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Labour commits to introducing an additional health check for all babies

Thursday, April 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Labour’s shadow health secretary has pledged to introduce an additional health check for babies, as part of the party's commitment to making Britain’s children the healthiest in the world.

Leadsom to report to Cabinet on first 1001 days review

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Wednesday, May 1, 2019

| Nursery World

Andrea Leadsom is to make policy proposals to Cabinet for early help for families ahead of the spending review.

New framework for training in infant mental health launches

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Thursday, May 9, 2019

| Nursery World

A new competencies framework for all those working with children from 0-2 aims to help practitioners assess their knowledge and identify gaps in their training.

Parents need to be told about baby talk, study shows

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Monday, November 1, 2010

| Nursery World

A research project carried out by Talk to Your Baby reveals that some parents feel silly or embarrassed talking to their babies, while many believe that communication is something that will happen of its own accord.

Interview: Andrea Leadsom MP and Jo Churchill, public health minister

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020

| Nursery World

We talk to Andrea Leadsom and Jo Churchill about progress on the Early Years Healthy Development Review

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.

Marcus Rashford urges more low-income families to sign up for food voucher scheme

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Thursday, August 5, 2021

| Nursery World

In an open letter, the footballer and child food poverty campaigner calls on health professionals to spread the word about the Government's Healthy Start scheme, in a bid to increase take-up among eligible families.

Duchess of Cambridge visits forest school in Denmark

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Friday, February 25, 2022

| Nursery World

The Duchess of Cambridge visited Stenurten Forest Kindergarten in Copenhagen, Denmark this week as part of a working trip to better understand the country’s approach to early years

New guidance on weaning to help 'confused' parents

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Friday, March 4, 2022

| Nursery World

New guidance on how to safely introduce children to solid food has been launched by the Government’s Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID).

Over one million babies and young children are living in poverty - report

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Wednesday, April 27, 2022

| Nursery World

Research carried out by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on behalf of baby bank charity Little Village, reveals that around half of the 4.2 million children in poverty in the UK live in a family with a child under the age of five.

Survey seeks sector views on the twos scheme

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Sunday, June 15, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners are invited to have their say on the disadvantaged two-year-old programme via TACTYC’s new online survey.

Labour figures reveal 60,000 place gap in two-year-old provision

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Monday, June 16, 2014

| Nursery World

Labour research shows that local authorities face a shortfall of more than a quarter of places for two-year-olds when the scheme extends in September.

The Big Picture: A family and other animals

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Friday, May 11, 2012

| Nursery World

This summer, pre-school children are invited to the Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre in Taunton, Somerset, to join Mr and Mrs Sommerflugel and meet their menagerie of animals, in a show combining fantasy, surrealism and storytelling.

Take-up of Flying Start scheme up by a third

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Friday, July 18, 2014

| Nursery World

Major expansion of the Flying Start scheme in Wales so far has taken place during the last 12 months, latest figures show.

The big picture: Tinsel time

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Sunday, December 15, 2013

| Nursery World

Children at Willows Day Nursery at Sutton Hospital have been preparing for Christmas with a brand new box of festive decorations for sensory play.

TV presenter Rachel Riley named as the ambassador for new early years reading initiative

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

| Nursery World

Television presenter Rachel Riley has been announced as the first ever ambassador for Oscar’s Book Club, a new initiative to inspire early years reading.

'Are you a Monster?' named the best book to share with young children

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Monday, April 29, 2024

| Nursery World

Are You a Monster? has been recognised as the best new book for sharing with young children by reading charity BookTrust.

Early years expert Julia Manning-Morton: 'It's time to ask our shiny new government for investment'

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024

| Nursery World

Now is the time for early years professionals to fight for much-needed investment in the sector from the new Labour government, delegates at Nursery World’s ‘Birth to Three: Meeting Children’s Unique Needs’ conference were told yesterday (9 July).

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.

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: 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.

A third of UK baby deaths 'avoidable'

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

| Nursery World

There are too many avoidable stillbirths, deaths and brain injuries in babies born in the UK, according to a new report by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Avoiding the ‘terrible twos’ during lockdown

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Thursday, May 7, 2020

| Nursery World

Happy babies can get through the ‘terrible twos’ with minimal behavioural problems if they are supported by a flexible method of parenting, a leading Cambridge academic told Nursery World.

Staff judge treasure baskets

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

| Nursery World

Staff from Nannas Day Nurseries, Colchester, gather for the judging of their treasure baskets.

Book sharing with parents fosters under-threes' communication skills

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Thursday, March 10, 2016

| Nursery World

New research, due at the end of the month, will examine the success of a programme aimed at giving early years practitioners a better understanding of how babies and toddlers’ language and literacy develops.

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Labour commits to introducing an additional health check for all babies

Leadsom to report to Cabinet on first 1001 days review

New framework for training in infant mental health launches

Parents need to be told about baby talk, study shows

Interview: Andrea Leadsom MP and Jo Churchill, public health minister

Report reveals ‘hidden harms’ of spring lockdown on babies

Marcus Rashford urges more low-income families to sign up for food voucher scheme

Duchess of Cambridge visits forest school in Denmark

New guidance on weaning to help 'confused' parents

Over one million babies and young children are living in poverty - report

Survey seeks sector views on the twos scheme

Labour figures reveal 60,000 place gap in two-year-old provision

The Big Picture: A family and other animals

Take-up of Flying Start scheme up by a third

The big picture: Tinsel time

TV presenter Rachel Riley named as the ambassador for new early years reading initiative

'Are you a Monster?' named the best book to share with young children

Early years expert Julia Manning-Morton: 'It's time to ask our shiny new government for investment'

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

Learn about the science of brain development

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

A third of UK baby deaths 'avoidable'

Avoiding the ‘terrible twos’ during lockdown

Staff judge treasure baskets

Book sharing with parents fosters under-threes' communication skills

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