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Interview: Angus Holford

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  • Friday, September 28, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Angus Holford, author of a new study, Take-up of Free School Meals: price effects and peer effects, published by the Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex.

'Don't outlaw risk,' experts say after tragedy

    News
  • Friday, September 28, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Early years settings should weigh up the benefits of outdoor play against the risks and include children in their assessment so that valuable opportunities are not lost, play experts have advised following the death of a child at a nursery's outdoor area.

Breakfast clubs forced to close

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  • Monday, September 17, 2012
    • | Nursery World
As the new school year gets underway, a growing number of breakfast clubs in primary schools across England are having to shut their doors due to budget cuts. This is despite evidence of accelerating demand for the clubs.

Government's nursery milk consultation extended

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  • Friday, September 7, 2012
    • | Nursery World
The Government has extended the deadline of its consultation on nursery milk by six weeks to 23 October, to give schools and nurseries more time to respond following the summer holidays.

Unexplained infant deaths at record low

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  • Thursday, August 23, 2012
    • | Nursery World
The number of unexplained infant deaths in England and Wales has fallen to an all time low, latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show, but the North West continues to have a higher rate than other areas of the country.

Free school meals feed minds as well as bodies

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  • Friday, August 3, 2012
    • | Nursery World
A two-year pilot that made free school meals available for all primary pupils significantly improved children's attainment, with children making between four and eight weeks more progress than is generally the case.

Dogs boost babies' immunity

    News
  • Tuesday, July 10, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Children growing up in homes that have dogs as pets experience fewer respiratory infections and are healthier, according to a new study.

Healthy eating website relaunches

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  • Friday, July 6, 2012
    • | Nursery World
The Taste for Life programme, which encourages pre-school children to explore and enjoy good food, has been re-launched with a new website.

Jamie Oliver slams Gove's food review

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  • Thursday, July 5, 2012
    • | Nursery World
Education secretary Michael Gove's plan to carry out an inquiry into school food has come under attack from celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and teaching unions, who have branded the review a 'waste of money'.

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