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

Saturday, November 11, 2023

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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.

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

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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.

Zayn Malik adds name to growing list calling on PM to expand free school meals

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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

| Nursery World

Singer Zayn Malik has written to the prime minister calling for free school meals for all children in families on Universal credit, ahead of next week’s budget.

Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

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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.

Labour plan for breakfast clubs 'first step on the road to a modern childcare system’

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

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Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson will pledge to roll out free breakfast clubs to all primary school children, invest in the childcare workforce, and oppose the Government's plan to change staff to child ratios in early years settings.

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

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022

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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

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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

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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.

Health & Nutrition - Come on in

Features

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

| Nursery World

What services will the new family hubs offer and how are they going to be introduced over the coming years? Meredith Jones Russell investigates

New research to explore the quality of food served at nurseries

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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

| Nursery World

The challenge early years settings face in providing healthy food to children in their care, is the focus of new research by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

Health and wellbeing study urges ministers to invest more in the early years workforce

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Friday, October 22, 2021

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A new report calls on the Government to reaffirm its commitment to creating a first-class early years workforce by releasing a ‘comprehensive strategy’ to raise the entry qualification level and publishing pay scales.

Marcus Rashford calls on MPs to take action to end child food poverty

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Tuesday, September 7, 2021

| Nursery World

Footballer Marcus Rashford has launched a new campaign calling on MPs to back recommendations to end child food poverty.

One million children in poverty ineligible for free school meals

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Tuesday, August 31, 2021

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A new report calls for the Government’s Free School Meals (FSMs) policy to be extended to all low-income families, as it estimates that hundreds of thousands of children in poverty are missing out on the benefit.

Nottinghamshire nurseries chosen to help flght childhood obesity

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Thursday, December 3, 2020

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Seven nurseries in Nottinghamshire have been nominated to take part in a government-funded childhood obesity project, supported by the Soil Association’s Food for Life programme.

Government performs u-turn over free school meals in holidays

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Monday, November 9, 2020

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Disadvantaged schoolchildren will receive free meals during the Christmas holidays, and under-fours will benefit from a top-up in vouchers for healthy food from April, the Government has announced.

Call to increase value of Healthy Start Vouchers

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Tuesday, November 3, 2020

| Nursery World

More than 50 public health experts have signed a letter to the Chancellor and health secretary, calling for an increase in the value of the Healthy Start vouchers for low-income families.

Government launches new obesity strategy

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Monday, July 27, 2020

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A ban on junk food ads before the 9pm watershed is one of the measures being brought in by the Government to tackle ‘the ticking time bomb’ of obesity.

Free breakfast scheme extended over summer holidays

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Tuesday, July 7, 2020

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Disadvantaged children from more than 1,800 schools in England will be given vouchers for healthy breakfasts over the summer holidays.

'UK in danger of failing a generation of children’, warn doctors

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Thursday, March 5, 2020

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According to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health’s (RCPCH) State of Child Health 2020 report, progress on children’s health outcomes across this country has mostly stalled or reversed – something rarely seen in high-income countries.

Government extends breakfast club programme until 2021

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Tuesday, January 7, 2020

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The Department for Education (DfE) has earmarked up to £11.8 million to extend its National School Breakfast Programme (NSBP), which aims to improve access to breakfast provision in schools in disadvantaged areas, for another year.

Children in poverty suffer hunger and stigma, finds new research

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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

| Nursery World

Children growing up in poverty are going hungry and experiencing feelings of shame and social exclusion due to lack of money and food, according to new research.

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

| Nursery World

A Government-backed campaign aims to help parents with weaning and tackle widespread myths about the signs a baby is ready to try their first solid foods.

Hunger minister needed to address food insecurity, say MPs

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Thursday, January 10, 2019

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A group of cross-party MPs have accused the Government of failing to address the growing problem of food insecurity in the UK, which they say is particularly affecting children.

Guide to: Childhood Obesity Strategy

Features

Monday, September 17, 2018

| Nursery World

Following criticism of its obesity strategy, the Government added a second chapter earlier this year setting out new aims and commitments. Meredith Jones Russell reports

DfE admits millions of children at risk of losing free school meals

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Sunday, June 3, 2018

| Nursery World

Up to 2.6 million children could lose out on free school meals by 2022, reveal newly published DfE figures.

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

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

Zayn Malik adds name to growing list calling on PM to expand free school meals

Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

Labour plan for breakfast clubs 'first step on the road to a modern childcare system’

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

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

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

Health & Nutrition - Come on in

New research to explore the quality of food served at nurseries

Health and wellbeing study urges ministers to invest more in the early years workforce

Marcus Rashford calls on MPs to take action to end child food poverty

One million children in poverty ineligible for free school meals

Nottinghamshire nurseries chosen to help flght childhood obesity

Government performs u-turn over free school meals in holidays

Call to increase value of Healthy Start Vouchers

Government launches new obesity strategy

Free breakfast scheme extended over summer holidays

'UK in danger of failing a generation of children’, warn doctors

Government extends breakfast club programme until 2021

Children in poverty suffer hunger and stigma, finds new research

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

Hunger minister needed to address food insecurity, say MPs

Guide to: Childhood Obesity Strategy

DfE admits millions of children at risk of losing free school meals

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