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The Big Picture - Yoga stories

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Monday, July 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Where might a yoga lesson take you today?

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.

iPads could 'vastly improve' lives of children with eye disorders

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Friday, October 7, 2011

| Nursery World

Children with a form of visual impairment that prevents them from interpreting images and objects could benefit from using iPads, according to a new study.

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.

New guidance for schools to protect children from air pollution

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Friday, November 3, 2017

| Nursery World

New health advice has been launched to help schools tackle air pollution.

New resource weighs up children's diets

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

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

Obesity risk doubles between Reception and Year 6

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

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The number of reception class children who are overweight or obese has dropped slightly, according to the latest statistics.

Interview: Angus Holford

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Friday, September 28, 2012

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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.

Cost of school dinners a struggle for many families

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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

| Nursery World

Low-income families struggle to afford school meals and often cannot provide healthy packed lunches because they do not have a car and are restricted to shopping in local convenience stores, says a new Ofsted report.

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

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Friday, November 23, 2012

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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.

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).

Multiple births research centre opens

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Tuesday, May 23, 2017

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An innovative new centre aimed at improving the support available to families of twins, triplets and more has launched in Birmingham.

More Scottish families to benefit from 'holiday hunger clubs'

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Thursday, June 1, 2017

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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.

In numbers - immunisation

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Friday, March 16, 2012

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Routine immunisations completed at two years old, by PCT 2009/10

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.