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

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.

New guidance recommends limit of two 100 calorie snacks for children

News

Monday, January 8, 2018

| Nursery World

The new Change4Life campaign encourages parents to give children healthy snacks such as rice cakes rather than chocolate or sweets.

Yoga therapy for children with SEN celebrated

News

Thursday, December 7, 2017

| Nursery World

Members of a unique yoga community joined together for the first international conference on a pioneering yoga method for children with special educational needs.

New guidance recommends newborns be given vitamin D

News

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

| Nursery World

New Scottish guidance recommends that breastfed children from birth are given a daily supplement of vitamin D.

Government urged to prioritise 'neglected' early help services

News

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

| Nursery World

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.

A million children with serious medical conditions put at risk by schools

News

Monday, October 23, 2017

| Nursery World

The lives of one million children with chronic medical conditions are being put in jeopardy because schools don’t know what to do in an emergency, warns a body of child health organisations.

UNICEF urges Governments to invest in early childhood

News

Friday, September 22, 2017

| Nursery World

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

A Unique Child: Nutrition - Pack it in?

Features

Monday, September 18, 2017

| Nursery World

As packed lunches look set to become more common, Dr Patricia Lucas assesses their quality and launches a survey to find out more

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

News

Friday, September 15, 2017

| Nursery World

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.

Image problem

Features

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

| Nursery World

Even the youngest children are not immune to society’s obsession with body image. So what should early years staff be aware of? Hannah Crown reports

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

Parents experience lack of support for premature children

News

Thursday, June 29, 2017

| Nursery World

New research suggest that early years settings, schools and healthcare providers need to work harder to support the ongoing needs of children who are born prematurely.

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.

New parents lose 657 hours of sleep per year

News

Monday, April 24, 2017

| Nursery World

Research published today by the charity Book Trust reveals that new parents lose 675 hours of sleep per year- the equivalent of almost four weeks of less sleep a year.

Less than half of mothers breastfeed after two months

News

Thursday, March 23, 2017

| Nursery World

A survey of 500 new mothers reveals that while almost three-quarters start breastfeeding, less than half continue to do so six-to eight weeks later.

Health visitors flag up rise in children with language delay

News

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

| Nursery World

New figures show that health visitors are increasingly seeing children with delayed language.

Nursery Management: Nutrition - Fat-fighters

Features

Monday, March 20, 2017

| Nursery World

Parents of overweight children are often in denial about the problem or claim to be simply too busy to address it – so how should settings approach the issue? Gabriella Jozwiak finds out

Nursery Food: Community - Goodie bags

Features

Monday, February 6, 2017

| Nursery World

In Glasgow, one nursery school is encouraging families to eat healthily by distributing ‘Easypack Meals’ – bags containing the ingredients for a tasty, nutritious meal for four, reports Karen Faux

Scotland’s first baby boxes delivered to expectant mums

News

Tuesday, January 10, 2017

| Nursery World

Expectant mothers in Clackmannanshire and Orkney are the first to benefit from a new Scottish Government pilot to gift every newborn a box of essential items.