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Monday, July 14, 2014

| Nursery World

Two- and three-year-olds at Co-operative Childcare's Great Western Hospital Nursery in Swindon have been having fun learning about their bodies and how they vary in size and shape.

Call for GPs to act on early signs of child maltreatment

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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

| Nursery World

GPs should play a greater role in identifying child abuse and neglect, a report says.

New menu checking service to help schools meet new standards

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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

| Nursery World

The Children’s Food Trust has launched a new menu checking service to help schools guarantee their meals meet the new food standards.

Cot-death advice updated to reflect risk of co-sleeping with babies

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Thursday, July 3, 2014

| Nursery World

New guidance recommends parents be informed of the link between sudden infant death syndrome and co-sleeping with a child up until their first birthday.

Call for midwives to be based in children's centres

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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

| Nursery World

The charity 4Children is calling for midwives and health visitors be based at children’s centres, after a poll revealed that a quarter of mothers-to-be found out information about pregnancy from a children’s centre.

Campaigners warn of virus that causes birth defects

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Tuesday, June 24, 2014

| Nursery World

A charity has launched a new campaign to raise awareness among pregnant women of a virus that can cause disabilities in children.

Early years key time for new SEN plans, says minister

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

| Nursery World

Reforms aimed at improving access to services for special needs children have been called the ‘biggest challenge of our generation’ by the minister introducing them.

Revised food standards made mandatory for new academies

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

| Nursery World

All new academies and free schools will be required to follow revised school food standards from January 2015.

Lottery funding of £215 million awarded to early years projects

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

| Nursery World

Five areas in England will use the lottery money to pilot initiatives to improve children’s outcomes.

New institute launches to connect childcare experts across the world

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Monday, June 16, 2014

| Nursery World

A new institute to drive the improvement of learning and care for babies, toddlers and young children has launched today.

Guidance issued for SEN and disability reforms in autumn

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Monday, June 16, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government has issued guidance on special educational needs (SEN) and disabilities reforms that will come into force from September.

High childcare costs and welfare reforms will push families out of London

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| Nursery World

A new report calls for childcare funding in London to reflect the higher living costs of the capital.

Allergies most likely to severely affect young children

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Thursday, June 5, 2014

| Nursery World

Children under five are more likely to be admitted to hospital with an allergy than any other age group, new figures show.

Is this the secret to children's love of veg?

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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

| Nursery World

A new study suggests that the more times children are offered a new vegetable, the more they eat of it each time.

Schools issued guidance ahead of legal duty to support children suffering ill-health

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Monday, May 19, 2014

| Nursery World

Schools have been sent new Government guidance on how to manage long-term and complex medical conditions, such as diabetes, asthma and cancer, in advance of a new duty in the Children and Families Act.

New study to examine impact of free school breakfasts

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Friday, May 16, 2014

| Nursery World

The Institute for Fiscal Studies is to carry out a year-long study into the impact of free school breakfasts on children’s academic progress.

Online survey asks parents about their child's school lunch box

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Thursday, May 15, 2014

| Nursery World

Researchers want to hear from parents about how they choose what to pack for their children's school lunch at primary school.

Global wellbeing programme reaches one million children

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Wednesday, May 14, 2014

| Nursery World

A programme that teaches five- to seven-year-olds coping skills to deal with the difficulties in life has reached one million children.

Website to help schools improve food culture

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Monday, May 5, 2014

| Nursery World

A dedicated website for teachers to share ideas and practical tips on how to create a 'great school food culture' has been launched by the School Food Plan project.