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Figures reveal extent of two-year-old places' take-up

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

| Nursery World

Government figures, released yesterday, show that around 70 per cent of the 130,000 disadvantaged two-year-olds eligible for early education places have so far taken up the offer.

Breakthrough test promises faster diagnosis of pre-eclampsia

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Thursday, November 7, 2013

| Nursery World

A new test diagnosing pre-eclampsia in 15 minutes has been developed by doctors at a London hospital.

Call for free vitamins supplements to be given to all under-fives

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Friday, October 25, 2013

| Nursery World

England's chief medical officer professor Dame Sally Davies has called for the Healthy Start scheme to be extended to all children under five.

Babies can recognise social interaction at a few hours old

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

| Nursery World

New research shows that at just one-day old, babies can differentiate between social interactions such as playing 'peekaboo' and non-social movement such as an arm manipulating an object.

Cuts proposed to Essex children's centres

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

| Nursery World

Eleven childrens centres in Essex are under threat of closure and others could see their opening hours drastically reduced, under plans out for consultation.

New campaign raises awareness of the threat of meningitis to under-fives

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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

| Nursery World

A new global campaign to highlight the impact of meningitis on children and their families was launched today in London.

Early years experts join forces over later school start

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Thursday, September 12, 2013

| Nursery World

A focus on 'school readiness', testing at an ever-earlier age, and the downgrading of play threaten 'profound damage' to a generation of children, a group of experts warns today.

Lottery grants awarded to baby and toddler projects

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Friday, August 23, 2013

| Nursery World

The Pre-school Alliance is one of a number of charities to share 5m from the Big Lottery Fund's A Better Start programme to improve outcomes for children from birth to three-years-old.

Council cut brings end to charity-run children's centres

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Friday, August 9, 2013

| Nursery World

Barnardo's and Action for Children have lost their contracts to run seven children's centres in Leicester in a council bid to save 1.7m a year.

Blood test for babies could detect autism

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

| Nursery World

A simple blood test to diagnose autism in 12-month-old babies could be available within the next two years after researchers discovered the genetic 'signature' for the disorder.

Early Intervention Foundation to work with 20 best practice areas

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

| Nursery World

The Early Intervention Foundation has named the 20 'pioneering places' it will work closely with to provide 'real-life', practical answers about how to deliver early intervention to the best effect.

Labour MPS call for integrated approach to overcome inequality

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Labour politicians Dame Tessa Jowell and Ivan Lewis MP have called for a focus on early intervention among poverty-stricken children to be at the heart of the post-2015 framework for developing countries.

Baby boom will see a 'massive shortage' of free childcare places

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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

| Nursery World

The social enterprise United for All Ages has warned that Britain's 21st century baby boom will led to a childcare crisis.

Eczema could trigger food allergies in children

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Friday, July 19, 2013

| Nursery World

A study by Kings College London and the University of Dundee has found that eczema plays a key role in the development of food allergy in babies.

MPs call for joint children's centre and health budgets to protect services

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Monday, July 15, 2013

| Nursery World

Children's centre budgets should be pooled with those for midwives and health visitors, a cross-party committee of MPs has argued.

Children start using words to form sentences earlier than thought

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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

| Nursery World

New research by Newcastle University challenges the idea that the early word combinations of two- and three-year-olds are devoid of grammar.

Child development 'not harmed' by mother's return to work

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Thursday, June 13, 2013

| Nursery World

A study has found that how well children do at school is not affected if their mother returns to work in their first year of life.

New blood test may give more accurate diagnosis of Down Syndrome

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Friday, June 7, 2013

| Nursery World

Pregnant patients at hospitals in London and Kent will be able to trial a new non-invasive test to determine whether their unborn child has Down Syndrome.

Disco dancing for under 5s

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Friday, May 31, 2013

| Nursery World

Children under five can bop until they drop at a new baby disco event running until 15 September at the Southbank centre in central London.

Flying Start scheme expands to support 36,000 more disadvantaged children

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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

| Nursery World

The Welsh government is extending its Flying Start scheme with a further 146 projects to help vulnerable families in Wales.

Co-sleeping raises cot death risk

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013

| Nursery World

Parents who share a bed with their breastfed baby increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome five-fold, warns a new study, the largest analysis of its kind.

Toddlers from deprived homes at greater risk of scalds

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Toddlers living in socially deprived areas are most at risk of suffering hot water related injuries at home, according to a new study.

The big picture: Time for a real big change

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Friday, May 3, 2013

| Nursery World

Parents from north and east London gathered in the V&A Museum of Childhood in Bethnal Green as part of a global attempt to help break the world record for the most reusable nappies to be changed at once.

Children invited to toddle for charity

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Monday, April 29, 2013

| Nursery World

Actress Tina Hobley and her three-year-old son Orson are encouraging early years settings to take part in this year's Barnardo's Big Toddle from May-October 2013.

Study highlights the importance of bonding with your baby

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Thursday, March 21, 2013

| Nursery World

New mothers should be assessed to make sure that they are coping and bonding well with their babies when they are a few months old, a report receommends.

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Figures reveal extent of two-year-old places' take-up

Breakthrough test promises faster diagnosis of pre-eclampsia

Call for free vitamins supplements to be given to all under-fives

Babies can recognise social interaction at a few hours old

Cuts proposed to Essex children's centres

New campaign raises awareness of the threat of meningitis to under-fives

Early years experts join forces over later school start

Lottery grants awarded to baby and toddler projects

Council cut brings end to charity-run children's centres

Blood test for babies could detect autism

Early Intervention Foundation to work with 20 best practice areas

Labour MPS call for integrated approach to overcome inequality

Baby boom will see a 'massive shortage' of free childcare places

Eczema could trigger food allergies in children

MPs call for joint children's centre and health budgets to protect services

Children start using words to form sentences earlier than thought

Child development 'not harmed' by mother's return to work

New blood test may give more accurate diagnosis of Down Syndrome

Disco dancing for under 5s

Flying Start scheme expands to support 36,000 more disadvantaged children

Co-sleeping raises cot death risk

Toddlers from deprived homes at greater risk of scalds

The big picture: Time for a real big change

Children invited to toddle for charity

Study highlights the importance of bonding with your baby

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