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'Outdated' law leaves children at risk of neglect, charity says

Monday, April 23, 2012

| Nursery World

Action for Children is calling for current laws surrounding child neglect to be urgently updated, because it says they fail to protect children.

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.

Guidance on well-being for under-fives out for consultation

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Friday, April 20, 2012

| Nursery World

The importance of early education for vulnerable children has been recognised in new draft guidance developed by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE).

Charity calls for 20mph limit in all towns and cities at launch of Beep Beep! Day

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

| Nursery World

The road safety charity Brake is calling on MPs to listen to parents and enable local authorities to implement widespread 20mph limits, as it launches its annual 'Beep Beep! Day' campaign, a UK-wide initiative for early years settings and childminders.

Joint effort from doctors and health professionals to tackle childhood obesity

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Monday, April 16, 2012

| Nursery World

The medical profession has launched a new campaign to tackle childhood obesity, which doctors say is the 'single greatest public health threat' in Britain.

Schools to clamp down on primary school absence in Reception

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Monday, April 16, 2012

| Nursery World

For the first time schools would collect data on absences from reception class children to help stem the tide of increasing absence in primary school, in proposals put forward by the Government's expert adviser on behaviour.

Positive Relationships: All in a day's work - celebrating what's great about Britain

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Monday, April 16, 2012

| Nursery World

Britain is a Great place to be and we need to celebrate it with our children, say Nicola Bushell and Hayley Cannell, joint managers of Oakey Dokeys in Essex

Community faces loss of council nurseries

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Friday, April 13, 2012

| Nursery World

Three council nurseries in the London Borough of Lewisham may close, because the council says it can no longer afford to subsidise them.

Children get fast and furious in Nottingham bike race

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Friday, April 13, 2012

| Nursery World

Toddlers and children raced shoulder-to-shoulder in the first non-pedal balance bike series in the UK, the Strider Cup.

Interview: Naomi Marek, A founder of Sky Badger, a charity for disabled children

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Friday, April 13, 2012

| Nursery World

Sky Badger launches on 15 May to coincide with the United Nation's International Day of Families.

Looking for childcare information? There's an app for that

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Friday, April 13, 2012

| Nursery World

The Pre-school Learning Alliance is launching a new iPhone app to make it easier for parents to choose childcare.

In Numbers

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Friday, April 13, 2012

| Nursery World

Nearly 21,000 calls to the NSPCC helpline resulted in a referral in 2011.

Depressed dads pass on negativity to their babies

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Friday, April 13, 2012

| Nursery World

Fathers with postnatal depression are more likely to pass problems onto their children as they tend to be more negative and focused on themselves, according to a new study.

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.

Parents fight to save children's centre nurseries

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Monday, April 2, 2012

| Nursery World

Two children's centre nurseries in the London borough of Southwark are set to close because the council says there is no longer a need for places.

Early years sector raises concerns about revised EYFS amid a broad welcome

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Monday, April 2, 2012

| Nursery World

The revised Early Years Foundation Stage has received a broadly positive response from the early years sector, although some reservations have been raised over the requirement for progress checks on two-year-olds.

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.

Government adverts warn of danger to children's health of second-hand smoke

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Friday, March 30, 2012

| Nursery World

A new TV and radio campaign highlighting the effects of second-hand smoke on children is to air this evening.

Lowest-paid spend highest percentage of wages on childcare

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Friday, March 30, 2012

| Nursery World

Childcare costs account for more than a third of salaries in the UK, according to research, with clerical office workers among the worst hit.

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.

Kinship carers find local authority support lacking

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

| Nursery World

Family and friends carers raising children are being left to fend for themselves and suffer significant levels of hardship, as local authorities fail to implement Government policy, according to a new study.

Serious conflict at home affects four million UK families

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Monday, March 26, 2012

| Nursery World

More than five out of ten families with children experience serious or frequent conflict in the home, according to new research.

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.

Ofsted grades should not be only way of measuring quality

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

| Nursery World

Ofsted grades should not be used on their own by local authorities or parents when assessing the quality of childcare an early years setting provides.

Parents learn from other parents how to deal with children's bad behaviour

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

| Nursery World

Children with disruptive behaviour problems and their parents can benefit from peer-led parenting classes, claims a new study.

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'Outdated' law leaves children at risk of neglect, charity says

Survey warns of risks of using unproven early intervention programmes

Guidance on well-being for under-fives out for consultation

Charity calls for 20mph limit in all towns and cities at launch of Beep Beep! Day

Joint effort from doctors and health professionals to tackle childhood obesity

Schools to clamp down on primary school absence in Reception

Positive Relationships: All in a day's work - celebrating what's great about Britain

Community faces loss of council nurseries

Children get fast and furious in Nottingham bike race

Interview: Naomi Marek, A founder of Sky Badger, a charity for disabled children

Looking for childcare information? There's an app for that

In Numbers

Depressed dads pass on negativity to their babies

Nurseries asked to gear up dads for Fathers' Story Week

Parents fight to save children's centre nurseries

Early years sector raises concerns about revised EYFS amid a broad welcome

Grandparent carers offer some developmental benefits before nursery

Government adverts warn of danger to children's health of second-hand smoke

Lowest-paid spend highest percentage of wages on childcare

Free parenting classes trial starts next month

Kinship carers find local authority support lacking

Serious conflict at home affects four million UK families

New draft standards for antenatal care set out

Ofsted grades should not be only way of measuring quality

Parents learn from other parents how to deal with children's bad behaviour

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