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New project encourages communities to work together to improve children's diets

Thursday, March 13, 2014

| Nursery World

A pilot project designed to show how businesses and the Government can work together to fight childhood obesity and poor nutrition is to launch next week.

Roots of Empathy programme to expand

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Thursday, June 20, 2013

| Nursery World

Scotland is to become the first country in the world to deliver the Roots of Empathy programme in every area.

Cameron pledges to make parenting classes the norm

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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

| Nursery World

The Prime Minister’s renewed plans to introduce parenting classes were met with a mixed response from children’s organisations.

Test flags reading-ready three-year-olds

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Friday, January 15, 2016

| Nursery World

Pre-school children’s readiness to read could be measured with a simple test, experts have suggested.

Early intervention guide from C4EO

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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

| Nursery World

The Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People's Services (C4EO) has issued a new practice guide on the challenges and opportunities in supporting children, families and communities through early intervention.

Learn about self-regulation: the key to effective early learning

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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

| Nursery World

Nursery World's one-day conference on 30 June will feature a great mix of academic experts and innovative practitioners on this vital aspect of development.

Grandparents given advice on supporting families

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Tuesday, April 6, 2010

| Nursery World

A new guide from the charity Grandparents Plus offers help to grandparents who provide emotional, practical and financial support to families.

Read with children ten minutes a day, parents urged

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Tuesday, June 1, 2010

| Nursery World

To mark this year's National Family Week (31 May to 6 June), the National Literacy Trust has launched a campaign calling on all families to spend at least ten minutes a day reading with their children.

Taskforce set to tackle barriers to happier family life

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

| Nursery World

A Childhood and Families Taskforce is to be set up to develop policies to improve childhood and family life.

'School readiness' programme to help thousands more children

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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

| Nursery World

A programme to reverse the trend in children starting school without the skills they need to learn, is to be expanded to 80 communities across England.

Fathers get a taste of children's centre provision

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

| Nursery World

Men from Sutton, south-west London, were invited to behave 'dadly' last weekend as part of a taster session for a free play and learning group aimed at fathers and their children.

Public sector organisation chosen to run Tax Free Childcare accounts

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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

| Nursery World

The Tax Free Childcare scheme will be delivered through National Savings and Investments (NS&I) rather than by childcare voucher providers.

Touch-screen devices could close the gap in children's literacy

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Monday, December 1, 2014

| Nursery World

Touch-screen technology could be used to to combat low literacy in boys and disadvantaged children, suggests a new report.

Vetting and barring scheme leaves 'dangerous' loophole open to nannies

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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

| Nursery World

Omitting nannies from a new Government database for all those working with children leaves 'a dangerous loophole' that compromises children's safety, the payroll service Nannytax has warned.

Funding available for initiatives that support disadvantaged children

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Monday, October 20, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years providers are being invited by the Government to apply for a share of £25m to fund approaches that improve children's outcomes.

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.

Call for children to be given vitamin D as cases of rickets triple

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Friday, October 24, 2014

| Nursery World

Experts are urging parents to give their children daily doses of Vitamin D, as research shows a lack of awareness of its benefits.

Government launches parent campaign showing the cost benefit of free childcare

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government has launched a new parent campaign to highlight the cash value of early education places.

Union warning over cuts to speech therapists

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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

| Nursery World

Eleven speech and language therapy jobs are to be cut in the London Borough of Southwark, despite the launch of a Government-backed National Year to promote the importance of communication skills.

DfE backs new family friendly initiative

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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

| Nursery World

Nurseries and children's centres will be encouraged to pledge to make their services more family-friendly as part of a new project by the Family and Parenting Institute, backed by the Department for Education.

City offers cash to children's groups

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Voluntary and community organisations in Sunderland are being urged to apply for funding from the City Council to support the social, emotional and physical well-being of children in the communities they work with.

EYFS REVIEW: The key points in an interview with Dame Clare Tickell

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

| Nursery World

Communication and language should be given greater emphasis than literacy in young children's development, the review into the Early Years Foundation Stage recommends.

Sibling rivalry aids toddlers' development

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Sibling rivalry among toddlers can have a positive effect on their development, claims a new study.

Children of over-40s 'are safer from accidents'

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

| Nursery World

Children born to older mothers have fewer accidents and are less likely to be admitted to hospital, according to new research.

Bottle-fed toddlers more likely to be obese at the age of five

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| Nursery World

Children who drink mainly from a bottle at the age of two have a greater risk of becoming obese, according to a new study.

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New project encourages communities to work together to improve children's diets

Roots of Empathy programme to expand

Cameron pledges to make parenting classes the norm

Test flags reading-ready three-year-olds

Early intervention guide from C4EO

Learn about self-regulation: the key to effective early learning

Grandparents given advice on supporting families

Read with children ten minutes a day, parents urged

Taskforce set to tackle barriers to happier family life

'School readiness' programme to help thousands more children

Fathers get a taste of children's centre provision

Public sector organisation chosen to run Tax Free Childcare accounts

Touch-screen devices could close the gap in children's literacy

Vetting and barring scheme leaves 'dangerous' loophole open to nannies

Funding available for initiatives that support disadvantaged children

Early years settings should teach children how to clean their teeth

Call for children to be given vitamin D as cases of rickets triple

Government launches parent campaign showing the cost benefit of free childcare

Union warning over cuts to speech therapists

DfE backs new family friendly initiative

City offers cash to children's groups

EYFS REVIEW: The key points in an interview with Dame Clare Tickell

Sibling rivalry aids toddlers' development

Children of over-40s 'are safer from accidents'

Bottle-fed toddlers more likely to be obese at the age of five

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