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Children missing out on free nursery and school milk

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

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Children are missing out on free milk as many early years settings and schools stopped claiming for the subsidy during the Covid pandemic, reveals new research.

Millions of families cutting back on healthy food that is twice as expensive as unhealthy options

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

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A ‘worrying’ proportion of ‘food insecure’ families are cutting back on healthy food, sparking concerns of widening health inequalities.

LEYF opens up its chef training academy to all nurseries

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

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The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has opened up its professional chef academy to external candidates in a bid to tackle the ‘alarming’ rise in childhood obesity.

One million children in poverty ineligible for free school meals

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Tuesday, August 31, 2021

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A new report calls for the Government’s Free School Meals (FSMs) policy to be extended to all low-income families, as it estimates that hundreds of thousands of children in poverty are missing out on the benefit.

Action plan sets out ways to tackle low take-up of school meals

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Friday, July 12, 2013

| Nursery World

A plan of action commissioned by the Government last year to improve the quality and take-up of school meals has been published today.

The big picture: Healthy habits

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Monday, August 24, 2015

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Stationhouse Nursery in Portishead and its sister nursery Lakehouse are among some of the first nurseries in the South West to receive a Children's Food Trust Award.

Universal free school meals for Primary 1 to 3 pupils in Scotland

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Monday, January 5, 2015

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As of today, every P1 to P3 pupil (aged four to eight) will receive a free school dinner under the Scottish Government’s expanded free school meals policy.

Government maps out changes to Nursery Milk scheme

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Thursday, March 27, 2014

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From next year, all early years settings will receive free nursery milk through a direct supplier, under changes to the way the scheme is run.

DfE to fund breakfast club provision in thousands of schools

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Monday, March 19, 2018

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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.

Parent co-op nurseries may be the answer to low-cost quality childcare

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Thursday, January 26, 2017

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Parent-led co-operative nurseries could be an alternative to conventional settings for families in poor areas, according to the New Economics Foundation, which is setting up a pilot project to look at how this childcare model works.

Health experts call on political parties to address diet-related disease in children

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Thursday, February 7, 2013

| Nursery World

A new report calls for a food manifesto for the under-fives to address the challenge of childhood obesity and malnutrition.

Concerns raised by professionals over children's nutrition

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Monday, February 25, 2013

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More than four out of ten professionals who work with children have given food to a child in the last two years because they were worried they were not getting enough to eat, finds a new survey.

London Assembly calls for expansion of free school meals

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Thursday, April 11, 2013

| Nursery World

More funding is required for free school meals and breakfast clubs to help tackle high levels of child food poverty, recommends a report by the London Assembly.

Big picture - Food delivery

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Sunday, April 15, 2018

| Nursery World

A new animated TV show aims to promote healthy eating for children.

Boost school nursing to tackle childhood obesity, says Unite

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

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Unite the union is calling for money to be redirected from the National Child Measurement Programme into creating school nursing posts to combat childhood obesity, as the latest figures show a rise in the number of school children overweight or obese.

Concerns raised over school meals as Children's Food Trust loses funding

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

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Fears have been raised that school food standards will slide as the Children's Food Trust, which monitors the quality of meals in schools, sees its Government funding come to an end next month.

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

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Thursday, March 5, 2020

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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.

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.

Government performs u-turn over free school meals in holidays

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Monday, November 9, 2020

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Disadvantaged schoolchildren will receive free meals during the Christmas holidays, and under-fours will benefit from a top-up in vouchers for healthy food from April, the Government has announced.

Healthy food at Toad Hall nurseries gains recognition

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

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The South-East based nursery group has become the first childcare provider in the country to receive a Children’s Food Trust seal of approval for its menu.

Expert food advice for settings in new scheme

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Monday, October 19, 2015

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A new pilot project will see accredited nutritionists work with early years providers to help them develop and maintain a culture of healthy eating and nutrition in their settings.

Nurseries urged to register for Healthy Eating Week

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Thursday, May 18, 2017

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

Many children living in poverty not eligible for free school meals

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Friday, March 8, 2013

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Huge numbers of children living below the poverty line do not qualify for free school meals according to research by The Children's Society.

Thousands of early years providers using the nutritional guidelines

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Monday, March 11, 2013

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More than 11,000 copies of the first-ever nutritional guidelines for early years settings have been downloaded since their launch last year.

Tens of thousands of children to lose free school meals

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Thursday, April 5, 2018

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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).

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Children missing out on free nursery and school milk

Millions of families cutting back on healthy food that is twice as expensive as unhealthy options

LEYF opens up its chef training academy to all nurseries

One million children in poverty ineligible for free school meals

Action plan sets out ways to tackle low take-up of school meals

The big picture: Healthy habits

Universal free school meals for Primary 1 to 3 pupils in Scotland

Government maps out changes to Nursery Milk scheme

DfE to fund breakfast club provision in thousands of schools

Parent co-op nurseries may be the answer to low-cost quality childcare

Health experts call on political parties to address diet-related disease in children

Concerns raised by professionals over children's nutrition

London Assembly calls for expansion of free school meals

Big picture - Food delivery

Boost school nursing to tackle childhood obesity, says Unite

Concerns raised over school meals as Children's Food Trust loses funding

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

Government launches new obesity strategy

Government performs u-turn over free school meals in holidays

Healthy food at Toad Hall nurseries gains recognition

Expert food advice for settings in new scheme

Nurseries urged to register for Healthy Eating Week

Many children living in poverty not eligible for free school meals

Thousands of early years providers using the nutritional guidelines

Tens of thousands of children to lose free school meals

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