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

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.

Youngest children not active enough

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

| Nursery World

Just nine per cent of children aged between two and four are doing the right amount of physical activity, experts have claimed.

Children as young as three unhappy with the way they look

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Wednesday, August 31, 2016

| Nursery World

Nearly a third of early years practitioners have heard a child calling themselves fat, with children as young as three are worried about their weight, according to new research.

Call for nurseries to publicise flu jabs for under-fives

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Tuesday, October 4, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government’s chief medical officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, has written a letter seeking help from early years practitioners in raising awareness of the childhood flu immunisation programme.

New competition to help children learn where their food comes from

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Monday, April 14, 2014

| Nursery World

The National Farmers' Union (NFU) and animated children’s character Tractor Ted have joined forces to launch a new food campaign.

Number of people using food banks almost triples in a year

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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

| Nursery World

A food bank charity has revealed that more than 900,000 people used its food banks in the last year.

Scientists may have found a cure for peanut allergy

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Friday, January 30, 2015

| Nursery World

A trial in Australia has been successful in treating children with potentially life-threatening peanut allergy.

Call for cabinet post to tackle child obesity

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

| Nursery World

A cabinet minister for children should be appointed to oversee policy and strategy for child health and fitness across all departments, a cross-party group of MPS and peers has said.

Tighten up farm visits, says E.Coli inquiry

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

| Nursery World

Petting farms need stricter guidelines in place to protect children from E.Coli, following the UK's biggest outbreak of the infection last year, says an expert report.

Firefighters battle childhood obesity and cot death

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Thursday, August 27, 2015

| Nursery World

Firefighters across England are working with councils to tackle childhood obesity and cut sudden infant deaths.

Playgroup plants its talents at Chelsea

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

| Nursery World

Green-fingered children from a Scottish playgroup won the chance to showcase their talents at last month's Chelsea Flower Show.

Petition calls for Group B Strep test for newborns

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Thursday, July 30, 2015

| Nursery World

Nearly 200,000 people have signed a petition urging the health secretary to introduce routine screening for Group B Strep in pregnancy.

Cot-death advice updated to reflect risk of co-sleeping with babies

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Thursday, July 3, 2014

| Nursery World

New guidance recommends parents be informed of the link between sudden infant death syndrome and co-sleeping with a child up until their first birthday.

Health visitors to be trained to close the word gap

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Thursday, February 28, 2019

| Nursery World

A thousand health visitors in the most deprived parts of England will be given specialist training to help close the language gap between disadvantaged children and their peers.

Almost half of meals served to young children are too big or too small

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Monday, August 19, 2019

| Nursery World

Analysis by the Infant & Toddler Forum (ITF) found 49 per cent of meals served to children aged between one and four were outside the recommended portion size range.

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

Youngest children not active enough

Children as young as three unhappy with the way they look

Call for nurseries to publicise flu jabs for under-fives

New competition to help children learn where their food comes from

Number of people using food banks almost triples in a year

Scientists may have found a cure for peanut allergy

Call for cabinet post to tackle child obesity

Tighten up farm visits, says E.Coli inquiry

Firefighters battle childhood obesity and cot death

Playgroup plants its talents at Chelsea

Petition calls for Group B Strep test for newborns

Cot-death advice updated to reflect risk of co-sleeping with babies

Health visitors to be trained to close the word gap

Almost half of meals served to young children are too big or too small

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