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Free milk for nursery children under review

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

| Nursery World

Nursery children will continue to get free milk as the government has launched a consultation to try to cut the rising cost of the scheme across Britain.

Parents' work pressures put children's safety at risk

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Monday, June 18, 2012

| Nursery World

Child safety is at risk as British parents struggle to find time to prevent accidents, according to research out today from the Child Accident Prevention Trust.

Campaign to encourage parents to seek help for children's toileting problems

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Friday, June 8, 2012

| Nursery World

Many parents wait for more than a year before seeking help for their child's continence problem, a survey reveals.

GPs failing to diagnose cow's milk allergy in children

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Friday, June 8, 2012

| Nursery World

Four out of ten children wait more than three months to be diagnosed with a cow's milk allergy, according to a new report.

New website gives advice on toddler nutrition

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Friday, June 8, 2012

| Nursery World

The Infant and Toddler Forum, an independent group of experts in infant and child nutrition development, has launched a new website with a dedicated area for childcare professionals providing specialist advice.

Child Safety week highlights keeping children safe at home

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Friday, June 1, 2012

| Nursery World

The Child Accident Prevention Trust is calling on practitioners to help make environments safer for children and young people this Child Safety Week, 18-24 June.

Call for Government to clarify advice around sunscreen in nurseries

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

| Nursery World

The British Skin Foundation has launched a petition calling for a standardised sunscreen policy in nurseries and primary schools to stop children getting sunburnt.

In Numbers

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Friday, May 11, 2012

| Nursery World

10 best and worst places to be a mother

Babies born after 42 weeks 'at risk' of ADHD

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

| Nursery World

Babies born after 42 weeks are almost twice as likely to develop behavioural and emotional problems, in particular Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, in early childhood, finds a new study.

New PANCo role is designed to make health and well-being a priority

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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

| Nursery World

A group of early years practitioners and health experts working together in Cambridgeshire has developed a new staff role to lead on physical activity and nutrition and is piloting a qualification to support it.

Training to help staff support parents to manage children's weight

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

| Nursery World

Children's centre staff in Wandsworth and Lewisham will be taught how to raise the issue of tackling childhood obesity with families, as part of a new programme commissioned by the NHS.

Guidance on well-being for under-fives out for consultation

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Friday, April 20, 2012

| Nursery World

The importance of early education for vulnerable children has been recognised in new draft guidance developed by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE).

'Hundreds of thousands of children' could lose free school meals

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

| Nursery World

More than 350,000 children will lose their free school meals because of Government changes to the welfare system, according to a new study.

Joint effort from doctors and health professionals to tackle childhood obesity

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Monday, April 16, 2012

| Nursery World

The medical profession has launched a new campaign to tackle childhood obesity, which doctors say is the 'single greatest public health threat' in Britain.

Nursery group's meals given veggie seal of approval

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Thursday, April 5, 2012

| Nursery World

The Kids Allowed nursery in Macclesfield is the first nursery in the UK to have its menus approved by the Vegetarian Society.

School dinners 'not value for money'

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

| Nursery World

Three in ten teachers believe the price of meals in their school do not represent value for money, according to a new survey.

Welsh local authority introduces smoke-free play areas

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

| Nursery World

Children in Caerphilly can now enjoy smoke-free play areas, following a campaign by local young people against smoking in playgrounds.

Government adverts warn of danger to children's health of second-hand smoke

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Friday, March 30, 2012

| Nursery World

A new TV and radio campaign highlighting the effects of second-hand smoke on children is to air this evening.

Nutritional education should be part of the school curriculum, GPs say

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Friday, March 23, 2012

| Nursery World

Doctors from across Scotland are calling on the Government to make nutritional education a compulsory component of the national curriculum in order to tackle the obesity epidemic.

New draft standards for antenatal care set out

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Friday, March 23, 2012

| Nursery World

Pregnant women who are overweight or obese will be given personalised advice on healthy eating and exercise, in new guidance on antenatal care put out for consultation.

Under-fives in urban areas more likely to be taken to hospital

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Friday, March 16, 2012

| Nursery World

Young children living in cities are three to four times more likely to be taken to Accident and Emergency than those in rural areas, a new Department of Health report has found.

In numbers - immunisation

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Friday, March 16, 2012

| Nursery World

Routine immunisations completed at two years old, by PCT 2009/10

'Practice what you preach on health', early years staff are urged

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Friday, March 16, 2012

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners are being called on to set a good example and act as role models for children in order to promote healthy eating.

Children fed junk food at friends' houses

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Monday, March 12, 2012

| Nursery World

One in three mothers worry about their children visiting a friend's house because they know they will be fed junk food and sweets, according to a new survey.

Research into how school dinner times affect children's development

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Thursday, March 8, 2012

| Nursery World

A study into how food and eating habits can help to shape children's social skills is being carried out by the University of Leicester.

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Free milk for nursery children under review

Parents' work pressures put children's safety at risk

Campaign to encourage parents to seek help for children's toileting problems

GPs failing to diagnose cow's milk allergy in children

New website gives advice on toddler nutrition

Child Safety week highlights keeping children safe at home

Call for Government to clarify advice around sunscreen in nurseries

In Numbers

Babies born after 42 weeks 'at risk' of ADHD

New PANCo role is designed to make health and well-being a priority

Training to help staff support parents to manage children's weight

Guidance on well-being for under-fives out for consultation

'Hundreds of thousands of children' could lose free school meals

Joint effort from doctors and health professionals to tackle childhood obesity

Nursery group's meals given veggie seal of approval

School dinners 'not value for money'

Welsh local authority introduces smoke-free play areas

Government adverts warn of danger to children's health of second-hand smoke

Nutritional education should be part of the school curriculum, GPs say

New draft standards for antenatal care set out

Under-fives in urban areas more likely to be taken to hospital

In numbers - immunisation

'Practice what you preach on health', early years staff are urged

Children fed junk food at friends' houses

Research into how school dinner times affect children's development

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