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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

| Nursery World

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.

Cross-party MPs call for greater post-Covid support for early years

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Thursday, July 8, 2021

| Nursery World

The Early Years Commission is calling on the Government to extend financial support to children under the age of five in the wake of the pandemic.

'Substantial’ drop in take-up of funded places fuels concern for early years sector

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Friday, July 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Newly released Government figures reveal the number of eligible two-year-olds registered for a funded place with nurseries or childminders has fallen by 13 per cent.

Coronavirus: Guide to re-opening support services for new and expectant parents

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Wednesday, May 5, 2021

| Nursery World

A new guide to re-starting support services for expectant and new parents during Covid-19 has been launched by a network of organisations and charities supporting early parenting.

Babies recognise phrases before they can talk, study finds

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Thursday, April 8, 2021

| Nursery World

One-year-olds can recognise combinations of words, such as ‘clap your hands’, before they have uttered their first word, new research from the University of Edinburgh has revealed.

Mental health ‘hubs’ for pregnant women and new mums to be set up across England

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

| Nursery World

Dedicated mental health ‘hubs’ for new, expectant and bereaved mums are being set up across England as part of the NHS Long Term Plan to increase access to psychological support for women.

‘Start for Life’ support package to be launched for new parents

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Thursday, March 25, 2021

| Nursery World

Andrea Leadsom has launched the long-awaited Early Years Healthy Development Review, which sets out a vision for improving babies’ healthy development and reducing inequalities in the first 1,001 days of life.

Domestic abuse 'most common' in pregnancy and before baby reaches the age of two

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Friday, March 5, 2021

| Nursery World

Forty percent of parents who have experienced domestic abuse said it occurred during pregnancy, or before their baby reached age two, new research by The For Baby’s Sake Trust has revealed.

Leadsom outlines emerging findings of the Government’s review into babies’ healthy development

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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

| Nursery World

Preliminary findings of the Early Years Healthy Development Review were outlined by Andrea Leadsom MP at the APPG on Conception to age two meeting, held yesterday.

Report reveals ‘hidden harms’ of spring lockdown on babies

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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

| Nursery World

Emerging evidence of the ‘harm’ that lockdown has had on babies is detailed in a new report launched today.

Coronavirus: All women now entitled to have a partner at birth

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Friday, December 18, 2020

| Nursery World

Pregnant women should be able to have someone with them for all their maternity appointments, scans and for the entire labour and birth, NHS health trusts in England have been told.

Learn about the science of brain development

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Monday, December 14, 2020

| Nursery World

A free, online course about how babies’ brains develop has been launched by the University of Oxford.

Coronavirus: Early years review considers benefits of digital support for new parents

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Thursday, November 19, 2020

| Nursery World

Digital and remote support can be 'vital’ for new parents struggling to get the help they need during the pandemic, MP Andrea Leadsom told Nursery World in an exclusive interview about the Government’s Early Years Healthy Development Review.

New parents: ‘NHS is here for you’ if your child is unwell

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Friday, November 13, 2020

| Nursery World

Paediatricians, health visitors and GPs have launched a ‘fridge poster’ signposting new parents where to turn to for help with concerns about their babies’ health.

Babies in lockdown: ‘perfect storm’ caused by withdrawal of key services

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

| Nursery World

The pandemic has caused a ‘perfect storm’ where vital services and support for pregnant mothers and babies were withdrawn from many families at a time when they needed it most, according to the First 1001 Days Movement.

Coronavirus: Parents of sick babies unable to stay with them in hospital due to Covid rules

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

| Nursery World

More than one in seven parents were not able to be with their baby at all during their stay on a neonatal unit due to tough Covid-19 restrictions, a charity that supports premature and sick babies has found.

Help shape services for babies and new parents: consultation launched

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Friday, October 9, 2020

| Nursery World

New parents, health service professionals, charities and volunteer groups have until 16 October to respond to an online questionnaire that will help shape the outcome of the review into early years healthy development, led by Government advisor Andrea Leadsom MP.

Andrea Leadsom to lead review into early years health

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Wednesday, July 15, 2020

| Nursery World

Andrea Leadsom has been commissioned by the prime minister to lead a new review into improving the health outcomes of babies and young children, as part of the Government’s 'levelling up' agenda.

Coronavirus: Under-fives' mental health at risk

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Monday, June 8, 2020

| Nursery World

Covid-19 is likely to increase the strain on the mental health of under-fives and their parents, warns the National Children’s Bureau (NCB), at the start of this week’s Infant Mental Health Awareness Week.

Call to make the youngest a priority in Government response to Covid-19

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Monday, June 8, 2020

| Nursery World

More than 70 children’s and mental health charities and organisations have written to the prime minister calling for the Government to invest in the well-being of babies and toddlers in Covid-19 recovery plans.

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

Cross-party MPs call for greater post-Covid support for early years

'Substantial’ drop in take-up of funded places fuels concern for early years sector

Coronavirus: Guide to re-opening support services for new and expectant parents

Babies recognise phrases before they can talk, study finds

Mental health ‘hubs’ for pregnant women and new mums to be set up across England

‘Start for Life’ support package to be launched for new parents

Domestic abuse 'most common' in pregnancy and before baby reaches the age of two

Leadsom outlines emerging findings of the Government’s review into babies’ healthy development

Report reveals ‘hidden harms’ of spring lockdown on babies

Coronavirus: All women now entitled to have a partner at birth

Learn about the science of brain development

Coronavirus: Early years review considers benefits of digital support for new parents

New parents: ‘NHS is here for you’ if your child is unwell

Babies in lockdown: ‘perfect storm’ caused by withdrawal of key services

Coronavirus: Parents of sick babies unable to stay with them in hospital due to Covid rules

Help shape services for babies and new parents: consultation launched

Andrea Leadsom to lead review into early years health

Coronavirus: Under-fives' mental health at risk

Call to make the youngest a priority in Government response to Covid-19

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