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Does sleep deprivation make children fatter?

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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

| Nursery World

Young children could be at greater risk of obesity if they do not get enough sleep, a study suggests.

Call for nurseries to publicise flu jabs for under-fives

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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government’s chief medical officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, has written a letter seeking help from early years practitioners in raising awareness of the childhood flu immunisation programme.

Jamie Oliver's schools project joins forces with early years food award

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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

| Nursery World

Two leading food education programmes, Jamie Oliver’s Kitchen Garden Project, and the Soil Association’s Food for Life, have formed a new partnership giving nurseries and schools access to both for a single membership subscription.

Council U-turn over controversial nappy collection rules

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Wednesday, September 28, 2016

| Nursery World

Anglesey council has reversed plans to restrict nappy collection services to families with children under the age of three.

Children's literacy linked to healthy eating

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Thursday, September 15, 2016

| Nursery World

A new study shows that diet has a significant impact on reading skills acquired during early school years.

New resources aim to cut obesity in primary school

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Thursday, September 15, 2016

| Nursery World

Reception class teachers will receive new resources from Change4Life aimed at cutting the number of children who leave primary school overweight or obese.

Nursery group trains staff in using life-saving equipment

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Wednesday, September 14, 2016

| Nursery World

A Welsh nursery chain has bought defibrillators to use in paediatric first aid training.

Most school packed lunches fail nutritional standards

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Tuesday, September 6, 2016

| Nursery World

Less than 2 per cent of primary school children’s packed lunches meet standards for school meals, new research suggests.

Health visits ‘key to early diagnosis’

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Monday, September 5, 2016

| Nursery World

A Government review of health visiting practice could lead to developmental delays and other health problems among children going unnoticed, early years experts have warned.

Nearly a third of Reception children's physical development 'of concern'

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Friday, September 2, 2016

| Nursery World

The number of four-year-olds not physically ready to start school is rising, research from Loughborough University claims.

Children as young as three unhappy with the way they look

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Wednesday, August 31, 2016

| Nursery World

Nearly a third of early years practitioners have heard a child calling themselves fat, with children as young as three are worried about their weight, according to new research.

Big business 'triumphs' over children in obesity strategy

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Thursday, August 18, 2016

| Nursery World

The long-awaited strategy to tackle childhood obesity fails to acknowledge the critical early years, causing widespread disappointment among child health and early years experts.

Children's packed lunches under fire for high sugar content

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Wednesday, August 10, 2016

| Nursery World

Chocolate biscuits, crisps and sugary drinks continue to be staples in children’s lunchboxes, according to new research from the Children’s Food Trust.

Spotlight on…Justine Vedmore

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Monday, August 8, 2016

| Nursery World

Owner and founder of Blue Door Nursery in Cardiff

Glasgow schools’ summer 'holiday hunger clubs' oversubscribed

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Wednesday, August 3, 2016

| Nursery World

A holiday scheme pilot in Scotland has proved 'overwhelmingly popular' and been oversubscribed by 60 per cent in one primary school.

Health campaign says young children should have three hours activity a day

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Friday, July 29, 2016

| Nursery World

‘Every movement counts’ is the motto of a new Department of Health campaign to encourage children aged under five to be physically active for at least three hours a day.

Do nursery children worry about what they look like?

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Tuesday, July 26, 2016

| Nursery World

Childcare and early education professionals are being asked to complete a body image survey to discover how soon children can develop anxiety about their appearance.

GP urges nurseries to relax policies on conjunctivitis

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Monday, July 25, 2016

| Nursery World

A nursery successfully relaxed its strict sickness policy on conjunctivitis after a parent – who happened to be a GP – campaigned to highlight that sending infected children home is not necessary.

The Big Picture - Yoga stories

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Monday, July 25, 2016

| Nursery World

Where might a yoga lesson take you today?

Gender gap crisis 'fails generation of boys', charity claims

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Monday, July 18, 2016

| Nursery World

A ‘gender gap crisis’ is seriously damaging prospects for boys in this country, according to a children’s charity.

Early bedtime in young childhood 'cuts obesity risk'

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Monday, July 18, 2016

| Nursery World

Researchers have linked a much lower incidence of obesity in teenagers who were tucked in by 8pm during their early years.

Schools to open in the holidays to support poor families

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Monday, July 4, 2016

| Nursery World

Glasgow schools are opening in the summer holidays for the first time to offer meals and activities for families that struggle financially without free school meals.

Air pollution link to childhood mental illness

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Thursday, June 16, 2016

| Nursery World

Air pollution has been linked to childhood mental illness in a major study.

Exclusive: 'Parents value food quality as much as Ofsted rating’

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Friday, June 10, 2016

| Nursery World

The quality of food at their childcare provider is considered as important to parents as its Ofsted rating, according to a survey by the Soil Association.

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.

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Does sleep deprivation make children fatter?

Call for nurseries to publicise flu jabs for under-fives

Jamie Oliver's schools project joins forces with early years food award

Council U-turn over controversial nappy collection rules

Children's literacy linked to healthy eating

New resources aim to cut obesity in primary school

Nursery group trains staff in using life-saving equipment

Most school packed lunches fail nutritional standards

Health visits ‘key to early diagnosis’

Nearly a third of Reception children's physical development 'of concern'

Children as young as three unhappy with the way they look

Big business 'triumphs' over children in obesity strategy

Children's packed lunches under fire for high sugar content

Spotlight on…Justine Vedmore

Glasgow schools’ summer 'holiday hunger clubs' oversubscribed

Health campaign says young children should have three hours activity a day

Do nursery children worry about what they look like?

GP urges nurseries to relax policies on conjunctivitis

The Big Picture - Yoga stories

Gender gap crisis 'fails generation of boys', charity claims

Early bedtime in young childhood 'cuts obesity risk'

Schools to open in the holidays to support poor families

Air pollution link to childhood mental illness

Exclusive: 'Parents value food quality as much as Ofsted rating’

Vegetables first: How to get children loving veggies

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