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Coronavirus: Stomach upset in children 'should be added to symptom list' - study

Monday, September 7, 2020

| Nursery World

Diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal cramps are more common symptoms in children with Covid-19 than coughing and loss of taste and smell, UK researchers have found.

Government performs u-turn over free school meals in holidays

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Monday, November 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Disadvantaged schoolchildren will receive free meals during the Christmas holidays, and under-fours will benefit from a top-up in vouchers for healthy food from April, the Government has announced.

Coronavirus: All women now entitled to have a partner at birth

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Friday, December 18, 2020

| Nursery World

Pregnant women should be able to have someone with them for all their maternity appointments, scans and for the entire labour and birth, NHS health trusts in England have been told.

Injury case 'wake-up call' for sector on health

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Friday, August 9, 2013

| Nursery World

The news that a nursery worker has won a back injury case against her former employer has highlighted a lack of awareness in the sector of the importance of workplace risk assessments, say experts.

Call for free vitamins supplements to be given to all under-fives

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Friday, October 25, 2013

| Nursery World

England's chief medical officer professor Dame Sally Davies has called for the Healthy Start scheme to be extended to all children under five.

GP urges nurseries to relax policies on conjunctivitis

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Monday, July 25, 2016

| Nursery World

A nursery successfully relaxed its strict sickness policy on conjunctivitis after a parent – who happened to be a GP – campaigned to highlight that sending infected children home is not necessary.

Government to end regular Covid testing of children in schools

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Thursday, March 31, 2022

| Nursery World

After tomorrow (Friday) only children with ‘a high temperature’ will be advised to self-isolate for three days, as the Government ends Covid testing in schools.

Free school lunches on offer for all infant school children from next year

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

| Nursery World

All infant school children in England will be eligible for free school meals from September 2014.

Talking therapies for children

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

| Nursery World

The Government last week promised 400m in extra funding to extend talking therapies to children and young people under its new strategy called 'No Health Without Mental Health'.

Investment in early years key to health and well-being

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Monday, March 9, 2015

| Nursery World

Investment in young children's earliest years is the key to health and well-being in later life, a cross-party parliamentary group argues.

Cases of diabetes in children on the rise

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Monday, March 9, 2015

| Nursery World

More than 1,000 children were diagnosed with diabetes last year, new figures show.

Government's schools asbestos review 'lacks long-term strategies'

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Friday, March 13, 2015

| Nursery World

While the Government's review of asbestos policy in schools has been welcomed, unions and campaigners say it does not go far enough to prevent future deaths.

Concerns raised over impact of tablets on posture

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Monday, December 2, 2013

| Nursery World

A paediatric physiotherapist has advised early years settings to encourage children to adopt a good posture when using tablet computers to avoid problems with their back health and future development.

Experts call for more early intervention on obesity

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

As a growing body of research suggests child obesity starts in the womb, health experts are calling for greater intervention early on.

Children go for a walk with their buddy

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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

| Nursery World

A scheme to promote more walking by young children is being rolled out next month in all PVI nurseries, children's centres and childminding settings in Hertfordshire.

Play Box teaches children about caring for teeth

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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

| Nursery World

A project to promote children's oral health care through play sessions in early years settings has been expanded by the charity Action for Sick Children.

Healthy food at Toad Hall nurseries gains recognition

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

| Nursery World

The South-East based nursery group has become the first childcare provider in the country to receive a Children’s Food Trust seal of approval for its menu.

Breastfeeding dips in informal childcare

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

| Nursery World

Children looked after in informal childcare are 50 per cent less likely to be breastfed, says a new study.

Expert food advice for settings in new scheme

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Monday, October 19, 2015

| Nursery World

A new pilot project will see accredited nutritionists work with early years providers to help them develop and maintain a culture of healthy eating and nutrition in their settings.

Lack of breakfast linked with childhood obesity

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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

| Nursery World

Children who regularly skip breakfast before going to school are nearly twice as likely to be obese compared with those who eat something before they leave home, according to a new study.

One in five child deaths in UK 'preventable'

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Sunday, September 7, 2014

| Nursery World

Many child deaths could be prevented, researchers say.

Asbestos helpline warns of the dangers of the substance in schools

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Thursday, May 7, 2015

| Nursery World

A national organisation is hoping to raise awareness among teachers of the dangers of asbestos fibres present in some schools.

Nurseries urged to register for Healthy Eating Week

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Thursday, May 18, 2017

| Nursery World

The fifth annual Healthy Eating Week, organised by the British Nutrition Foundation (BNF), will take place from 12–16 June 2017.

Government is accused of failing to improve children's health

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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

| Nursery World

The Government has failed to improve children's health despite spending more than 10bn on targeted policies and programmes since 1998, according to a new report.

Families to be given personal introduction to Sure Start for advice during pregnancy and beyond

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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

| Nursery World

All parents-to-be will get their own Sure Start contact, as part of new plans announced by the Government today to support families in the maternity and early years review.

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Coronavirus: Stomach upset in children 'should be added to symptom list' - study

Government performs u-turn over free school meals in holidays

Coronavirus: All women now entitled to have a partner at birth

Injury case 'wake-up call' for sector on health

Call for free vitamins supplements to be given to all under-fives

GP urges nurseries to relax policies on conjunctivitis

Government to end regular Covid testing of children in schools

Free school lunches on offer for all infant school children from next year

Talking therapies for children

Investment in early years key to health and well-being

Cases of diabetes in children on the rise

Government's schools asbestos review 'lacks long-term strategies'

Concerns raised over impact of tablets on posture

Experts call for more early intervention on obesity

Children go for a walk with their buddy

Play Box teaches children about caring for teeth

Healthy food at Toad Hall nurseries gains recognition

Breastfeeding dips in informal childcare

Expert food advice for settings in new scheme

Lack of breakfast linked with childhood obesity

One in five child deaths in UK 'preventable'

Asbestos helpline warns of the dangers of the substance in schools

Nurseries urged to register for Healthy Eating Week

Government is accused of failing to improve children's health

Families to be given personal introduction to Sure Start for advice during pregnancy and beyond

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