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Eat up your veggies: free webinar and new early years resources

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

| Nursery World

The British Nutrition Foundation is hosting a free webinar for early years practitioners and parents, which looks at practical ways to encourage young children to eat more vegetables.

Nursery group of 34 settings awarded Silver status from Soil Association

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

| Nursery World

ICP Nurseries is celebrating after receiving the early years Food for Life Served Here Silver award from the Soil Association in all 34 of its London-based settings.

New toddler menu planner aims to instil healthy eating habits early on

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Thursday, August 6, 2020

| Nursery World

A new meal planner for toddlers has been launched to help parents provide their children with the right balance of foods and nutrients, and to help stop childhood obesity.

Government launches new obesity strategy

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Monday, July 27, 2020

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A ban on junk food ads before the 9pm watershed is one of the measures being brought in by the Government to tackle ‘the ticking time bomb’ of obesity.

Free breakfast scheme extended over summer holidays

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Tuesday, July 7, 2020

| Nursery World

Disadvantaged children from more than 1,800 schools in England will be given vouchers for healthy breakfasts over the summer holidays.

Nurseries encouraged to join in healthy eating week online cook-a-longs

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Tuesday, June 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Healthy eating, wellbeing and the benefits of physical activity and cooking are the focus of a new virtual event organised by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF).

Nursery group offers free plant-based meals to staff

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Friday, March 13, 2020

| Nursery World

Tops Day Nurseries is providing staff with vegan or vegetarian snacks and lunches as part of efforts to protect the environment.

'UK in danger of failing a generation of children’, warn doctors

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Thursday, March 5, 2020

| Nursery World

According to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health’s (RCPCH) State of Child Health 2020 report, progress on children’s health outcomes across this country has mostly stalled or reversed – something rarely seen in high-income countries.

Supermarkets should play a leading role in solving obesity crisis

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Monday, February 24, 2020

| Nursery World

A new report by MPs says that it's time for supermarkets to 'drive the solution to the obesity epidemic'.

The Infant and Toddler Forum re-launches as a community interest company

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Wednesday, December 18, 2019

| Nursery World

The Infant & Toddler Forum (ITF), a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to early-life nutrition, celebrated its transition to becoming a community interest company (CIC) at a launch event in central London.

Children in poverty suffer hunger and stigma, finds new research

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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.

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

| Nursery World

A Government-backed campaign aims to help parents with weaning and tackle widespread myths about the signs a baby is ready to try their first solid foods.

Hunger minister needed to address food insecurity, say MPs

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Thursday, January 10, 2019

| Nursery World

A group of cross-party MPs have accused the Government of failing to address the growing problem of food insecurity in the UK, which they say is particularly affecting children.

Tens of thousands of children to lose free school meals

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Thursday, April 5, 2018

| Nursery World

Around 160,000 children will fall out of eligibility for free school meals under the universal credit system, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

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

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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.

DfE to fund breakfast club provision in thousands of schools

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Monday, March 19, 2018

| Nursery World

More than 1,770 schools in areas of deprivation are to benefit from an investment of £26 million by the DfE to provide children with a healthy and nutritious breakfast.

New guidance recommends limit of two 100 calorie snacks for children

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Monday, January 8, 2018

| Nursery World

The new Change4Life campaign encourages parents to give children healthy snacks such as rice cakes rather than chocolate or sweets.

Make sure you fill in our packed lunch survey

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Wednesday, October 11, 2017

| Nursery World

The University of Bristol and Nursery World are asking our readers about packed lunches – how many children are eating them, how healthy they are, and the effects of the 30 hours programme.

DfE to extend school breakfast club scheme

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Monday, October 2, 2017

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has announced an expansion of its breakfast club programme to support disadvantaged children.

Nurseries flock to food share scheme

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Monday, June 12, 2017

| Nursery World

A growing number of nurseries are signing up to receive free surplus food under a scheme to fight hunger and waste in the UK.

More Scottish families to benefit from 'holiday hunger clubs'

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Thursday, June 1, 2017

| Nursery World

A programme in which schools provide food and support to families in need during the summer holidays has been expanded, following a pilot of the scheme.

Nurseries urged to register for Healthy Eating Week

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Thursday, May 18, 2017

| Nursery World

The fifth annual Healthy Eating Week, organised by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF), will take place from 12–16 June 2017.

Government missing opportunities to tackle childhood obesity, say MPs

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Monday, March 27, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report by the Health Select Committee calls for more robust action by the Government to tackle childhood obesity, including controlling the ‘deep discounting’ by supermarkets of unhealthy food and drink.

Children's literacy linked to healthy eating

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Thursday, September 15, 2016

| Nursery World

A new study shows that diet has a significant impact on reading skills acquired during early school years.

Big business 'triumphs' over children in obesity strategy

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Thursday, August 18, 2016

| Nursery World

The long-awaited strategy to tackle childhood obesity fails to acknowledge the critical early years, causing widespread disappointment among child health and early years experts.

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Eat up your veggies: free webinar and new early years resources

Nursery group of 34 settings awarded Silver status from Soil Association

New toddler menu planner aims to instil healthy eating habits early on

Government launches new obesity strategy

Free breakfast scheme extended over summer holidays

Nurseries encouraged to join in healthy eating week online cook-a-longs

Nursery group offers free plant-based meals to staff

'UK in danger of failing a generation of children’, warn doctors

Supermarkets should play a leading role in solving obesity crisis

The Infant and Toddler Forum re-launches as a community interest company

Children in poverty suffer hunger and stigma, finds new research

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

Hunger minister needed to address food insecurity, say MPs

Tens of thousands of children to lose free school meals

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

DfE to fund breakfast club provision in thousands of schools

New guidance recommends limit of two 100 calorie snacks for children

Make sure you fill in our packed lunch survey

DfE to extend school breakfast club scheme

Nurseries flock to food share scheme

More Scottish families to benefit from 'holiday hunger clubs'

Nurseries urged to register for Healthy Eating Week

Government missing opportunities to tackle childhood obesity, say MPs

Children's literacy linked to healthy eating

Big business 'triumphs' over children in obesity strategy

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