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Guidance for multi-agency working

Monday, July 14, 2014

| Nursery World

New guidance to support local authorities in commissioning children's public health services from next year identifies ways in which health visitors and early years providers can work together to achieve effective outcomes.

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.

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.

A good night's sleep 'helps children do better at school'

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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

| Nursery World

Young children who have regular bedtimes and sleep for a minimum of 11 hours a night perform better at school, a new study has found.

Welfare cuts force more than a million people in the UK to turn to food aid

News

Thursday, May 30, 2013

| Nursery World

A new report from Oxfam and Church Action on Poverty warns that Britain faces a hidden scandal where thousands of people cannot feed themselves or their families.

Breakfast clubs forced to close

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Monday, September 17, 2012

| Nursery World

As the new school year gets underway, a growing number of breakfast clubs in primary schools across England are having to shut their doors due to budget cuts. This is despite evidence of accelerating demand for the clubs.

Home Learning - A parent’s guide to…healthy eating

Features

Monday, May 2, 2016

| Nursery World

Getting a child to eat and drink a nutritionally balanced diet can be difficult. Penny Tassoni provides some useful tips

A Unique Child: Health & Nutrition - On the MEND

Features

Monday, July 10, 2017

| Nursery World

Community intervention programme MEND is helping families to be more positive about healthy eating and exercise. Caroline Vollans sees the programme in action in Westminster

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.

More Scottish families to benefit from 'holiday hunger clubs'

News

Thursday, June 1, 2017

| Nursery World

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.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Food, glorious food?

Features

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 who watch TV before bed more likely to have trouble sleeping

News

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

| Nursery World

Young children who watch TV in the evening are more likely to experience sleep problems, a new study has found.

UNICEF urges Governments to invest in early childhood

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Friday, September 22, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report calls for Governments worldwide to prioritise early childhood development.

Three-year wait for autism diagnosis 'pushing families to the brink'

News

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

| Nursery World

Children are waiting more than three and half years for an autism diagnosis, pushing families to breaking point, warns a national charity.

4Children sets out plans for 'game-changing' children and family hubs

News

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

| Nursery World

4Children is calling for the transformation of Sure Start children’s centres into extended ‘Children and Family Hubs'.

Poor joint working hampers support to children and families

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Friday, November 21, 2014

| Nursery World

Families with young children are caught up in a complex and unco-ordinated health and education system, according to a new report into early intervention.

A Unique Child - Alcohol: Drunk in charge

Features

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Children can be in danger emotionally and physically from drinking parents, says Annette Rawstrone.

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.

Working parents 'pushed to breaking point' by long hours culture

News

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

| Nursery World

New research suggests that parents are having to turn down promotions and stall their careers because the UK's long hours culture is putting a strain on family life.

Baby food blamed for children eating too many calories

News

Friday, March 15, 2013

| Nursery World

Government research reveals that children are consuming too many calories and more salt than is recommended, with the biggest contributors being infant formula and commercial baby foods.

Family Nurse Partnership to be extended

News

Friday, April 5, 2013

| Nursery World

The Family Nurse Partnership is to be extended to provide support to 16,000 of the most disadvantaged new mothers and fathers in England by 2015.

Grants available for projects that boost vitamin D in children

News

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners can apply for a grant of up to 5,000 to fund projects that raise awareness of the importance of vitamin D and boost the intake in pre-school children.

New mothers given less than three minutes to discuss their mental health

News

Thursday, September 5, 2019

| Nursery World

New research reveals that new mother checks are being 'squeezed in' by GPs.

Health & Nutrition - At heart

Features

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

| Nursery World

Nursery World Award winner George Perkins Day Nursery has spread its health ethos to the whole community, finds Meredith Jones Russell

Coronavirus: Rise in health visitor workloads puts vulnerable families at risk

News

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

| Nursery World

The needs of children, especially those at risk of domestic abuse, have been missed due to an increase in health visitor workloads as staff were moved to support the Covid-19 workforce, a survey by UCL warns.

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Guidance for multi-agency working

Children under four should travel in rear-facing car seats

New guidelines on how much toddlers should eat and drink

A good night's sleep 'helps children do better at school'

Welfare cuts force more than a million people in the UK to turn to food aid

Breakfast clubs forced to close

Home Learning - A parent’s guide to…healthy eating

A Unique Child: Health & Nutrition - On the MEND

Cost of school dinners a struggle for many families

More Scottish families to benefit from 'holiday hunger clubs'

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Food, glorious food?

Children who watch TV before bed more likely to have trouble sleeping

UNICEF urges Governments to invest in early childhood

Three-year wait for autism diagnosis 'pushing families to the brink'

4Children sets out plans for 'game-changing' children and family hubs

Poor joint working hampers support to children and families

A Unique Child - Alcohol: Drunk in charge

Joint effort from doctors and health professionals to tackle childhood obesity

Working parents 'pushed to breaking point' by long hours culture

Baby food blamed for children eating too many calories

Family Nurse Partnership to be extended

Grants available for projects that boost vitamin D in children

New mothers given less than three minutes to discuss their mental health

Health & Nutrition - At heart

Coronavirus: Rise in health visitor workloads puts vulnerable families at risk

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