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Prime Minister urged to intervene on nursery milk consultation

Thursday, January 24, 2013

| Nursery World

The School and Nursery Milk Alliance has written to the Prime Minister to highlight its concerns about the Department of Health consultation on nursery milk.

Exclusive: Concern over lack of data on nursery deaths and injuries

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Friday, January 11, 2013

| Nursery World

No official records are kept on the number of deaths, serious injuries and accidents that occur while children are in nursery or other childcare settings, a Nursery World investigation reveals.

Nurseries left in the lurch by free milk supplier

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

| Nursery World

Some nurseries have been left without their free milk entitlement after a leading supplier stopped milk deliveries, because health chiefs allegedly found apparent discrepancies in its claims.

One in five teachers has given food to hungry pupils, a survey suggests

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

| Nursery World

Large numbers of pupils in London are starting the day without breakfast, a survey claims.

New proposals for famliy-friendly maternity units welcomed

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

| Nursery World

New NHS proposals to create more family-friendly maternity units are a step in the right direction, according to children and families charity 4Children.

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.

Stigma leads poorer children to shun free school meals

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Monday, September 24, 2012

| Nursery World

Schools should allow all children eating a packed lunch and schools meals to eat together at the same time to increase take-up of free school meals, a new study recommends.

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.

New chief executive for Children in Scotland

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Tuesday, August 21, 2012

| Nursery World

Jackie Brock has been appointed as the new chief executive of charity Children in Scotland .

Free milk for nursery children under review

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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.

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.

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.

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.

Parents call for ban on TV junk food ads before 9pm

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

| Nursery World

More than half of parents believe that there should be a watershed for advertising unhealthy food and drink on television, a new survey suggests.

Child health experts call for halt to health bill

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Friday, February 24, 2012

| Nursery World

Paediatricians yesterday told the Government to withdraw the Health and Social Care Bill as it carries a risk to children and young people.

Children under four should travel in rear-facing car seats

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

| Nursery World

Clearer guidance on car seats is needed as many people are unaware that it is safer for children up until the age of four to be placed in rear-facing car seats, claims a new study.

Early years nutritional guidelines welcomed

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Friday, January 20, 2012

| Nursery World

Child health experts have welcomed the first-ever nutritional guidelines for early years settings in England, while taking issue with the fact that they are not mandatory.

First national guidelines for early years nutrition in England launched

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Monday, January 16, 2012

| Nursery World

The first ever nutritional guidelines to support early years settings in providing healthy meals for children under five have been launched today by the School Food Trust.

EYFS REVIEW: second consultation on early learning goals

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

| Nursery World

The early learning goals for literacy and mathematics in the EYFS have been amended, in light of the response from the early years sector to the revised framework.

Obesity risk doubles between Reception and Year 6

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Thursday, December 15, 2011

| Nursery World

The number of reception class children who are overweight or obese has dropped slightly, according to the latest statistics.

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Prime Minister urged to intervene on nursery milk consultation

Exclusive: Concern over lack of data on nursery deaths and injuries

Nurseries left in the lurch by free milk supplier

One in five teachers has given food to hungry pupils, a survey suggests

New proposals for famliy-friendly maternity units welcomed

Interview: Angus Holford

Stigma leads poorer children to shun free school meals

Government's nursery milk consultation extended

New chief executive for Children in Scotland

Free milk for nursery children under review

Call for Government to clarify advice around sunscreen in nurseries

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

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

Parents call for ban on TV junk food ads before 9pm

Child health experts call for halt to health bill

Children under four should travel in rear-facing car seats

Early years nutritional guidelines welcomed

First national guidelines for early years nutrition in England launched

EYFS REVIEW: second consultation on early learning goals

Obesity risk doubles between Reception and Year 6

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