Early years practitioners key in fight against childhood obesity
Emma Horne, director of children's services UK South at Action for Children
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
One in five children start Reception overweight or obese and over 45,000 children are admitted to hospital every year with tooth decay - we all know the facts and figures but what can early years practitioners do about it?
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