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Training and mentoring scheme provides 'tangible benefits' to adopters

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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

| Nursery World

New research highlights the effectiveness of parenting training schemes and mentors in supporting adopters.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - A shoulder to cry on

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Monday, June 27, 2011

| Nursery World

A constantly crying baby can be deeply distressing for a parent. Ann Norburn of the NSPCC offers strategies on how to cope, and advice on how nursery staff can help.

Obesity campaigners call for pregnant women to be weighed

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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

| Nursery World

Pregnant women should be weighed each trimester to help tackle childhood obesity, say medical experts.

Analysis: Forces families - Children's needs on the frontline

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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

| Nursery World

Childcare is one of the priority areas for improving the lot of soldiers' families, while nurseries offer their share of support, says Judith Napier.

Childcaring grandparents suffer ill health

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Tuesday, October 12, 2010

| Nursery World

Grandparents who care for their grandchildren are putting their health and well-being at risk, a new study claims.

More 'robust intervention' needed from Government to increase healthy voucher take-up

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Tuesday, August 6, 2019

| Nursery World

The Government has been accused of failing to invest in its Healthy Start scheme, as new figures show almost half of eligible London families are missing out on the vouchers.

'Reading for pleasure' key to turning boys into readers

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Monday, July 9, 2012

| Nursery World

Male reading volunteers in schools and parenting programmes that focus on fathers are among the recommendations of a major report into how to tackle the gap between boys and girls in reading.

Scotland's council-run nurseries not meeting needs of working parents

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Tuesday, February 20, 2018

| Nursery World

A Scottish campaign group has renewed its call for nursery reform after new research shows nine out of ten council settings don’t provide the hours working parents need.

Shortage of holiday childcare in two-thirds of the country

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

| Nursery World

The school summer holidays are just starting for many children, but two-thirds of local authorities in England will not have enough holiday childcare for working parents.

Childcare and family organisations seek merger

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Friday, July 27, 2012

| Nursery World

The Daycare Trust and the Family and Parenting Institute are planning to merge.

'Natural' for breastfed babies to cry more

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

| Nursery World

Babies who are breastfed are more likely to be irritable than bottle-fed babies, according to a new study.

Funding scheme launched for parents campaigning against cuts to children's centres

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Friday, January 27, 2012

| Nursery World

Daycare Trust and Unison have joined forces to provide grants to support parents and staff campaigning to save their local Sure Start children's centres from closure.

Nurseries asked to gear up dads for Fathers' Story Week

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

| Nursery World

Fathers should participate more in their children's learning, says the Fatherhood Institute, as the think-tank urges schools, nurseries and other family learning settings to sign up for Fathers' Story Week 2012.

Campaigners to deliver letter to PM calling for more funding to save children's centres

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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

| Nursery World

Campaigners against cuts to children's centres will march on Downing Street to hand a letter to the Prime Minister demanding more funding to save early years services.

Parents feel guilty if they don't let their children win at board games, finds research

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

| Nursery World

The survey of 2,000 parents commissioned by Lego Games reveals that more than seven out of ten UK parents let their children win to prevent tantrums.

'Invisible' young fathers need the same support as teen mothers, says new report

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Monday, December 17, 2012

| Nursery World

A group of leading family charities have called for more support for teen fathers to enable them to play a bigger part in their children's lives.

Adopted children will be entitled to a free nursery place at two

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Thursday, January 3, 2013

| Nursery World

The free early education entitlement for two-year-olds will be extended to all adopted children from 2014.

Rise in the number of children cared for by relatives

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

| Nursery World

A major study has revealed for the first time the number of children being brought up by family members other than their parents.

Parents wanted for child accident study

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

| Nursery World

Common injuries among pre-school children are the focus of new research into the causes of accidents among under-fives.

Rise in female unemployment fuelled by cuts to childcare tax credits

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Monday, August 8, 2011

| Nursery World

More than one-in-four women have been out of work for more than a year, according to research, which says that cuts to childcare tax credits are partly to blame for female joblessness.

Government considers parenting classes for all

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

| Nursery World

The Government has announced plans to trial the use of vouchers for parenting classes to mothers and fathers with children under the age of five.

Nanny salaries fall, but working hours increase

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Friday, February 1, 2013

| Nursery World

Nanny salaries have fallen by nearly as much as five per cent over the last year, against a national average salary rise of 1.4 per cent, a new survey reveals.

Revised safeguarding guidelines focus on the child

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Friday, March 22, 2013

| Nursery World

More focus needs to be placed on the needs of children revised Government guidelines on safeguarding state.

Light drinking during in pregnancy 'not harmful'

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

| Nursery World

Light drinking during pregnancy does not harm child behavioural or cognitive development, according to new research by University College London.

Boris Johnson lends support to parenting course in primary schools

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Friday, September 23, 2011

| Nursery World

London mayor Boris Johnson has given his backing to the expansion of a scheme which offers free parenting classes to the parents of primary school children.

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Training and mentoring scheme provides 'tangible benefits' to adopters

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - A shoulder to cry on

Obesity campaigners call for pregnant women to be weighed

Analysis: Forces families - Children's needs on the frontline

Childcaring grandparents suffer ill health

More 'robust intervention' needed from Government to increase healthy voucher take-up

'Reading for pleasure' key to turning boys into readers

Scotland's council-run nurseries not meeting needs of working parents

Shortage of holiday childcare in two-thirds of the country

Childcare and family organisations seek merger

'Natural' for breastfed babies to cry more

Funding scheme launched for parents campaigning against cuts to children's centres

Nurseries asked to gear up dads for Fathers' Story Week

Campaigners to deliver letter to PM calling for more funding to save children's centres

Parents feel guilty if they don't let their children win at board games, finds research

'Invisible' young fathers need the same support as teen mothers, says new report

Adopted children will be entitled to a free nursery place at two

Rise in the number of children cared for by relatives

Parents wanted for child accident study

Rise in female unemployment fuelled by cuts to childcare tax credits

Government considers parenting classes for all

Nanny salaries fall, but working hours increase

Revised safeguarding guidelines focus on the child

Light drinking during in pregnancy 'not harmful'

Boris Johnson lends support to parenting course in primary schools

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