomed the first-ever nutritional guidelines for early years settings in England, while taking issue with the fact that they are not mandatory.

First national guidelines for early years nutrition in England launched

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Monday, January 16, 2012

| Nursery World

The first ever nutritional guidelines to support early years settings in providing healthy meals for children under five have been launched today by the School Food Trust.

Call for schools and nurseries to be allowed to keep spare asthma inhalers

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Friday, January 13, 2012

| Nursery World

Asthmatic children's lives are being put at risk because of legislation that prevents schools and nurseries from keeping asthma inhalers in their first aid kit, warns a leading charity.

EYFS REVIEW: second consultation on early learning goals

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

| Nursery World

The early learning goals for literacy and mathematics in the EYFS have been amended, in light of the response from the early years sector to the revised framework.

New resource weighs up children's diets

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

| Nursery World

Nurseries can check they are meeting children's nutritional needs with the Infant and Toddler Forum's Tot it Up food calculator

Nursery settings have doubts over scheme to promote vaccinations to parents

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Monday, December 12, 2011

| Nursery World

In our last issue, Nursery World reported on a scheme in Brent, believed to be the first in the country, which will pay early years settings small grants to boost vaccination rates of pre-school children.

Basic food hygiene training offered at bargain price

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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

| Nursery World

NDNA is now offering an accredited basic food hygiene course for just 8. The course is done entirely online and learners will gain a Level 2 award in Food Safety upon successful completion.

Interview - Patricia Mucavele

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Monday, August 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Research and nutrition senior manager at the School Food Trust

Health award for nurseries

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

A new award aims to recognise and reward early years settings for promoting healthy lifestyles to children and their families.

Analysis: Back pain shown to afflict majority of practitioners

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

| Nursery World

Not only are early years workers suffering physical damage on the job, but many assume that it just goes with the territory and neither complain nor seek help. Caroline Roberts reports.

Eight in ten early years practitioners suffer back pain

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Eight out of ten people who work in early years settings and primary schools have experienced back and neck discomfort, according to a new study.

Nursery staff get training in serving healthier food

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Tuesday, March 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Nurseries have been able to improve the food they serve to children thanks to a new course in early years nutrition.

Nursery food review calls for national guidelines for food and drink in early years settings

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Thursday, March 3, 2011

| Nursery World

All nurseries and childminders should follow practical guidance on what children under five should eat and drink in early years settings, a Government review recommends.

Nurseries 'must let babies feed themselves'

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

| Nursery World

Nurseries need to re-think babies' mealtimes and allow them to feed themselves or risk losing business, according to baby-led weaning advocate Gill Rapley.

Handwashing row threatens running of outdoor nursery

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Friday, August 27, 2010

| Nursery World

Scotland's first outdoor nursery has come under fire after Care Commission inspectors deemed its handwashing practices to be against health and safety recommendations.

Nursery goes into catering

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Tuesday, July 13, 2010

| Nursery World

A Shropshire-based nursery owner who was unhappy with the food supplied to her settings has set up her own catering business and provides meals for eight nurseries.

Nurseries 'crying out' for advice on feeding children

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

| Nursery World

Nurseries need clear guidance and practical day-to-day advice on what to feed young children, according to Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Pre-School Learning Alliance.

Proposal to locate health visitors in children's centres sparks row

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

| Nursery World

A debate on whether health visitors should be based in children's centres or at doctors' surgeries has broken out, after GPs claimed that there is a communication breakdown with those based at childcare settings.

Settings share green ideas

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

| Nursery World

A new book by the Pre-School Learning Alliance aims to make it easier for nurseries and early years settings to go green and foster an understanding of environmental awareness and climate change.

Nurseries need more advice on healthy eating, study finds

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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

| Nursery World

Nurseries need more support to develop and implement healthy eating policies, according to new research.

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Funding to boost vitamin D intake in pre-school children

Call for Government to clarify advice around sunscreen in nurseries

New PANCo role is designed to make health and well-being a priority

Guidance on well-being for under-fives out for consultation

Nutrition training online

Early years nutritional guidelines welcomed

First national guidelines for early years nutrition in England launched

Call for schools and nurseries to be allowed to keep spare asthma inhalers

EYFS REVIEW: second consultation on early learning goals

New resource weighs up children's diets

Nursery settings have doubts over scheme to promote vaccinations to parents

Basic food hygiene training offered at bargain price

Interview - Patricia Mucavele

Health award for nurseries

Analysis: Back pain shown to afflict majority of practitioners

Eight in ten early years practitioners suffer back pain

Nursery staff get training in serving healthier food

Nursery food review calls for national guidelines for food and drink in early years settings

Nurseries 'must let babies feed themselves'

Handwashing row threatens running of outdoor nursery

Nursery goes into catering

Nurseries 'crying out' for advice on feeding children

Proposal to locate health visitors in children's centres sparks row

Settings share green ideas

Nurseries need more advice on healthy eating, study finds

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