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Parents fear children are exposed to junk food at school

Friday, September 21, 2018

| Nursery World

A survey of by the Children’s Food Campaign highlights parents’ concerns that their children are learning to associate foods high in fat, salt and sugar with good behaviour at school.

England lags behind other EU countries for child health

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Monday, October 15, 2018

| Nursery World

England is falling behind other European countries in the race to improve children’s health, warns a new report that makes grim predictions for the state of children's health in 2030.

Health visitor numbers at their lowest since 2012

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Wednesday, October 17, 2018

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The number of health visitors has fallen by 8 per cent in a year and is now at its lowest level for six years, according to new analysis by the Labour party.

Parents call for nurseries to be banned in 'pollution hotspots'

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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

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Parents are calling on the Government to release funding for ‘emergency measures’ to clean up illegal levels of air pollution near nurseries and schools.

Wales launches new food and nutrition guidance for early years settings

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Thursday, November 29, 2018

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Updated standards and guidance on food and drink for early years settings have been published by the Welsh Government in a bid to reduce childhood obesity.

Study finds link between poor diet in young children and tooth decay

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Thursday, January 3, 2019

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Young children of parents who cannot afford to put healthy food on the table are significantly more likely to suffer from tooth decay, according to the findings of a new study.

Millions of pounds 'missing' in school meals funding

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Thursday, June 27, 2019

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Millions of pounds allocated by the Government for free school meals for some of the poorest children in the country is unaccounted for, according to a new report.

Teachers' well-being low, finds Ofsted

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Monday, July 22, 2019

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Teachers feel over-worked and undervalued by school leaders and parents, who are a great source of anxiety, finds new research on teacher well-being.

Government 'nowhere near' target of halving child obesity

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Thursday, October 10, 2019

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The outoing chief medical officer for England has warned that the country is nowhere near achieving the Government's ambition to halve child obesity by 2030.

Health experts call on political parties to address diet-related disease in children

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Thursday, February 7, 2013

| Nursery World

A new report calls for a food manifesto for the under-fives to address the challenge of childhood obesity and malnutrition.

Concerns raised by professionals over children's nutrition

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Monday, February 25, 2013

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More than four out of ten professionals who work with children have given food to a child in the last two years because they were worried they were not getting enough to eat, finds a new survey.

Call for junk food ads to be banned from on-demand services

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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

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Health campaigners want junk food advertising restricted on TV, as well as on-demand services, to protect young children from obesity.

Breakfast clubs vital for disadvantaged children

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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

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Almost half of education staff believe that without a breakfast club pupils who use them wouldn't have any food before lessons, according to a survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL).

London Assembly calls for expansion of free school meals

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Thursday, April 11, 2013

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More funding is required for free school meals and breakfast clubs to help tackle high levels of child food poverty, recommends a report by the London Assembly.

Boost school nursing to tackle childhood obesity, says Unite

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

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Unite the union is calling for money to be redirected from the National Child Measurement Programme into creating school nursing posts to combat childhood obesity, as the latest figures show a rise in the number of school children overweight or obese.

Government mental health plans ‘failing a generation’ of children

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

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The Government has come under fire from both the education and health select committees of MPs, who say that its flawed plans risk leaving hundreds of thousands of children without the care they need.

Concerns raised over school meals as Children's Food Trust loses funding

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

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Fears have been raised that school food standards will slide as the Children's Food Trust, which monitors the quality of meals in schools, sees its Government funding come to an end next month.

'Alarming' increase in food insecurity as millions are forced to skip meals

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Tuesday, October 18, 2022

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Within the past month, nearly one in five households, including those with children, have eaten less, skipped meals or gone without eating for an entire day, reveals new data.

'UK in danger of failing a generation of children’, warn doctors

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Thursday, March 5, 2020

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According to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health’s (RCPCH) State of Child Health 2020 report, progress on children’s health outcomes across this country has mostly stalled or reversed – something rarely seen in high-income countries.

Survey reveals impact of lockdown on children

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Friday, May 1, 2020

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The impact that the lockdown is having on children’s mental well-being is worrying 60 per cent of parents, according to a poll of families with primary-aged children.

Call to make the youngest a priority in Government response to Covid-19

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Monday, June 8, 2020

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More than 70 children’s and mental health charities and organisations have written to the prime minister calling for the Government to invest in the well-being of babies and toddlers in Covid-19 recovery plans.

Government launches new obesity strategy

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Monday, July 27, 2020

| Nursery World

A ban on junk food ads before the 9pm watershed is one of the measures being brought in by the Government to tackle ‘the ticking time bomb’ of obesity.

Concerns over growing childhood obesity crisis

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Thursday, July 16, 2020

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Urgent measures must be taken to tackle childhood obesity as figures highlight an ongoing and growing crisis, the Labour Party reveals.

Researchers to examine if 'lockdown' babies are more likely to develop allergies

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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

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Research is under way in Ireland to determine if infants born during lockdown have an increased likelihood of developing allergies.

Childhood obesity action plan ‘too slow’, says report

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020

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The Government will fail to deliver on its goal to halve childhood obesity by 2030, the UK's independent public spending watchdog has warned.

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Parents fear children are exposed to junk food at school

England lags behind other EU countries for child health

Health visitor numbers at their lowest since 2012

Parents call for nurseries to be banned in 'pollution hotspots'

Wales launches new food and nutrition guidance for early years settings

Study finds link between poor diet in young children and tooth decay

Millions of pounds 'missing' in school meals funding

Teachers' well-being low, finds Ofsted

Government 'nowhere near' target of halving child obesity

Health experts call on political parties to address diet-related disease in children

Concerns raised by professionals over children's nutrition

Call for junk food ads to be banned from on-demand services

Breakfast clubs vital for disadvantaged children

London Assembly calls for expansion of free school meals

Boost school nursing to tackle childhood obesity, says Unite

Government mental health plans ‘failing a generation’ of children

Concerns raised over school meals as Children's Food Trust loses funding

'Alarming' increase in food insecurity as millions are forced to skip meals

'UK in danger of failing a generation of children’, warn doctors

Survey reveals impact of lockdown on children

Call to make the youngest a priority in Government response to Covid-19

Government launches new obesity strategy

Concerns over growing childhood obesity crisis

Researchers to examine if 'lockdown' babies are more likely to develop allergies

Childhood obesity action plan ‘too slow’, says report

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