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Government adverts warn of danger to children's health of second-hand smoke

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Friday, March 30, 2012

| Nursery World

A new TV and radio campaign highlighting the effects of second-hand smoke on children is to air this evening.

New draft standards for antenatal care set out

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Friday, March 23, 2012

| Nursery World

Pregnant women who are overweight or obese will be given personalised advice on healthy eating and exercise, in new guidance on antenatal care put out for consultation.

Parents call for ban on TV junk food ads before 9pm

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

| Nursery World

More than half of parents believe that there should be a watershed for advertising unhealthy food and drink on television, a new survey suggests.

Local authorities to pilot payment-by-results in children's centres

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

| Nursery World

Children's centres will be paid according to the take-up of free nursery education among disadvantaged two and three-year-olds, in plans unveiled by children's minister Sarah Teather.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Food, glorious food?

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Friday, February 17, 2012

| Nursery World

Meal times at nursery can be stressful, thanks to some adults' attitudes to food or poor planning. Penny Tassoni looks at ways to happy eating.

Children under four should travel in rear-facing car seats

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

| Nursery World

Clearer guidance on car seats is needed as many people are unaware that it is safer for children up until the age of four to be placed in rear-facing car seats, claims a new study.

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.

'Natural' for breastfed babies to cry more

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

| Nursery World

Babies who are breastfed are more likely to be irritable than bottle-fed babies, according to a new study.

Secret to instilling a love of fruit and veg in young children revealed

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

| Nursery World

Children are more likely to eat the food on their plate if there are seven different items and six different colours, finds a new study.

Millions of families to receive healthy recipe cards

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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

| Nursery World

Four million recipe cards will be sent to families to help them plan healthier meals as part of the Department of Health's Change4Life campaign.

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.

Nurseries paid to promote jabs for children

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Monday, November 28, 2011

| Nursery World

Nurseries are to be paid to encourage parents to have their children vaccinated, in a new scheme designed to boost the vaccination rate of under-fives.

Positive Relationships: All in a day's work - opening a lunch club

Features

Monday, November 28, 2011

| Nursery World

An expanding part of our practice has worked a treat, say Nicola Bushell and Hayley Cannell, joint managers of Oakey Dokey's Pre-School in Essex.

Early years providers begin training on new nutrition guidelines

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Monday, November 28, 2011

| Nursery World

Pilots have started in five local authorities to train early years practitioners on the forthcoming nutritional guidelines, and encourage families with young children to eat more healthily.

More outstanding children's centres found in deprived areas

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

| Nursery World

Eight in ten Sure Start children's centres in the most deprived areas of the country are outstanding or good, the latest statistics for Ofsted inspections show.

Experts consider plan to vaccinate all children against flu

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

| Nursery World

All children would be offered the flu vaccination in the form of nose drops, if plans being considered are given the go ahead.

Doctors call for ban on smoking in cars to protect children

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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

| Nursery World

The British Medical Association is calling for a ban on smoking in cars to protect children and vulnerable individuals from second hand smoke.

Talking therapies for children with mental health problems

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has announced it is providing up to 3m in funding to deliver a two-year programme to increase early intervention mental health support for children in the voluntary and community sector.

Call for supplement strategy, as children go short of vitamin D

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Friday, October 21, 2011

| Nursery World

Vitamin supplement recommendations for under-fives are out of step with their needs and a lack of awareness is leading to a shortfall of Vitamin D in young children, according to a new report.

New guidelines on how much toddlers should eat and drink

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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

| Nursery World

New guidance for childcare and health professionals about portion sizes for one - to three-year-olds has been published by an independent group of leading nutritionists and child health experts.

Health visitor numbers fall

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

| Nursery World

The health visitors' union Unite has called for the Government to ring-fence health visitor budgets to combat the drop in the number of health visitors.

Postnatal depression left untreated among thousands of mothers

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Monday, October 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Up to 35,000 new mothers struggle with postnatal depression each year without seeking treatment, a survey by 4 children suggests.

MMR vaccine take-up in children below WHO target

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Friday, September 30, 2011

| Nursery World

New figures from the NHS reveal that despite an increase in the number of children being immunised against MMR, the rate of vaccination still falls below the World Health Organisation's target.

Mothers send sick children to school for fear of losing their job

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Nearly a fifth of mums would rather send their sick child to school than take time off work, for fear of getting behind or losing their job, according to a new survey.

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Government adverts warn of danger to children's health of second-hand smoke

New draft standards for antenatal care set out

Parents call for ban on TV junk food ads before 9pm

Local authorities to pilot payment-by-results in children's centres

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Food, glorious food?

Children under four should travel in rear-facing car seats

First national guidelines for early years nutrition in England launched

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

'Natural' for breastfed babies to cry more

Secret to instilling a love of fruit and veg in young children revealed

Millions of families to receive healthy recipe cards

EYFS REVIEW: second consultation on early learning goals

Nurseries paid to promote jabs for children

Positive Relationships: All in a day's work - opening a lunch club

Early years providers begin training on new nutrition guidelines

More outstanding children's centres found in deprived areas

Experts consider plan to vaccinate all children against flu

Doctors call for ban on smoking in cars to protect children

Talking therapies for children with mental health problems

Call for supplement strategy, as children go short of vitamin D

New guidelines on how much toddlers should eat and drink

Health visitor numbers fall

Postnatal depression left untreated among thousands of mothers

MMR vaccine take-up in children below WHO target

Mothers send sick children to school for fear of losing their job

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