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Ofsted chief highlights ‘Covid pressure cooker’ on vulnerable families

News

Friday, November 6, 2020

| Nursery World

Chief inspector Amanda Spielman has issued a stark warning about the risks to vulnerable babies during Covid-19.

Childhood obesity reaches 'record high'

News

Thursday, November 5, 2020

| Nursery World

Children living in deprived areas are more than twice as likely to be obese than those living in more affluent areas, findings from the Government’s National Child Measurement Programme for England reveal.

Parents still struggling to access 'essential' services

News

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

| Nursery World

According to new research from a group of charities, many routine health visitor checks continue to be over the phone, drop-in clinics are no longer operating in some areas and baby and toddler groups have either stopped running or are hard to access.

Charity launches free parenting app with personalised daily content for fathers

News

Thursday, December 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Dads can now receive bespoke, daily information on all aspects of fatherhood, thanks to a new app developed by charity Best Beginnings.

NHS launches food scanner to help families make healthier choices

News

Monday, January 10, 2022

| Nursery World

A new feature on the NHS Food Scanner App has been launched to show families how to make healthier food and drink swaps in a bid to tackle childhood obesity.

Settings urged to get behind campaign to increase uptake of MMR vaccine in children

News

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years settings are being urged to get behind a new Government campaign to increase the number of children vaccinated against MMR as new figures show there has been a ‘significant’ drop in take-up of the jab.

Health & Nutrition - Going hungry

Features

Thursday, April 28, 2022

| Nursery World

With food insecurity that rose during the pandemic set to continue for many families, Meredith Jones Russell reports on the crisis and asks what help is available

Charity to work with deprived areas to improve children's health

News

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

| Nursery World

The British Heart Foundation has committed 1.2m to help deprived areas in the UK cut children's risk of heart disease.

Free school meals plan threatens to leave children hungry, warns union

News

Monday, January 15, 2018

| Nursery World

According to new analysis by the GMB union, the Government’s proposal to bring in means-testing for free school meals under universal credit will leave thousands of deprived children hungry.

Child health and wellbeing in UK falling behind other OECD nations

News

Thursday, March 15, 2018

| Nursery World

British child health is lagging behind other countries, according to a new analysis.

Early years group calls for smacking ban

News

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

| Nursery World

Early years training organisation NEyTCO has launched a social media awareness campaign in support of banning smacking.

Millions of families cutting back on healthy food that is twice as expensive as unhealthy options

News

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

| Nursery World

A ‘worrying’ proportion of ‘food insecure’ families are cutting back on healthy food, sparking concerns of widening health inequalities.

Post-Covid children's mental health services face rocketing rise in demand

News

Saturday, July 30, 2022

| Nursery World

Children’s mental health services are ‘buckling under pressure’ in the wake of the pandemic, says Anne Longfield’s Commission on Young Lives, which calls on the two Conservative leadership candidates to pledge a £1 billion recovery package.

Early Intervention Foundation to work with 20 best practice areas

News

Thursday, August 8, 2013

| Nursery World

The Early Intervention Foundation has named the 20 'pioneering places' it will work closely with to provide 'real-life', practical answers about how to deliver early intervention to the best effect.

Parents of autistic children 'let down' by the new SEND reforms

News

Friday, September 4, 2015

| Nursery World

A year on from the introduction of new Special Educational Needs reforms, and parents of autistic children are still having to battle to get the right support, a charity warns.

Lack of support stops new fathers bonding with baby

News

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

| Nursery World

A new study suggests first-time fathers are being held back from raising their children.

Huge rise in tooth-extractions in young children

News

Friday, April 15, 2016

| Nursery World

More than a hundred children a day are having teeth out in hospitals because of severe tooth decay, councils warn.

Coronavirus: Families on free school meals will be sent vouchers during school closures

News

Thursday, March 19, 2020

| Nursery World

Children eligible for free school meals will be offered vouchers, food or meals if they are no longer going to school during the coronavirus outbreak.

Nannies and parents at risk in coronavirus childcare crisis

Opinion

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

| Nursery World

Nannies fearful for their jobs and parents desperate for childcare must not be put at risk in the coronavirus crisis, warns Tricia Pritchard, managing director of BAPN

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Nurseries 'do their bit' and join Marcus Rashford campaign against holiday hunger

News

Thursday, October 29, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries and pre-schools have been providing lunch parcels to children and delivering meals to foodbanks during half term, as public pressure mounts on the Government over its decision not to extend free school meals during the holidays.

Vulnerable babies ‘invisible’ in the pandemic

News

Monday, December 21, 2020

| Nursery World

Soaring increases in child neglect, domestic violence and perinatal mental illness have been reported by health visitors during the pandemic, a report from the Institute of Health Visiting finds.

Coronavirus: London nurseries forced to close as staff hospitalised and the new variant spreads

News

Monday, January 18, 2021

| Nursery World

Four members of staff have been hospitalised with Covid-19 from London's largest group of social enterprise nurseries, and more than a third of its settings have been forced to close.

Free advent calendar gives tips for healthy and happy toddlers

News

Monday, December 2, 2013

| Nursery World

The Infant & Toddler Forum has launched a free online advent calendar which gives parents 24 days of ideas to help keep their toddlers active during the run-up to Christmas.

My working life ... Midwife

Features

Monday, April 7, 2014

| Nursery World

Gabriella Jozwiak talks to Rachel Mavers about her varied and vital role looking after mothers and babies and supervising other midwives.

A Unique Child: Nutrition - On the cards

Features

Monday, March 5, 2018

| Nursery World

The head of Scotland’s Active Healthy Kids Report Card discusses obesity with Meredith Jones Russell

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Ofsted chief highlights ‘Covid pressure cooker’ on vulnerable families

Childhood obesity reaches 'record high'

Parents still struggling to access 'essential' services

Charity launches free parenting app with personalised daily content for fathers

NHS launches food scanner to help families make healthier choices

Settings urged to get behind campaign to increase uptake of MMR vaccine in children

Health & Nutrition - Going hungry

Charity to work with deprived areas to improve children's health

Free school meals plan threatens to leave children hungry, warns union

Child health and wellbeing in UK falling behind other OECD nations

Early years group calls for smacking ban

Millions of families cutting back on healthy food that is twice as expensive as unhealthy options

Post-Covid children's mental health services face rocketing rise in demand

Early Intervention Foundation to work with 20 best practice areas

Parents of autistic children 'let down' by the new SEND reforms

Lack of support stops new fathers bonding with baby

Huge rise in tooth-extractions in young children

Coronavirus: Families on free school meals will be sent vouchers during school closures

Nannies and parents at risk in coronavirus childcare crisis

#StandUpForEarlyYears: Nurseries 'do their bit' and join Marcus Rashford campaign against holiday hunger

Vulnerable babies ‘invisible’ in the pandemic

Coronavirus: London nurseries forced to close as staff hospitalised and the new variant spreads

Free advent calendar gives tips for healthy and happy toddlers

My working life ... Midwife

A Unique Child: Nutrition - On the cards

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