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NDNA’s Healthy Body, Happy Me campaign returns

Thursday, April 7, 2016

| Nursery World

Thousands of children will be baking healthy cakes and holding Strictly Kids Dancing events as part of NDNA’s annual health and wellbeing week, from 18 to 24 April.

Health award for nurseries

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

A new award aims to recognise and reward early years settings for promoting healthy lifestyles to children and their families.

Health visitors set for every children's centre

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

| Nursery World

Every children's centre will have access to a named health visitor, as part of a move to recruit 4,200 health visitors by 2015 to offer families with young children improved help and support.

Glasgow schools’ summer 'holiday hunger clubs' oversubscribed

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Wednesday, August 3, 2016

| Nursery World

A holiday scheme pilot in Scotland has proved 'overwhelmingly popular' and been oversubscribed by 60 per cent in one primary school.

Tell us what you think about nursery food

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Monday, October 19, 2015

| Nursery World

Nursery World and the Children's Food Trust have joined forces to launch a nationwide survey of provision of food in early years settings

Parents experience lack of support for premature children

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Thursday, June 29, 2017

| Nursery World

New research suggest that early years settings, schools and healthcare providers need to work harder to support the ongoing needs of children who are born prematurely.

Children's centres facing a fight for survival, warn councils

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Friday, March 22, 2019

| Nursery World

The Local Government Association says it is 'inevitable' councils will be forced to close more children's centres unless the Government provides extra funding.

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.

More outstanding children's centres found in deprived areas

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

| Nursery World

Eight in ten Sure Start children's centres in the most deprived areas of the country are outstanding or good, the latest statistics for Ofsted inspections show.

Coronavirus: Dismay as early years staff told they won't be sent testing kits

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Thursday, January 14, 2021

| Nursery World

Nursery workers and childminders will have to travel to test centres to access asymptomatic testing for Covid-19, unlike those working in nursery classes and maintained nurseries, who will be sent home testing kits – a decision branded as ‘unfair’ and ‘insulting’ by the sector.

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

| Nursery World

More than 60 members of the First 1001 Days Movement have today jointly written to the new health secretary Sajid Javid to highlight the impact of the pandemic on babies and their families.

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Delays to development checks and the introduction of non-face-to-face appointments due to the pandemic are hindering the effectiveness of the programme. Katy Morton reports

Awards highlight children's communication

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Monday, November 11, 2013

| Nursery World

Nurseries, pre-schools, childminders, schools, and all those working to develop children's speech, language and communication skills are invited to enter the 2013/2014 Shine A Light Awards.

Masterchef semi-finalist shares tips on cooking with children

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Monday, November 25, 2013

| Nursery World

A series of webcasts, featuring a Masterchef semi-finalist and former nursery chef, have been launched with advice for settings on planning cooking sessions with children.

Schools face using budgets to fund free school meals

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Thursday, July 17, 2014

| Nursery World

Nearly a third of councils do not have enough money to pay for Free School Meals for all infants from September.

Government unveils example menus and food guidance

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Monday, November 27, 2017

| Nursery World

The Government’s long-awaited guide menus and dietary advice for early years settings were finally published this month.

Teachers call for universal free school meals in England

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Teaching unions and head teachers have written to the chancellor and the education secretary calling for free school meals to be extended, as families struggle with the cost of living crisis.

Schools feeding and clothing pupils in poverty-hit families

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Friday, May 1, 2015

| Nursery World

Schools are increasingly providing children with food, clothes and washing facilities, according to a survey of head teachers.

Free milk scheme for under-fives rolled out in Wales

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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

| Nursery World

All private and voluntary settings in Wales are to be provided with free milk following the expansion of the Cool Milk initiative.

'Swap plastic produce for real food'

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

| Nursery World

An early years expert is encouraging practitioners to swap plastic imitation fruit and vegetables for a basket of real produce.

Settings share green ideas

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

| Nursery World

A new book by the Pre-School Learning Alliance aims to make it easier for nurseries and early years settings to go green and foster an understanding of environmental awareness and climate change.

Government seeks sector's views on compulsory first aid training

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Friday, October 16, 2015

| Nursery World

A Government consultation has been launched on proposals for all newly qualified nursery staff to undertake paediatric first aid training for the first time.

Early years settings should teach children how to clean their teeth

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Wednesday, October 22, 2014

| Nursery World

Nursery children at high risk of poor oral health should be given lessons on how to brush their teeth, recommends new advice.

Thousands of nurseries in areas with dangerous pollution levels

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Wednesday, April 5, 2017

| Nursery World

More than 1,000 nurseries across England are in close proximity to roads where the level of air pollution exceeds the legal limit, according to new research.

'Don't outlaw risk,' experts say after tragedy

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Friday, September 28, 2012

| Nursery World

Early years settings should weigh up the benefits of outdoor play against the risks and include children in their assessment so that valuable opportunities are not lost, play experts have advised following the death of a child at a nursery's outdoor area.

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NDNA’s Healthy Body, Happy Me campaign returns

Health award for nurseries

Health visitors set for every children's centre

Glasgow schools’ summer 'holiday hunger clubs' oversubscribed

Tell us what you think about nursery food

Parents experience lack of support for premature children

Children's centres facing a fight for survival, warn councils

Nursery group's meals given veggie seal of approval

More outstanding children's centres found in deprived areas

Coronavirus: Dismay as early years staff told they won't be sent testing kits

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

Awards highlight children's communication

Masterchef semi-finalist shares tips on cooking with children

Schools face using budgets to fund free school meals

Government unveils example menus and food guidance

Teachers call for universal free school meals in England

Schools feeding and clothing pupils in poverty-hit families

Free milk scheme for under-fives rolled out in Wales

'Swap plastic produce for real food'

Settings share green ideas

Government seeks sector's views on compulsory first aid training

Early years settings should teach children how to clean their teeth

Thousands of nurseries in areas with dangerous pollution levels

'Don't outlaw risk,' experts say after tragedy

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