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Study finds children are unlikely to experience long Covid

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

| Nursery World

New research reveals that fewer than one in 20 children who had Coronavirus experienced symptoms beyond four weeks.

Study finds Sure Start benefitted children’s long-term health

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Monday, August 16, 2021

| Nursery World

New research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) reveals that children who accessed Sure Start children’s centres in their early years were far less likely to be hospitalised later on in life.

Outdoor play is 'every child's right'

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Thursday, November 25, 2021

| Nursery World

Every child has a right to spend time outdoors, said Professor Jan White, speaking at Nursery World’s outdoor play conference.

New guidance on weaning to help 'confused' parents

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Friday, March 4, 2022

| Nursery World

New guidance on how to safely introduce children to solid food has been launched by the Government’s Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID).

The Big Picture - Royal high-five

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Sunday, February 4, 2018

| Nursery World

The Duchess of Cambridge visited Great Ormond Street Hospital to officially open the Mittal Children’s Medical Centre, home to the new Premier Inn Clinical Building.

Campaign calls for the removal of ‘junk’ from children’s foods

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Saturday, April 26, 2014

| Nursery World

A new campaign is calling on the Government and food industry to remove the high quantities of 'junk' from children's foods.

Study reveals link between abuse in childhood and violence in later life

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Friday, May 2, 2014

| Nursery World

The extent to which violent and abusive experiences in childhood affect harmful behaviour as an adult is highlighted in a new study.

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.

Take-up of Flying Start scheme up by a third

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Friday, July 18, 2014

| Nursery World

Major expansion of the Flying Start scheme in Wales so far has taken place during the last 12 months, latest figures show.

Free meals for all primary children in borough

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Monday, September 8, 2014

| Nursery World

All primary school children in Tower Hamlets will be offered free school meals from this term.

Floella Benjamin made chair of All-Party group concerned with childhood obesity

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Monday, December 9, 2013

| Nursery World

The former children's television presenter, who is now a peer, has been named as the chair of the All-Party group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood.

Call for 'bold' Government action on smoking in pregnancy

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Tuesday, July 3, 2018

| Nursery World

A coalition of health and maternity organisations are urging the Government to take action, as smoking in pregnancy reduction rates are feared to be stalling.

Survey highlights rise in pupils unable to afford school lunches

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Friday, December 2, 2022

| Nursery World

Teachers are reporting a rise in the number of children going hungry at school that are not eligible for free school meals.

NHS launches campaign to boost uptake of MMR vaccine and avoid a measles epidemic

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Friday, July 14, 2023

| Nursery World

Parents are being advised to make sure their children are vaccinated against measles amid concern London could see an outbreak of the virus with tens of thousands of cases.

Pregnant women and children urged to take-up free flu vaccination

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

| Nursery World

Pregnant women are being urged to protect themselves and their baby this winter with flu and Covid vaccines.

Early years staff told to prioritise their mental health as you cannot 'pour from an empty cup'

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Friday, June 21, 2024

| Nursery World

Staff working in early years settings have been told there is ‘no shame’ putting themselves first and to admit if they are struggling and need help.

New research suggests young children can drive the spread of coronavirus

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Monday, August 3, 2020

| Nursery World

Researchers have backed a ‘cautious approach’ to the reopening of childcare settings as new findings suggest children infected with Covid-19 carry a larger virus load and are more likely to spread the virus.

Babies in lockdown: ‘perfect storm’ caused by withdrawal of key services

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

| Nursery World

The pandemic has caused a ‘perfect storm’ where vital services and support for pregnant mothers and babies were withdrawn from many families at a time when they needed it most, according to the First 1001 Days Movement.

Call to increase value of Healthy Start Vouchers

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Tuesday, November 3, 2020

| Nursery World

More than 50 public health experts have signed a letter to the Chancellor and health secretary, calling for an increase in the value of the Healthy Start vouchers for low-income families.

Early years practitioners can make 'a positive' difference' to child health

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

| Nursery World

Children’s health has been ‘neglected for far too long in the early years’, a leading expert told delegates at Nursery World’s online CPD conference on the EYFS.

UK to ban junk food ads online to tackle child obesity

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

| Nursery World

Plans to implement a total ban on online junk food advertising have been unveiled by the Government in an attempt to tackle the growing obesity crisis, particularly among children.

Labour calls for free school meals in school holidays, as eligibility rises

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021

| Nursery World

More than half a million children have become eligible for free school meals during the pandemic, Labour estimates.

Survey highlights gap in provision for babies and infant mental health

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Saturday, June 5, 2021

| Nursery World

Babies and toddlers are often overlooked in mental health provision for children, according to a new report, which suggests that only half of CAMHS services accept referrals for children aged two and under.

Campaigners call for Government to do more to tackle air pollution around nurseries and schools

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Thursday, June 17, 2021

| Nursery World

More than a quarter (27 per cent) of UK schools - including nursery, primary, secondary and sixth forms - are in areas above World Health Organisation (WHO) air pollution limits, research launched for today’s Clean Air Day 2021 (Thursday) has found.

Coronavirus: Sector expresses frustration over expanded symptom list as free testing ends

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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years organisations have expressed frustration that the expansion of the official list of Covid symptoms has come just days after free testing ended in England.

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Study finds children are unlikely to experience long Covid

Study finds Sure Start benefitted children’s long-term health

Outdoor play is 'every child's right'

New guidance on weaning to help 'confused' parents

The Big Picture - Royal high-five

Campaign calls for the removal of ‘junk’ from children’s foods

Study reveals link between abuse in childhood and violence in later life

Global wellbeing programme reaches one million children

Take-up of Flying Start scheme up by a third

Free meals for all primary children in borough

Floella Benjamin made chair of All-Party group concerned with childhood obesity

Call for 'bold' Government action on smoking in pregnancy

Survey highlights rise in pupils unable to afford school lunches

NHS launches campaign to boost uptake of MMR vaccine and avoid a measles epidemic

Pregnant women and children urged to take-up free flu vaccination

Early years staff told to prioritise their mental health as you cannot 'pour from an empty cup'

New research suggests young children can drive the spread of coronavirus

Babies in lockdown: ‘perfect storm’ caused by withdrawal of key services

Call to increase value of Healthy Start Vouchers

Early years practitioners can make 'a positive' difference' to child health

UK to ban junk food ads online to tackle child obesity

Labour calls for free school meals in school holidays, as eligibility rises

Survey highlights gap in provision for babies and infant mental health

Campaigners call for Government to do more to tackle air pollution around nurseries and schools

Coronavirus: Sector expresses frustration over expanded symptom list as free testing ends

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