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Fruit is toddlers' snack of choice in lockdown

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

| Nursery World

Fruit is reigning as the most popular lockdown snack for toddlers at home, according to data from the Infant & Toddler Forum (ITF).

Coronavirus: Child poverty predicted to rise warns social mobility watchdog

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Wednesday, June 10, 2020

| Nursery World

Around 600,000 more children are living in relative poverty compared to eight years ago - a number that is projected to increase markedly as a result of Covid-19, the Social Mobility Commission has warned.

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).

Coronavirus: Concern that children on free school meals are missing out on on healthy food

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Monday, June 8, 2020

| Nursery World

Children on free school meals are eating 'significantly' less fruit and vegetables since the lockdown and are missing meals, a study has found.

Coronavirus: Under-fives' mental health at risk

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Monday, June 8, 2020

| Nursery World

Covid-19 is likely to increase the strain on the mental health of under-fives and their parents, warns the National Children’s Bureau (NCB), at the start of this week’s Infant Mental Health Awareness Week.

Call to make the youngest a priority in Government response to Covid-19

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Monday, June 8, 2020

| Nursery World

More than 70 children’s and mental health charities and organisations have written to the prime minister calling for the Government to invest in the well-being of babies and toddlers in Covid-19 recovery plans.

Coronavirus: After-school clubs on the brink of collapse

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Thursday, June 4, 2020

| Nursery World

Out-of-school clubs are facing closure and may never reopen, following new rules, confusing guidance and lack of support from Government.

Childminders and outdoor nurseries in Scotland now able to open to more children

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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

| Nursery World

Childminders and fully outdoor nurseries in Scotland are now able to reopen from today (3 June).

Coronavirus: Effects of loneliness in children could last up to nine years

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

| Nursery World

Children who have experienced long periods of loneliness are three times more likely to suffer from depression in years to come, according to a review looking into the long-term mental health impacts of lockdown.

Parents face challenges accessing childcare as lockdown eases

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

| Nursery World

Working parents will continue to have problems finding the childcare they need for the foreseeable future, a social enterprise specialising in intergeneration care has warned.

Early years sector and parents divided on reopening settings

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Monday, June 1, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries and childminders in England are fighting to survive, as new research suggests that just over four in 10 parents of under-fives are planning to return today, with many providers also uncertain about when to reopen.

Worries about children's safety putting parents off sending children back to nursery and school

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Friday, May 29, 2020

| Nursery World

Concerns about their child’s health and safety mean that thousands of parents will not be sending their children back to nursery next week, despite Boris Johnson giving the go-ahead for early years settings and primary schools to open from Monday.

Childminders banned from drop-offs at schools

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

| Nursery World

Reports that some schools and nurseries are banning childminders from dropping off and collecting children from their premises has led to a petition calling on the Government to clarify the issue.

Coronavirus: Bulk of childcare and household chores fall to mothers in lockdown

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Wednesday, May 27, 2020

| Nursery World

Working mothers are bearing the brunt of the new workload during lockdown, a new study has revealed

Social workers will work in schools to help identify children at risk

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Thursday, May 21, 2020

| Nursery World

Social workers will work with teachers in schools to help spot signs of abuse and neglect more quickly, as more children are expected to return to school following the lockdown.

Coronavirus: Perilous future for children stuck in the poverty trap

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Wednesday, May 20, 2020

| Nursery World

Growing numbers of children are being cut adrift as families reach breaking point and are ill equipped to cope with the impact of the pandemic, campaigners to end child poverty have warned.

SEND: Families can apply for share of £10m in coronavirus crisis home-learning fund

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Tuesday, May 19, 2020

| Nursery World

Low-income families with children with special educational needs and disabilities can apply for emergency funding to help them buy equipment and resources to help them with home learning during the lockdown.

Coronavirus: Children more at risk of secondhand smoke in lockdown

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Thursday, May 14, 2020

| Nursery World

Health campaigners are warning that lockdown has led to more secondhand smoke exposure in families with children.

Doctors call for more funding for nurseries caring for key worker children

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Wednesday, May 13, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries that are continuing to operate during the Covid-19 pandemic to support frontline workers need financial support now to keep sustainable, the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) and British Medical Association (BMA) have jointly stated.

DfE releases new guidance for early years settings and schools ahead of wider opening

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Tuesday, May 12, 2020

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has published guidance for early years settings, following the prime minister’s confirmation in parliament yesterday that they should open to more children from 1 June.

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Fruit is toddlers' snack of choice in lockdown

Coronavirus: Child poverty predicted to rise warns social mobility watchdog

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

Coronavirus: Concern that children on free school meals are missing out on on healthy food

Coronavirus: Under-fives' mental health at risk

Call to make the youngest a priority in Government response to Covid-19

Coronavirus: After-school clubs on the brink of collapse

Childminders and outdoor nurseries in Scotland now able to open to more children

Coronavirus: Effects of loneliness in children could last up to nine years

Parents face challenges accessing childcare as lockdown eases

Early years sector and parents divided on reopening settings

Worries about children's safety putting parents off sending children back to nursery and school

Childminders banned from drop-offs at schools

Coronavirus: Bulk of childcare and household chores fall to mothers in lockdown

Social workers will work in schools to help identify children at risk

Coronavirus: Perilous future for children stuck in the poverty trap

SEND: Families can apply for share of £10m in coronavirus crisis home-learning fund

Coronavirus: Children more at risk of secondhand smoke in lockdown

Doctors call for more funding for nurseries caring for key worker children

DfE releases new guidance for early years settings and schools ahead of wider opening

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