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1 million children could have undetected vision problems, eye health body warns

Thursday, July 14, 2011

| Nursery World

A new campaign to highlight the importance of routine sight tests for young children has been launched by the Optical Confederation.

Home-cooked food best to instill love of fruit and veg in young children

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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

| Nursery World

Babies weaned on home-cooked vegetables are more likely to eat them as children, according to new research.

Lottery to invest 165m in early years projects

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Thursday, November 1, 2012

| Nursery World

Up to 10,000 babies and children under three will be offered support through a range of early intervention projects funded by 165m in lottery funding.

Nick Clegg to unveil new system of flexible parental leave

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Monday, November 12, 2012

| Nursery World

Mothers and fathers will be able to share paid leave and pay at any time during the first year after a child is born, Nick Clegg is expected to announce today.

One in four families are forced to choose between heating or food

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

| Nursery World

A poll of 1,000 members of parenting website Netmums has found that a quarter of mothers have had to choose food over heating because of spiralling energy bills.

Pregnant women who eat peanut butter 'more likely' to have overweight children

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Friday, January 11, 2013

| Nursery World

Pregnant women who eat more foods containing the polyunsaturated fats found in peanut butter and sunflower seeds increase their chances of having fatter children, according to research by the University of Southampton.

Grandparent carers offer some developmental benefits before nursery

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Monday, April 2, 2012

| Nursery World

Children cared for by grandparents have better vocabulary but are less ready for school than those who are placed in formal childcare, according to a new study.

Poverty review head calls for revamp of early years

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

| Nursery World

The early years should be re-named the Foundation Years, as part of a plan to reform education policy and target support for children from before birth to age five, according to the Labour MP who has been commissioned by David Cameron to investigate the way poverty is defined and how to tackle it.

Make free childcare universal, says UK business organisation

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Thursday, November 17, 2016

| Nursery World

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which represents 92,000 businesses, wants a universal childcare entitlement up until school entry to help firms retain staff and working parents to progress.

Pen Green goes into battle over children's centre cuts

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

| Nursery World

The renowned Pen Green Centre for Children and Families has launched a nationwide campaign to save children's centres, after winning a temporary reprieve from funding cuts that would have seen the setting lose 1m over the next three years.

Daycare Trust considering meger

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

The Daycare Trust and the National Association of Family Information Services are expected to come to a decision this month about a possible merger.

Dolly Parton boosts family reading

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

| Nursery World

The number of parents who read to their children has seen a sharp increase since they joined the Dolly Parton free book gifting programme, according to a new survey.

More fathers responsible for childcare for babies and young children

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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

| Nursery World

One in five fathers of a child under five years old is a sole childcarer for part of the working week, according to new research that highlights the rise of the part-time or full-time 'home dad'.

Charity launches school-readiness resources for families

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Monday, August 15, 2016

| Nursery World

Free activity sheets to support children’s school readiness have been published by a national family support charity.

Call for early nutritional guidance for mums-to-be

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

| Nursery World

A report by the Infant and Toddler Forum (ITF) has highlighted a need for more advice for women planning to have children to improve the health of the next generation.

New food rules for schools

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

| Nursery World

A revised set of mandatory food standards for all maintained schools and new academies and free schools came into force this week.

Six months paternity leave confirmed

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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

| Nursery World

Fathers will be able to take up to six months of paternity leave after the mother of their child returns to work, the Government has confirmed.

Government's Troubled Families programme to be extended

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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

| Nursery World

The Government is committing a further 200m to its Troubled Families programme to help 400,000 more families with multiple and complex social, health and economic problems

School children losing 'learning time' because they are hungry

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Friday, September 13, 2013

| Nursery World

Primary school children in England and Wales turning up at school hungry are missing out on eight weeks of education, reveals new research.

Fathers working less while mothers are increasing their hours

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Monday, June 17, 2013

| Nursery World

Fathers who live with their partner and children work longer hours than other men in full-time positions, but their hours have fallen in the past ten years, finds new research.

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1 million children could have undetected vision problems, eye health body warns

Home-cooked food best to instill love of fruit and veg in young children

Lottery to invest 165m in early years projects

Nick Clegg to unveil new system of flexible parental leave

One in four families are forced to choose between heating or food

Pregnant women who eat peanut butter 'more likely' to have overweight children

Grandparent carers offer some developmental benefits before nursery

Poverty review head calls for revamp of early years

Make free childcare universal, says UK business organisation

Pen Green goes into battle over children's centre cuts

Daycare Trust considering meger

Dolly Parton boosts family reading

More fathers responsible for childcare for babies and young children

Charity launches school-readiness resources for families

Call for early nutritional guidance for mums-to-be

New food rules for schools

Six months paternity leave confirmed

Government's Troubled Families programme to be extended

School children losing 'learning time' because they are hungry

Fathers working less while mothers are increasing their hours

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