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Early years providers begin training on new nutrition guidelines

Monday, November 28, 2011

| Nursery World

Pilots have started in five local authorities to train early years practitioners on the forthcoming nutritional guidelines, and encourage families with young children to eat more healthily.

Children's centre volunteers extend services

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Monday, December 12, 2011

| Nursery World

More than 85 per cent of children's centres are currently using volunteers to help run services, according to a new report.

Family childcare bill to be added up

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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| Nursery World

A survey launched by the Daycare Trust and Save the Children is aiming to reveal the impact of childcare costs on families.

Fathers write children's stories to share

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

| Nursery World

Eight fathers who attend a dads' group have written a book of children's stories to be given out free to fathers and encourage them to read to their children.

Greggs charity expands breakfast clubs

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Thursday, July 4, 2013

| Nursery World

The charity run by the bakery chain Greggs has just opened its 12th breakfast club this year.

How one LA is delivering funded places for twos

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Monday, October 6, 2014

| Nursery World

Now that 40 per cent of two-year-olds are eligible for funded places, we look at how one local authority is delivering and supporting the programme.

Figures reveal extent of two-year-old places' take-up

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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

| Nursery World

Government figures, released yesterday, show that around 70 per cent of the 130,000 disadvantaged two-year-olds eligible for early education places have so far taken up the offer.

More than a quarter of five-year-olds have tooth decay

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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

| Nursery World

According to figures published by Public Health England (PHE) on the oral health of five year olds, over 27 per cent of children in 2012 had tooth decay.

Parent partnerships online course

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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

| Nursery World

An online course to help practitioners develop strong partnerships with parents during difficult times is being offered by the National Day Nurseries Association.

Autism support must be tailored for child, new guidance says

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Health and social care professionals should be trained to focus on meeting the individual needs of children and young people with autism and their families, according to new clinical guidelines.

Fathers' rights campaign launched

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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

| Nursery World

A month-long campaign called Dads at Work, by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills and supported by the DCSF, aims to make fathers more aware of their rights. Posters and leaflets will be distributed to antenatal clinics and GP surgeries.

Study highlights benefits of parental involvement in home learning

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Friday, November 24, 2017

| Nursery World

Supporting parents to get involved in their child’s learning has a positive impact on their home learning environment, academics say.

One in four babies in families with 'multiple risks' to development

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Monday, February 6, 2012

| Nursery World

More than a quarter of children in the UK are growing up in families with a number of difficulties, including financial hardship and parental depression, that are risking their cognitive and behavioural development, according to new research.

Mothers going back to work pushed into lower-paid jobs

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

| Nursery World

Women are being forced into lower-skilled, part-time work after having children, according to a new survey.

Daddy Daycare second show screens

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

| Nursery World

The first episode of the reality TV programme provoked strong reactions - will the second serving of men in the nursery meet with a better reception?

New draft standards for antenatal care set out

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Friday, March 23, 2012

| Nursery World

Pregnant women who are overweight or obese will be given personalised advice on healthy eating and exercise, in new guidance on antenatal care put out for consultation.

Free parenting classes trial starts next month

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Thursday, March 29, 2012

| Nursery World

The Montessori Schools Association, Coram and the National Childbirth Trust are among 14 organisations chosen to run parenting classes in a Government-funded trial from April.

Survey warns of risks of using unproven early intervention programmes

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Monday, April 23, 2012

| Nursery World

Children's centres are resorting to using unproven early intervention programmes that risk 'damaging' children, because they cannot afford to run evidence-based early intervention schemes, a new report claims.

Tax-Free Childcare extended to more parents, but some still unable to sign up

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Tuesday, January 16, 2018

| Nursery World

As Tax-Free Childcare opens to children under the age of nine, parents are still reporting difficulties registering for the scheme or reconfirming their eligibility.

Booktime giveaway includes Peter Rabbit 110th anniversary picture book

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Thursday, May 3, 2012

| Nursery World

A new retelling of Beatrix Potter's famous tale Peter Rabbit will be given to all four and five-year-olds starting school this year.

Single parents face 'significant hurdles' finding a job

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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

| Nursery World

Single parents on Job Seeker's Allowance are not getting the support and training they need to gain quality employment, according to a new study.

Lack of affordable childcare costing mothers £1.2bn a year in lost earnings

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

| Nursery World

Mothers are losing more than a billion pounds in earnings every year because a lack of high-quality, affordable childcare prevents them from working or increasing their hours, finds a charity.

Thousands of grandparents a year give up work to look after grandchildren

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

| Nursery World

Around 25 grandparents a day leave their job to bring up their grandchildren and as a result often end up in poverty, warns a new report.

Some parents would be better off not working, claims report

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Friday, October 5, 2012

| Nursery World

A think-tank is calling for an overhaul of childcare, as it says the 'extortionate' costs of daycare threaten the Government's attempts to make work pay.

Bailey Review: crackdown on sexualised media culture to protect children

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Monday, June 6, 2011

| Nursery World

Advertising near nurseries, schools and playgrounds should be restricted to protect children from adult images, an independent review into the sexualisation and commercialisation of childhood has recommended.

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Early years providers begin training on new nutrition guidelines

Children's centre volunteers extend services

Family childcare bill to be added up

Fathers write children's stories to share

Greggs charity expands breakfast clubs

How one LA is delivering funded places for twos

Figures reveal extent of two-year-old places' take-up

More than a quarter of five-year-olds have tooth decay

Parent partnerships online course

Autism support must be tailored for child, new guidance says

Fathers' rights campaign launched

Study highlights benefits of parental involvement in home learning

One in four babies in families with 'multiple risks' to development

Mothers going back to work pushed into lower-paid jobs

Daddy Daycare second show screens

New draft standards for antenatal care set out

Free parenting classes trial starts next month

Survey warns of risks of using unproven early intervention programmes

Tax-Free Childcare extended to more parents, but some still unable to sign up

Booktime giveaway includes Peter Rabbit 110th anniversary picture book

Single parents face 'significant hurdles' finding a job

Lack of affordable childcare costing mothers £1.2bn a year in lost earnings

Thousands of grandparents a year give up work to look after grandchildren

Some parents would be better off not working, claims report

Bailey Review: crackdown on sexualised media culture to protect children

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