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Lockdown Babies: Policy and funding

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

| Nursery World

Jo Parkes looks at what the Government’s policy has been for the early years sector post-pandemic, and if a Labour government would change things

All about… family hubs

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

| Nursery World

With Children’s Centres having declined by a third since their peak of 3,600,Hannah Crown asks to what extent the new family hubs build on the legacy of Sure Start

Labour promises to 'end the scandal of children being held back by poor health' with new action plan

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Thursday, January 11, 2024

| Nursery World

Labour has unveiled plans for a new Child Health Action Plan, with the aim of creating the ‘healthiest generation of children ever in Britain’.

Government urged to increase the value of Healthy Start scheme amid 'soaring' food inflation

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Saturday, November 11, 2023

| Nursery World

The value of the Healthy Start scheme, which helps women with children under the age of four with the cost of food and milk, needs to increase by 20 per cent to cover the cost of essentials such as baby formula, finds new analysis.

Labour pledges toothbrushing scheme for three- to five-year-olds in schools

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Friday, October 6, 2023

| Nursery World

Labour has pledged to bring in supervised toothbrushing in schools for three- to-five-year olds as part of a wider ‘rescue plan for NHS dentistry’, ahead of the party’s conference in Liverpool.

Children's activity levels have returned post-lockdown, but most do not meet physical activity guidelines – study

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Friday, April 28, 2023

| Nursery World

Children’s physical activity levels are largely the same now as before the pandemic, but just under 60 per cent are not meeting Government activity targets, according to new research.

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

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Monday, April 3, 2023

| Nursery World

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.

'Alarming' increase in food insecurity as millions are forced to skip meals

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

| Nursery World

Within the past month, nearly one in five households, including those with children, have eaten less, skipped meals or gone without eating for an entire day, reveals new data.

Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

| Nursery World

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.

Post-Covid children's mental health services face rocketing rise in demand

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Saturday, July 30, 2022

| Nursery World

Children’s mental health services are ‘buckling under pressure’ in the wake of the pandemic, says Anne Longfield’s Commission on Young Lives, which calls on the two Conservative leadership candidates to pledge a £1 billion recovery package.

Kellogg's loses high court battle over display of sugary cereals in supermarket

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022

| Nursery World

Kellogg’s has lost a High Court battle over new Government rules stopping its products from being prominently displayed on supermarket shelves because they are deemed ‘unhealthy’.

Analysis: Early years settings step up support for families as cost of living crisis hits

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Tuesday, June 28, 2022

| Nursery World

Vitamin Angels UK extends partnership with NDNA as nurseries increase food donations and other support to struggling families and members of staff. Catherine Gaunt reports

Nursery group calls for funding to improve access to high-quality nursery food for vulnerable children

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Thursday, June 23, 2022

| Nursery World

The London Early Years Foundation is calling on the Government to invest in nursery food provision to support families living in poverty and improve young children's health.

Call for dedicated services to support early trauma

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

| Nursery World

Most early years professionals understand that children’s earliest experiences are vital to their development, but more than 80 percent believe the Government is not doing enough to provide support to families, according to a survey ahead of Infant Mental Health Awareness Week.

Teachers call for universal free school meals in England

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Teaching unions and head teachers have written to the chancellor and the education secretary calling for free school meals to be extended, as families struggle with the cost of living crisis.

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