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Call for children to be given vitamin D as cases of rickets triple

Friday, October 24, 2014

| Nursery World

Experts are urging parents to give their children daily doses of Vitamin D, as research shows a lack of awareness of its benefits.

Vegetables first: How to get children loving veggies

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Thursday, June 9, 2016

| Nursery World

Weaning with vegetables before fruit gives babies the best chance of enjoying the green stuff as they grow up, researchers have found.

Health visitor campaign highlights fall in numbers

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Tuesday, November 7, 2017

| Nursery World

A new campaign video aims to highlight the 10 per cent drop in health visitor numbers in England over the past two years, which the Institute of Health Visiting blames on government cuts.

Spotlight on…Laura Wyatt

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Sunday, March 19, 2017

| Nursery World

Bereavement midwife, University Hospital of Wales

Mother's premature baby campaign reaches House of Commons

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Friday, December 2, 2016

| Nursery World

A petition to extend maternity leave for mothers of the around 60,000 babies born prematurely in the UK each year, has been signed by more than 120,000 people and could lead to a change in the law.

Care improving for babies born early

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Monday, October 6, 2014

| Nursery World

Specialist care for premature babies is improving, but varies widely across the country, according to the latest statistics.

Study: Controlled baby crying sleep method is 'no stress'

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Thursday, May 26, 2016

| Nursery World

Researchers are hoping they have put anxieties over baby sleep training to bed for good – after a study found the controversial method has no impact on stress hormones or bonding.

Contents - On Your Bike!

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Monday, March 16, 2020

| Nursery World

London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has introduced a bicycle scheme across all its 39 nurseries.

Nurseries encouraged to join in healthy eating week online cook-a-longs

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Tuesday, June 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Healthy eating, wellbeing and the benefits of physical activity and cooking are the focus of a new virtual event organised by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF).

Government to launch specialist long Covid hubs for children

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021

| Nursery World

Children will soon be able to be referred to specialist long Covid services, as a part of a £100 million expansion of care for those suffering from the condition.

Taking folic acid during pregnancy could reduce the risk of autism

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Thursday, February 14, 2013

| Nursery World

Pregnant women could reduce their child's risk of autism by 40 per cent with the consumption of folic acid supplements according to recent research.

Severe obesity at its highest-ever rate in Year 6 children

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Tuesday, July 24, 2018

| Nursery World

Levels of severe obesity in children aged 10 to 11 years have reached the highest point since records began.

Holiday hunger projects under way in pilot areas

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Friday, July 27, 2018

| Nursery World

Children from disadvantaged families will be able to access out-of-school activities and healthy meals for free this summer in a £2m pilot scheme funded by the Department for Education.

Insufficient evidence that screen time harms children

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Friday, January 4, 2019

| Nursery World

There is not enough evidence to prove screen time is harmful to children, according to new guidance.

Nursery well-being programme aims to prevent mental health problems

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

| Nursery World

A well-being programme developed specially for pre-school children is expanding into nurseries across the country.

New film highlights the reality faced by families struggling to afford food

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Tuesday, April 25, 2023

| Nursery World

A new short film has been released to highlight the struggle faced by families to put food on the table due to the cost-of-living crisis.

Government urged to increase the value of Healthy Start scheme amid 'soaring' food inflation

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Saturday, November 11, 2023

| Nursery World

The value of the Healthy Start scheme, which helps women with children under the age of four with the cost of food and milk, needs to increase by 20 per cent to cover the cost of essentials such as baby formula, finds new analysis.

Parents call on politicians to prioritise healthy food for children

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Friday, April 26, 2024

| Nursery World

Parents have launched their own manifesto calling on all political parties to put children’s healthy food at the heart of their plans.

Carers of young children should get obesity support, experts say

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Tuesday, January 26, 2016

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A cross-party parliamentary group has called for carers of young children to get support on nutrition, food choices, physical activity and sleep to help combat the UK’s obesity crisis.

Call to change attitudes to breastfeeding

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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

| Nursery World

Social stigma is a major barrier to breastfeeding and more must be done to support women to continue breastfeeding beyond the first few weeks, experts say.

Play aims to help children's professionals deal with FGM

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

| Nursery World

A new interactive theatre play is supporting professionals working with children to react appropriately to suspected cases of female genital mutilation (FGM).

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.

Health inequalities between disadvantaged and advantaged under-fives increasing

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

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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.

Government urged to extend free school school meals to reach children on the 'cusp' of food poverty

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Friday, March 25, 2022

| Nursery World

The Local Government Association (LGA) is calling for free school meals to be expanded to all children who meet the income criteria, regardless of their parents’ circumstances.

Restaurant children's menus dominated by unhealthy foods

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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

| Nursery World

New research shows that children's menus at many of the UK's leading restaurants and pubs offer foods such as chicken nuggets and burgers.

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Call for children to be given vitamin D as cases of rickets triple

Vegetables first: How to get children loving veggies

Health visitor campaign highlights fall in numbers

Spotlight on…Laura Wyatt

Mother's premature baby campaign reaches House of Commons

Care improving for babies born early

Study: Controlled baby crying sleep method is 'no stress'

Contents - On Your Bike!

Nurseries encouraged to join in healthy eating week online cook-a-longs

Government to launch specialist long Covid hubs for children

Taking folic acid during pregnancy could reduce the risk of autism

Severe obesity at its highest-ever rate in Year 6 children

Holiday hunger projects under way in pilot areas

Insufficient evidence that screen time harms children

Nursery well-being programme aims to prevent mental health problems

New film highlights the reality faced by families struggling to afford food

Government urged to increase the value of Healthy Start scheme amid 'soaring' food inflation

Parents call on politicians to prioritise healthy food for children

Carers of young children should get obesity support, experts say

Call to change attitudes to breastfeeding

Play aims to help children's professionals deal with FGM

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

Health inequalities between disadvantaged and advantaged under-fives increasing

Government urged to extend free school school meals to reach children on the 'cusp' of food poverty

Restaurant children's menus dominated by unhealthy foods

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