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Boris Johnson's food tsar calls for sugar and salt tax to fund free school meal expansion

Thursday, July 15, 2021

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Henry Dimbleby is urging ministers to introduce a new tax on sugar and salt to improve the nation's health, and fund the expansion of free school meals for an extra 1.1 million children.

Cost of Tory free breakfast plans 'could treble'

News

Thursday, May 25, 2017

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The Conservative manifesto pledge of free breakfasts for all primary school children could cost triple the £60m allocated for it, according to education researchers.

Labour pledges free school meals for primary children

News

Thursday, April 6, 2017

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Labour will fund free school meals for all primary school pupils by charging VAT on private school fees.

Nursery group crowdfunds for life-saving devices

News

Monday, October 30, 2017

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Bright Kids nursery group is crowdfunding to raise money to buy a defibrillator for each of its three settings and one for public use.

Concern young children missing out on Healthy Start scheme, as figures show a quarter of households with under-fours skip meals

News

Monday, April 3, 2023

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The Food Foundation is calling on ministers to do more to raise awareness of the Healthy Start scheme and increase its value and eligibility, after it failed to meet the Government’s own target for take-up among low-income families.

Refugee families hit by funding exclusions in coronavirus crisis

News

Thursday, April 30, 2020

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Refugee support groups are losing out on funding during the coronavirus pandemic, at a time when vulnerable families are particularly hard hit.

Government funding to encourage more children to play in the street

News

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

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

More primary children to receive universal free school meals

News

Thursday, September 12, 2013

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

Children's health suffering from Government cuts

News

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

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Child health in England is being harmed by public sector cuts, a new report has warned.

Government funding to expand work of FGM centre

News

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

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A £30m Government grant will allow the National FGM Centre to continue its work to stop female genital mutilation (FGM).

DfE to pilot £2m scheme to fight 'holiday hunger'

News

Thursday, March 29, 2018

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The Department for Education has launched a £2m pilot to look at ways to support disadvantaged children during the school holidays by providing meals and activities.

Prime Minister gives his backing to infant free school meals

News

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

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David Cameron has said he is 'very proud' of the Universal Infant Free School Meals (UIFSM) scheme following speculation that it will be scrapped in the spending review.

Scotland aims to boost role of outdoor learning for nursery-age children

News

Friday, March 2, 2018

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The Scottish Government has pledged more than £860,000 to boost outdoor learning in the early years.

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

News

Friday, February 15, 2019

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Children in the most deprived area of the country have seen a huge improvement in their outcomes at the end of the EYFS following a major programme of targeted Government investment.

Mental health spending leaves children facing postcode lottery

News

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

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Investment in children’s mental health services has fallen in over a third of local areas in England, with wide variation across the country, according to the Children’s Commissioner for England.

Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

News

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

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Sure Start children’s centres significantly reduced hospitalisations for children in poorer neighbourhoods and saved the NHS millions of pounds, new research has found.

Report reveals benefits of Sure Start

News

Monday, June 10, 2019

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After Sure Start Children’s Centres were found to significantly reduce hospitalisations for children in poorer areas and save the NHS millions of pounds, the research authors share their findings.

Government urged to prioritise 'neglected' early help services

News

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

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A new report calls for adequate Government investment in family support services, as parents across the country highlight a shortage of available and good quality provision.

School breakfast clubs 'in crisis' with 6,000 due to close

News

Friday, September 15, 2017

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A new report suggests a ‘bleak future’ for school breakfast clubs as more than four in ten teachers say their club will close in the next three years.

Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

News

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

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The Early Years Alliance and nursery group the London Early Years Foundation have joined forces to launch a survey about food provision and nutrition in early years settings.

Austerity 'highly likely' to have caused 'shocking' damage to nation's health

News

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

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Ten years after his landmark review on health inequalities in England, Professor Sir Michael Marmot’s update reveals a growing gap in health between the North and South, with life expectancy failing to rise for the first time in over 100 years.

Large nursery groups join forces to meet coronavirus challenges

News

Friday, March 20, 2020

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More than 20 of the UK's leading nursery operators and early years organisations have formed a working group to co-ordinate responses and lobbying on the coronavirus crisis.

DfE updates guidance on wider opening for early years and childcare providers

News

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

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The Department for Education has updated guidance for early years and childcare providers, including confirmation that from 1 June, childminders can look after children of all ages, in line with their current Ofsted registration, and within usual limits on the number of children they can care for.

Ofsted warning underlines the pressures facing vulnerable children and families right now

Opinion

Thursday, November 12, 2020

| Nursery World

The damage done by Covid-19 and lockdown on families is only just starting to be felt, warns Tom McBride of the Early Intervention Foundation

Editor’s view - Open or closed?

Opinion

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Early years settings want to play their part in the pandemic, but they need urgent action on funding, vaccinations and testing

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Boris Johnson's food tsar calls for sugar and salt tax to fund free school meal expansion

Cost of Tory free breakfast plans 'could treble'

Labour pledges free school meals for primary children

Nursery group crowdfunds for life-saving devices

Concern young children missing out on Healthy Start scheme, as figures show a quarter of households with under-fours skip meals

Refugee families hit by funding exclusions in coronavirus crisis

Government funding to encourage more children to play in the street

More primary children to receive universal free school meals

Children's health suffering from Government cuts

Government funding to expand work of FGM centre

DfE to pilot £2m scheme to fight 'holiday hunger'

Prime Minister gives his backing to infant free school meals

Scotland aims to boost role of outdoor learning for nursery-age children

Children in 'Opportunity Area' have improved outcomes

Mental health spending leaves children facing postcode lottery

Sure Start cut hospital visits for children in deprived areas

Report reveals benefits of Sure Start

Government urged to prioritise 'neglected' early help services

School breakfast clubs 'in crisis' with 6,000 due to close

Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

Austerity 'highly likely' to have caused 'shocking' damage to nation's health

Large nursery groups join forces to meet coronavirus challenges

DfE updates guidance on wider opening for early years and childcare providers

Ofsted warning underlines the pressures facing vulnerable children and families right now

Editor’s view - Open or closed?

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