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Cut grapes in half to avoid children choking, advise doctors

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Thursday, December 22, 2016

| Nursery World

According to doctors, there is a lack of awareness of the dangers of giving whole grapes to young children.

New £60m funding to support SEND children

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

| Nursery World

A multi-million pound package to support children with special educational needs and disability (SEND) has been announced by the Government.

Children's health in UK a 'major cause for concern'

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Thursday, January 26, 2017

| Nursery World

A landmark report into the state of child health in the UK reveals ‘stark inequalities’, rising death rates, obesity and ill-health.

Under-fives should exercise three hours a day, new guidelines say

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Monday, July 11, 2011

| Nursery World

Toddlers should be physically active for three hours a day, recommends new guidance published today by the Department of Health.

Underweight babies face greater risk of cot death

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Thursday, August 18, 2011

| Nursery World

Parents of underweight babies should be given more advice on how to reduce the risk of cot death after new figures reveal they are the most at risk, urges the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID).

Children in UK 'less active' than rest of the world

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Monday, November 21, 2016

| Nursery World

New research, which ranks 38 countries for children’s physical activity, places England, Scotland and Wales among the worst.

Toothbrushing programme found to improve children's oral health

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Tuesday, December 13, 2016

| Nursery World

A toothbrushing programme in early years settings has made children less reluctant to clean their teeth.

Doctors call for ban on smoking in cars to protect children

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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

| Nursery World

The British Medical Association is calling for a ban on smoking in cars to protect children and vulnerable individuals from second hand smoke.

Parents told to immunise children against whooping cough, as cases rise

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Friday, January 6, 2012

| Nursery World

Parents are being urged to ensure their child is up to date with all of their vaccinations following a rise in the number of whooping cough cases in England and Wales.

Children missing out on free nursery and school milk

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Wednesday, September 27, 2023

| Nursery World

Children are missing out on free milk as many early years settings and schools stopped claiming for the subsidy during the Covid pandemic, reveals new research.

Millions of families cutting back on healthy food that is twice as expensive as unhealthy options

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

| Nursery World

A ‘worrying’ proportion of ‘food insecure’ families are cutting back on healthy food, sparking concerns of widening health inequalities.

Increase in obesity rates among Reception pupils

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

| Nursery World

New data from the National Child Measurement Programme shows a jump in the percentage of four- and five-year-olds classed as obese.

LEYF opens up its chef training academy to all nurseries

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

| Nursery World

The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has opened up its professional chef academy to external candidates in a bid to tackle the ‘alarming’ rise in childhood obesity.

Analysis - Settings in staffing crisis due to Covid-related absences

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

| Nursery World

With high numbers of staff off work due to either catching coronavirus or having to isolate as a contact, many call for more support and protective measures. By Katy Morton

Post-Covid children's mental health services face rocketing rise in demand

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Saturday, July 30, 2022

| Nursery World

Children’s mental health services are ‘buckling under pressure’ in the wake of the pandemic, says Anne Longfield’s Commission on Young Lives, which calls on the two Conservative leadership candidates to pledge a £1 billion recovery package.

Early Intervention Foundation to work with 20 best practice areas

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

| Nursery World

The Early Intervention Foundation has named the 20 'pioneering places' it will work closely with to provide 'real-life', practical answers about how to deliver early intervention to the best effect.

Read the dog for children's safety

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

| Nursery World

Young children are being taught to read dogs' body language in a bid to reduce the number who get bitten each year.

Child detention 'will be ended', says new government

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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

| Nursery World

Campaigners have welcomed a pledge by the new coalition Government to end the detention of children in immigration centres.

Children with autism 'failed' by services

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

| Nursery World

Mental health services have been accused of failing two-thirds of children with autism and mental health problems by the National Autistic Society, which on Tuesday (8 June) launched You Need to Know, a new campaign to raise awareness of the problem.

Action plan sets out ways to tackle low take-up of school meals

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Friday, July 12, 2013

| Nursery World

A plan of action commissioned by the Government last year to improve the quality and take-up of school meals has been published today.

The big picture: Healthy habits

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Monday, August 24, 2015

| Nursery World

Stationhouse Nursery in Portishead and its sister nursery Lakehouse are among some of the first nurseries in the South West to receive a Children's Food Trust Award.

Parents of autistic children 'let down' by the new SEND reforms

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Friday, September 4, 2015

| Nursery World

A year on from the introduction of new Special Educational Needs reforms, and parents of autistic children are still having to battle to get the right support, a charity warns.

Third case of E.coli confirmed at a Welsh childcare setting

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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

| Nursery World

A third child has been confirmed as contracting a strain of E.coli in Conwy, Wales.

Report champions areas leading practice for education and health

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Monday, December 1, 2014

| Nursery World

A report from the Early Intervention Foundation has highlighted good practice in 20 'pioneering places' for joint health and education working.

'Sweetie culture' is culprit for tooth decay

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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

| Nursery World

Scotland's 'sweetie culture' is undermining parents' attempts to resist children's demands for sugary treats, according to a new study.

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Cut grapes in half to avoid children choking, advise doctors

New £60m funding to support SEND children

Children's health in UK a 'major cause for concern'

Under-fives should exercise three hours a day, new guidelines say

Underweight babies face greater risk of cot death

Children in UK 'less active' than rest of the world

Toothbrushing programme found to improve children's oral health

Doctors call for ban on smoking in cars to protect children

Parents told to immunise children against whooping cough, as cases rise

Children missing out on free nursery and school milk

Millions of families cutting back on healthy food that is twice as expensive as unhealthy options

Increase in obesity rates among Reception pupils

LEYF opens up its chef training academy to all nurseries

Analysis - Settings in staffing crisis due to Covid-related absences

Post-Covid children's mental health services face rocketing rise in demand

Early Intervention Foundation to work with 20 best practice areas

Read the dog for children's safety

Child detention 'will be ended', says new government

Children with autism 'failed' by services

Action plan sets out ways to tackle low take-up of school meals

The big picture: Healthy habits

Parents of autistic children 'let down' by the new SEND reforms

Third case of E.coli confirmed at a Welsh childcare setting

Report champions areas leading practice for education and health

'Sweetie culture' is culprit for tooth decay

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