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A & E departments report dramatic rise in young children with fever

Friday, June 25, 2021

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Hospital emergency departments have seen a surge in the number of young children being brought in with mild fever by anxious parents - three times the number for June last year.

Group singing found to benefit new mums' mental health

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021

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Online group singing programmes for new mothers with symptoms of postnatal depression has been found to bring positive results.

New perinatal mental health resources launched

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Monday, June 21, 2021

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Resources to support the mental health of new fathers; parents who had a baby during the pandemic, and mothers from British South Asian communities, have been launched by the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV).

Campaigners call for Government to do more to tackle air pollution around nurseries and schools

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Thursday, June 17, 2021

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More than a quarter (27 per cent) of UK schools - including nursery, primary, secondary and sixth forms - are in areas above World Health Organisation (WHO) air pollution limits, research launched for today’s Clean Air Day 2021 (Thursday) has found.

Government to launch specialist long Covid hubs for children

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

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Children will soon be able to be referred to specialist long Covid services, as a part of a £100 million expansion of care for those suffering from the condition.

Survey highlights gap in provision for babies and infant mental health

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Saturday, June 5, 2021

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Babies and toddlers are often overlooked in mental health provision for children, according to a new report, which suggests that only half of CAMHS services accept referrals for children aged two and under.

A week of school sports days planned

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Thursday, June 3, 2021

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A national summer of school sports days is being planned following a year in which most were cancelled due to the pandemic, the Youth Sport Trust has announced.

Interview - Monika Jephcott and Sophia O'Neill of Play Therapy UK

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

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Monika Jephcott (left), chief executive of Play Therapy UK (PTUK), has spent six years lobbying the Government to ensure children are at the forefront of the reform of the 1983 Mental Health Act, scheduled to become law during this Parliament. Sophia O'Neill, child and family therapist (right), who works as a lead play therapist at Treetops Therapy and teaches a postgraduate Master's course on Practice Based Play Therapy, is PTUK's spokesperson.

Labour calls for free school meals in school holidays, as eligibility rises

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

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More than half a million children have become eligible for free school meals during the pandemic, Labour estimates.

NDNA supports campaign to explore a ‘colourful rainbow of fruit and vegetables’

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Wednesday, May 12, 2021

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More than half of children under the age of four eat two or less portions of fruit and vegetables a day, a survey by children’s food brand, Organix, has found.

‘Frightening’ statistics on children’s mental health revealed in MPs' cross-party report

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021

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One in every seven primary school-aged children had a diagnosable mental illness in 2020 and 75 per cent of mental illnesses begin before the age of eighteen, research from The All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood has revealed.

Coronavirus: Childminders now able to order home-testing kits

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Friday, March 19, 2021

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Childminders will now be able to order asymptomatic Coronavirus testing, putting them on an equal footing with other private and voluntary early years settings.

Coronavirus: Survey reveals 'serious concerns' among early years workers about their safety

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Friday, January 22, 2021

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Early years workers are experiencing ‘high’ levels of cases of Covid-19, with around half of them worried about their safety working in nurseries, pre-schools and as childminders, according to new research.

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

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

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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.

Parents' mental health hit once more under latest lockdown

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

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Parental stress, depression, and anxiety have again increased since new national restrictions have been introduced, according to the latest report from the Oxford University led Covid-19 Supporting Parents, Adolescents, and Children in Epidemics (Co-SPACE) study.

Coronavirus: London nurseries forced to close as staff hospitalised and the new variant spreads

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Monday, January 18, 2021

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Four members of staff have been hospitalised with Covid-19 from London's largest group of social enterprise nurseries, and more than a third of its settings have been forced to close.

Anna Freud Centre launches well-being survey for early years workers

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Thursday, January 14, 2021

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Early years practitioners are being invited to take part in a survey to help improve staff well-being within settings.

Coronavirus: Dismay as early years staff told they won't be sent testing kits

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Thursday, January 14, 2021

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Nursery workers and childminders will have to travel to test centres to access asymptomatic testing for Covid-19, unlike those working in nursery classes and maintained nurseries, who will be sent home testing kits – a decision branded as ‘unfair’ and ‘insulting’ by the sector.

Early years settings will be given rapid Covid-19 testing kits

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Monday, January 11, 2021

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Early years settings will be able to access rapid test kits for Covid-19, children’s minister Vicky Ford has confirmed.

Coronavirus: MPs to debate petition calling for vaccinations for early years workers and teachers

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

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Prioritising Covid-19 vaccinations for childcare staff and teachers will be debated in Parliament on Monday (11 January), following a petition which has so far received more than 342,000 signatures.

Free Food for Life membership for nurseries and childminders during lockdown

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Thursday, January 7, 2021

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Early years settings can benefit from free advice on healthy eating, including top tips for fussy eaters, recipes and gardening ideas, thanks to a free, three-month free membership from the Soil Association’s Food for Life programme.

Nurseries call for early years staff to be vaccinated

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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

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Nursery groups are calling on the Government to commit to prioritising childcare workers for vaccination against Covid-19.

Coronavirus: SAGE scientist - decision to keep nurseries open 'may be political'

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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

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A leading virologist, who sits on Sage, has said that there is no scientific rationale for the Government in keeping early years settings open, when schools and universities have been closed 'on the grounds of public health'.

Vulnerable babies ‘invisible’ in the pandemic

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Monday, December 21, 2020

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Soaring increases in child neglect, domestic violence and perinatal mental illness have been reported by health visitors during the pandemic, a report from the Institute of Health Visiting finds.

Coronavirus: All women now entitled to have a partner at birth

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Friday, December 18, 2020

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Pregnant women should be able to have someone with them for all their maternity appointments, scans and for the entire labour and birth, NHS health trusts in England have been told.

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A & E departments report dramatic rise in young children with fever

Group singing found to benefit new mums' mental health

New perinatal mental health resources launched

Campaigners call for Government to do more to tackle air pollution around nurseries and schools

Government to launch specialist long Covid hubs for children

Survey highlights gap in provision for babies and infant mental health

A week of school sports days planned

Interview - Monika Jephcott and Sophia O'Neill of Play Therapy UK

Labour calls for free school meals in school holidays, as eligibility rises

NDNA supports campaign to explore a ‘colourful rainbow of fruit and vegetables’

‘Frightening’ statistics on children’s mental health revealed in MPs' cross-party report

Coronavirus: Childminders now able to order home-testing kits

Coronavirus: Survey reveals 'serious concerns' among early years workers about their safety

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

Parents' mental health hit once more under latest lockdown

Coronavirus: London nurseries forced to close as staff hospitalised and the new variant spreads

Anna Freud Centre launches well-being survey for early years workers

Coronavirus: Dismay as early years staff told they won't be sent testing kits

Early years settings will be given rapid Covid-19 testing kits

Coronavirus: MPs to debate petition calling for vaccinations for early years workers and teachers

Free Food for Life membership for nurseries and childminders during lockdown

Nurseries call for early years staff to be vaccinated

Coronavirus: SAGE scientist - decision to keep nurseries open 'may be political'

Vulnerable babies ‘invisible’ in the pandemic

Coronavirus: All women now entitled to have a partner at birth

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