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Government funding to expand work of FGM centre

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

| Nursery World

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

News

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.

Government plans new nursery food guidance

News

Friday, June 24, 2011

| Nursery World

New nutritional guidelines for nurseries and children's centres are being drawn up by The School Food Trust.

UNICEF urges Governments to invest in early childhood

News

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

News

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.

Joint effort from doctors and health professionals to tackle childhood obesity

News

Monday, April 16, 2012

| Nursery World

The medical profession has launched a new campaign to tackle childhood obesity, which doctors say is the 'single greatest public health threat' in Britain.

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

News

Wednesday, May 30, 2018

| Nursery World

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.

Wales launches draft guidance for healthy eating in early years settings

News

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

| Nursery World

New guidance to support healthy food and drink provision in childcare settings has been put out for consultation in Wales.

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

News

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.

Nurseries left in the lurch by free milk supplier

News

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

| Nursery World

Some nurseries have been left without their free milk entitlement after a leading supplier stopped milk deliveries, because health chiefs allegedly found apparent discrepancies in its claims.

Children in poverty suffer hunger and stigma, finds new research

News

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.

Government to face High Court judge over SEND funding

News

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

| Nursery World

A landmark High Court case against the Government’s funding for special educational needs will be heard tomorrow.

A decade of decline

Opinion

Monday, March 16, 2020

| Nursery World

Ten years after the Marmot Review on health inequality and the Government is still ignoring evidence that investing early is best, says Natalie Perera

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

News

Monday, June 8, 2020

| Nursery World

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

Government adviser incorrectly says all early years staff eligible for regular testing

News

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

| Nursery World

Frustration around the Department for Education’s decision not to provide regular testing for PVI early years settings has been exacerbated by comments by the Government's deputy chief scientific adviser, Dougal Hargreaves, when he incorrectly stated that they were during questioning by MPs.