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Andrea Leadsom launches new early years podcast

Wednesday, July 21, 2021

| Nursery World

A new podcast series featuring stories of parents who have given birth during lockdown along with interviews with leading practitioners and politicians, has been launched by Andrea Leadsom MP, chair of the Early Years Healthy Development Review.

Rise in hospital admissions for Covid among unvaccinated pregnant women

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Friday, July 30, 2021

| Nursery World

Doctors and midwives are urging pregnant women to have their Covid-19 vaccination as soon as possible, following a rise in the number of unvaccinated women being admitted to hospital with severe coronavirus.

Analysis: Early years settings step up support for families as cost of living crisis hits

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

| Nursery World

Vitamin Angels UK extends partnership with NDNA as nurseries increase food donations and other support to struggling families and members of staff. Catherine Gaunt reports

Call for midwives to be based in children's centres

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

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The charity 4Children is calling for midwives and health visitors be based at children’s centres, after a poll revealed that a quarter of mothers-to-be found out information about pregnancy from a children’s centre.

MPs back sugar tax to fight obesity

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Monday, November 30, 2015

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A 20 per cent tax on sugary drinks should be brought in to help fight childhood obesity, MPs say.

Concern young children missing out on Healthy Start scheme, as figures show a quarter of households with under-fours skip meals

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Monday, April 3, 2023

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The Food Foundation is calling on ministers to do more to raise awareness of the Healthy Start scheme and increase its value and eligibility, after it failed to meet the Government’s own target for take-up among low-income families.

Health campaign says young children should have three hours activity a day

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Friday, July 29, 2016

| Nursery World

‘Every movement counts’ is the motto of a new Department of Health campaign to encourage children aged under five to be physically active for at least three hours a day.

Government funding to expand work of FGM centre

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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

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A £30m Government grant will allow the National FGM Centre to continue its work to stop female genital mutilation (FGM).

Families missing out on health visitor checks

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Friday, January 6, 2017

| Nursery World

A survey of health visitors suggests that more than a quarter of families do not receive health visitor reviews, and highlights a large rise in health visitor caseloads.

UNICEF urges Governments to invest in early childhood

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Friday, September 22, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report calls for Governments worldwide to prioritise early childhood development.

Troubled Families programme to expand focus to under-fives

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government’s Troubled Families programme is to be expanded to help an additional 400,000 families, including those with children under five.

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

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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

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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.

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

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

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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.

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

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Monday, June 8, 2020

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Children on free school meals are eating 'significantly' less fruit and vegetables since the lockdown and are missing meals, a study has found.

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

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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.

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

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Monday, February 13, 2017

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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.

Labour secures vote on Government free school meal and childcare changes

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Friday, March 9, 2018

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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

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Friday, February 15, 2019

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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

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

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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

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Tuesday, June 4, 2019

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Sure Start children’s centres significantly reduced hospitalisations for children in poorer neighbourhoods and saved the NHS millions of pounds, new research has found.

1.3m children in overcrowded homes

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Sunday, September 1, 2019

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New research which reveals that more than one in ten children in England are living in overcrowded homes, while hundreds of thousands are in temporary accommodation, highlights the impact of the housing crisis on families.

Save the Children campaigns to highlight breastfeeding drop

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Monday, February 18, 2013

| Nursery World

The lives of 830,000 babies a year could be saved if new mothers around the world breastfed straight after giving birth, according to Save the Children.

Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

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The Early Years Alliance and nursery group the London Early Years Foundation have joined forces to launch a survey about food provision and nutrition in early years settings.

Austerity 'highly likely' to have caused 'shocking' damage to nation's health

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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Ten years after his landmark review on health inequalities in England, Professor Sir Michael Marmot’s update reveals a growing gap in health between the North and South, with life expectancy failing to rise for the first time in over 100 years.

Playgrounds and parks face closure, as people ignore social distancing

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Monday, March 23, 2020

| Nursery World

Some local authorities are starting to close down play areas in parks, amid concerns that they are becoming too crowded, despite Government advice on social distancing.

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Andrea Leadsom launches new early years podcast

Rise in hospital admissions for Covid among unvaccinated pregnant women

Analysis: Early years settings step up support for families as cost of living crisis hits

Call for midwives to be based in children's centres

MPs back sugar tax to fight obesity

Concern young children missing out on Healthy Start scheme, as figures show a quarter of households with under-fours skip meals

Health campaign says young children should have three hours activity a day

Government funding to expand work of FGM centre

Families missing out on health visitor checks

UNICEF urges Governments to invest in early childhood

Troubled Families programme to expand focus to under-fives

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

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

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

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

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

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

1.3m children in overcrowded homes

Save the Children campaigns to highlight breastfeeding drop

Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

Austerity 'highly likely' to have caused 'shocking' damage to nation's health

Playgrounds and parks face closure, as people ignore social distancing

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