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Programme that teaches young children about Covid safety backed by health experts

Friday, July 16, 2021

| Nursery World

A programme that teaches young children how to protect themselves and others from Coronavirus has gained the support of the Royal Society for Public Health.

Concerns that council plans to cut health visitors will 'cause preventable harm'

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Friday, August 20, 2021

| Nursery World

Organisations that advocate for women's health and unions are worried that proposals by two councils to reduce their health visiting teams will put children and families at risk.

Children less active during the pandemic - survey

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Thursday, November 11, 2021

| Nursery World

More than 80 per cent of children failed to meet the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity per day when the UK was under lockdown due to coronavirus, according to new research.

School survey reveals how poverty blights children's lives

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Thursday, June 27, 2013

| Nursery World

Fifty-five per cent of school support staff have seen an increase this year in the number of children relying on breakfast clubs, finds new research.

Blood test for babies could detect autism

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

| Nursery World

A simple blood test to diagnose autism in 12-month-old babies could be available within the next two years after researchers discovered the genetic 'signature' for the disorder.

Government funding to encourage more children to play in the street

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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

| Nursery World

The Department of Health (DoH) has announced more than 5m of funding to encourage children and families to exercise more.

Help for schools to encourage more children to eat school lunches

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Friday, March 7, 2014

| Nursery World

A new advice service will offer support for schools to encourage take-up of free school meals.

Mothers' fear of doing the wrong thing can lead to depression

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Monday, October 14, 2013

| Nursery World

Isolation and the pressure to 'do things right' are key contributors to developing either pre- or post-natal depression, according to new research.

Vitamin D scheme wins nutrition award

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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

| Nursery World

A project set up to confront the problem of Vitamin D deficiency in young children has won a national nutrition award.

More primary children to receive universal free school meals

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Thursday, September 12, 2013

| Nursery World

Primary school pupils in Southwark and Tower Hamlets are to benefit from free school meals, regardless of their household income.

Vitamin D deficiency

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

| Nursery World

Pregnant women should be given vitamin D to help safeguard their babies' health, say researchers.

Children to receive Meningitis B vaccine

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Friday, April 4, 2014

| Nursery World

Children are to be routinely vaccinated against Meningitis B, the most common form of bacterial meningitis.

Corrective baby helmets have virtually no effect on head shape

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Friday, May 2, 2014

| Nursery World

A new study discourages the use of baby helmets to correct skull deformation in babies.

New study to examine impact of free school breakfasts

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Friday, May 16, 2014

| Nursery World

The Institute for Fiscal Studies is to carry out a year-long study into the impact of free school breakfasts on children’s academic progress.

Voucher scheme adds frozen food

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Low-income families can now buy frozen fruit and vegetables under the Government's healthy eating scheme.

Pressure mounts on Cameron over fizzy drinks tax

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Friday, January 8, 2016

| Nursery World

Speculation is growing that the child obesity strategy will include a tax on sugary soft drinks as health campaigners pile pressure on David Cameron.

Caterers teach family cooking at local centres

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

| Nursery World

Parents are learning how to prepare healthier meals for their children in cookery sessions run by a catering company in seven Sure Start children's centres across the country.

Nurseries 'must let babies feed themselves'

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

| Nursery World

Nurseries need to re-think babies' mealtimes and allow them to feed themselves or risk losing business, according to baby-led weaning advocate Gill Rapley.

Weaning policy queried as study finds breastfeeding risks

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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

| Nursery World

Feeding a baby exclusively on breast milk for the first six months of life could be linked to a higher risk of anaemia, food allergies and coeliac disease, according to a report published in the British Medical Journal.

Children's literacy linked to healthy eating

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Thursday, September 15, 2016

| Nursery World

A new study shows that diet has a significant impact on reading skills acquired during early school years.

Interview - Patricia Mucavele

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Monday, August 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Research and nutrition senior manager at the School Food Trust

Health professionals told to treat sepsis within the hour

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Monday, March 13, 2017

| Nursery World

New draft guidance urges hospital staff and GPs to treat children and adults with symptoms of ‘life-threatening’ sepsis within one hour.

Buy 'bear miles'

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Sunday, August 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Paddington Bear has set off on a summer tour of UK children's hospitals in a bid to raise funds for the Bear Miles for Breakthroughs appeal organised by Action Medical Research to help sick children and babies.

Air pollution link to childhood mental illness

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Thursday, June 16, 2016

| Nursery World

Air pollution has been linked to childhood mental illness in a major study.

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.

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Programme that teaches young children about Covid safety backed by health experts

Concerns that council plans to cut health visitors will 'cause preventable harm'

Children less active during the pandemic - survey

School survey reveals how poverty blights children's lives

Blood test for babies could detect autism

Government funding to encourage more children to play in the street

Help for schools to encourage more children to eat school lunches

Mothers' fear of doing the wrong thing can lead to depression

Vitamin D scheme wins nutrition award

More primary children to receive universal free school meals

Vitamin D deficiency

Children to receive Meningitis B vaccine

Corrective baby helmets have virtually no effect on head shape

New study to examine impact of free school breakfasts

Voucher scheme adds frozen food

Pressure mounts on Cameron over fizzy drinks tax

Caterers teach family cooking at local centres

Nurseries 'must let babies feed themselves'

Weaning policy queried as study finds breastfeeding risks

Children's literacy linked to healthy eating

Interview - Patricia Mucavele

Health professionals told to treat sepsis within the hour

Buy 'bear miles'

Air pollution link to childhood mental illness

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

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