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'Shocking' rise in young children having baby teeth removed

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

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The number of toddlers having teeth extracted due to tooth decay has risen by almost a quarter in the last decade, new figures reveal.

Government missing opportunities to tackle childhood obesity, say MPs

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Monday, March 27, 2017

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A new report by the Health Select Committee calls for more robust action by the Government to tackle childhood obesity, including controlling the ‘deep discounting’ by supermarkets of unhealthy food and drink.

Labour pledges free school meals for primary children

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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.

A Unique Child: Health & Nutrition: Grow Your Own - Hard to keep up

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Monday, October 17, 2016

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Despite a bumper harvest, now is not the time to rest on your laurels in the garden

Car journeys over 30 minutes 'potential health risk' to newborns

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Monday, November 14, 2016

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New research puts into question the amount of time that babies can safely spend in car seats.

Partnership formed to improve childminder food safety inspections

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Monday, September 22, 2014

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The Northamptonshire Childminding Association (NCA) and South Northamptonshire Council's (SNC) health protection team are the first to form a partnership for better regulation of food safety inspections for childminders.

Obesity campaigners call for pregnant women to be weighed

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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

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Pregnant women should be weighed each trimester to help tackle childhood obesity, say medical experts.

Health & Well-Being - No escape?

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Monday, July 22, 2019

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What’s being done to tackle junk food advertising and its adverse effects on children’s health, asks Meredith Jones Russell

New support helps nurseries go into the woods

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

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National Day Nurseries Association Cymru has joined forces with the Forestry Commission to offer nurseries in Wales free support in developing outdoor learning opportunities for children.

Yoga therapy campaign raises £1,000 for SEN children

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

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A yoga centre in North London is raising money to give more children with special needs access to specialist one-to-one therapy sessions.

Grow Your Own...Onions

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Monday, February 18, 2019

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Onions are easy to grow from baby onions, which are called sets. While you can buy seeds, sets are less prone to disease and more likely to provide good crops in poorer soils.

Call for charter on children's mental health

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Tuesday, March 12, 2019

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A charter on children’s mental health has been launched, calling for new legislation to support young people with mental health problems.

Staff - With feeling

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Monday, April 1, 2019

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A chance comment about ‘compassion fatigue’ led Angela Hodgkins, senior lecturer at the University of Worcester, to research the emotional impact of working in the early years. Here she sets out her findings

Five areas to transform maternity and early years services

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Monday, April 8, 2019

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A new one-year programme from the Early Intervention Foundation will look at how to improve outcomes for children in five areas.

Health & Well-Being: Grow Your Own… Chives

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Monday, April 15, 2019

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CHIVES are grown for their pungent-smelling but mild-tasting leaves which can be chopped finely and mixed into a salad. They also have edible pink flowers that can make an attractive garnish.

Damning report accuses Government of failing to ensure families' right to food

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Monday, May 20, 2019

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The Government is breaching its human rights duty to ensure adequate food for families, a new report warns.

More 'robust intervention' needed from Government to increase healthy voucher take-up

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Tuesday, August 6, 2019

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The Government has been accused of failing to invest in its Healthy Start scheme, as new figures show almost half of eligible London families are missing out on the vouchers.

Health & Well-Being: Executive Functions, Part 1

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Monday, September 16, 2019

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Activities for three to fives

Grow your Own… Alpine Strawberries

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Sunday, October 13, 2019

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Alpine strawberries, or wild strawberries, can produce fruit with as little as four hours a day of sun, so are ideal for autumn sowing.

Call for Government to clarify advice around sunscreen in nurseries

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

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The British Skin Foundation has launched a petition calling for a standardised sunscreen policy in nurseries and primary schools to stop children getting sunburnt.