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LEYF opens up its chef training academy to all nurseries

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

| Nursery World

The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has opened up its professional chef academy to external candidates in a bid to tackle the ‘alarming’ rise in childhood obesity.

NHS launches food scanner to help families make healthier choices

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Monday, January 10, 2022

| Nursery World

A new feature on the NHS Food Scanner App has been launched to show families how to make healthier food and drink swaps in a bid to tackle childhood obesity.

In Focus: Health Inequalities - Call for action

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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

| Nursery World

Health inequalities between disadvantaged and advantaged children are increasing, according to new research, whose authors call for more resources. By Katy Morton

Coronavirus vaccination could be extended to five-year-olds in the UK

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Friday, December 10, 2021

| Nursery World

Children as young as five could be offered the Covid-19 vaccination if approved by the UK’s medicines and healthcare products regulatory agency (MHRA).

Health inequalities between disadvantaged and advantaged under-fives increasing

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

| Nursery World

Progress in improving the health of under-fives has ‘stalled’ in the last five years, particularly infant mortality and obesity, which is getting worse, according to findings from a new report.

Concerns vulnerable children are being let down due to 'stretched' health visiting services

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Friday, December 3, 2021

| Nursery World

More than 40 per cent of health visitors are worried they ‘can’t do enough to safeguard babies and children’, according to new survey findings.

Charity launches free parenting app with personalised daily content for fathers

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Thursday, December 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Dads can now receive bespoke, daily information on all aspects of fatherhood, thanks to a new app developed by charity Best Beginnings.

Government publishes new Covid-19 measures for nurseries, childminders and schools amid Omicron concern

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Monday, November 29, 2021

| Nursery World

The Government has announced additional safety measures for early years settings and schools to prevent the spread of the new Coronavirus Omicron variant.

Outdoor play is 'every child's right'

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Thursday, November 25, 2021

| Nursery World

Every child has a right to spend time outdoors, said Professor Jan White, speaking at Nursery World’s outdoor play conference.

Alliance launches toolkit to help settings get through a 'demanding' winter

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

| Nursery World

A series of winter-themed resources to help early years settings face seasonal challenges has been launched.

Increase in obesity rates among Reception pupils

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

| Nursery World

New data from the National Child Measurement Programme shows a jump in the percentage of four- and five-year-olds classed as obese.

Children less active during the pandemic - survey

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Thursday, November 11, 2021

| Nursery World

More than 80 per cent of children failed to meet the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity per day when the UK was under lockdown due to coronavirus, according to new research.

Parents still struggling to access 'essential' services

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Wednesday, November 10, 2021

| Nursery World

According to new research from a group of charities, many routine health visitor checks continue to be over the phone, drop-in clinics are no longer operating in some areas and baby and toddler groups have either stopped running or are hard to access.

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

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Friday, October 22, 2021

| Nursery World

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.

Government launches new mental health training for schools

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has announced funding grants for up to 7,800 primary and secondary schools and colleges to pay for training for senior leaders to roll out an effective ‘whole school’ approach to mental health and wellbeing.

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Delays to development checks and the introduction of non-face-to-face appointments due to the pandemic are hindering the effectiveness of the programme. Katy Morton reports

Concerns that council plans to cut health visitors will 'cause preventable harm'

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Friday, August 20, 2021

| Nursery World

Organisations that advocate for women's health and unions are worried that proposals by two councils to reduce their health visiting teams will put children and families at risk.

Study finds Sure Start benefitted children’s long-term health

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Monday, August 16, 2021

| Nursery World

New research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) reveals that children who accessed Sure Start children’s centres in their early years were far less likely to be hospitalised later on in life.

Nearly 1,600 children living with type 2 diabetes

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Friday, August 13, 2021

| Nursery World

New NHS figures reveal the number of children with type 2 diabetes is on the rise, with 1,560 children in England now with the condition.

Study finds children are unlikely to experience long Covid

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

| Nursery World

New research reveals that fewer than one in 20 children who had Coronavirus experienced symptoms beyond four weeks.

Rise in hospital admissions for Covid among unvaccinated pregnant women

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Friday, July 30, 2021

| Nursery World

Doctors and midwives are urging pregnant women to have their Covid-19 vaccination as soon as possible, following a rise in the number of unvaccinated women being admitted to hospital with severe coronavirus.

Norovirus on the rise in childcare settings

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Friday, July 23, 2021

| Nursery World

Official data shows that cases of the vomiting bug have been spreading ‘rapidly’ among pre-school children in nurseries and childcare settings in England over the past few weeks.

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

| Nursery World

More than 60 members of the First 1001 Days Movement have today jointly written to the new health secretary Sajid Javid to highlight the impact of the pandemic on babies and their families.

Andrea Leadsom launches new early years podcast

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

| Nursery World

A new podcast series featuring stories of parents who have given birth during lockdown along with interviews with leading practitioners and politicians, has been launched by Andrea Leadsom MP, chair of the Early Years Healthy Development Review.

Programme that teaches young children about Covid safety backed by health experts

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Friday, July 16, 2021

| Nursery World

A programme that teaches young children how to protect themselves and others from Coronavirus has gained the support of the Royal Society for Public Health.

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LEYF opens up its chef training academy to all nurseries

NHS launches food scanner to help families make healthier choices

In Focus: Health Inequalities - Call for action

Coronavirus vaccination could be extended to five-year-olds in the UK

Health inequalities between disadvantaged and advantaged under-fives increasing

Concerns vulnerable children are being let down due to 'stretched' health visiting services

Charity launches free parenting app with personalised daily content for fathers

Government publishes new Covid-19 measures for nurseries, childminders and schools amid Omicron concern

Outdoor play is 'every child's right'

Alliance launches toolkit to help settings get through a 'demanding' winter

Increase in obesity rates among Reception pupils

Children less active during the pandemic - survey

Parents still struggling to access 'essential' services

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

Government launches new mental health training for schools

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

Concerns that council plans to cut health visitors will 'cause preventable harm'

Study finds Sure Start benefitted children’s long-term health

Nearly 1,600 children living with type 2 diabetes

Study finds children are unlikely to experience long Covid

Rise in hospital admissions for Covid among unvaccinated pregnant women

Norovirus on the rise in childcare settings

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

Andrea Leadsom launches new early years podcast

Programme that teaches young children about Covid safety backed by health experts

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