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Call to increase value of Healthy Start Vouchers

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

| Nursery World

More than 50 public health experts have signed a letter to the Chancellor and health secretary, calling for an increase in the value of the Healthy Start vouchers for low-income families.

Gender gap crisis 'fails generation of boys', charity claims

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Monday, July 18, 2016

| Nursery World

A ‘gender gap crisis’ is seriously damaging prospects for boys in this country, according to a children’s charity.

Nursery Management: Nutrition - Tea for twos

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Monday, March 23, 2015

| Nursery World

Many nurseries taking some of the most disadvantaged two-year-olds in the country are providing free meals to ensure good nutrition, but often out of their own pocket. Gabriella Jozwiak reports.

Parents still struggling to access 'essential' services

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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.

New £60m funding to support SEND children

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

| Nursery World

A multi-million pound package to support children with special educational needs and disability (SEND) has been announced by the Government.

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

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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.

Government launches new mental health training for schools

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has announced funding grants for up to 7,800 primary and secondary schools and colleges to pay for training for senior leaders to roll out an effective ‘whole school’ approach to mental health and wellbeing.

DfE to fund breakfast club provision in thousands of schools

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Monday, March 19, 2018

| Nursery World

More than 1,770 schools in areas of deprivation are to benefit from an investment of £26 million by the DfE to provide children with a healthy and nutritious breakfast.

Millions of pounds 'missing' in school meals funding

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Thursday, June 27, 2019

| Nursery World

Millions of pounds allocated by the Government for free school meals for some of the poorest children in the country is unaccounted for, according to a new report.

Call to make the youngest a priority in Government response to Covid-19

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Monday, June 8, 2020

| Nursery World

More than 70 children’s and mental health charities and organisations have written to the prime minister calling for the Government to invest in the well-being of babies and toddlers in Covid-19 recovery plans.

Government performs u-turn over free school meals in holidays

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Monday, November 9, 2020

| Nursery World

Disadvantaged schoolchildren will receive free meals during the Christmas holidays, and under-fours will benefit from a top-up in vouchers for healthy food from April, the Government has announced.

Positive couple relationships 'crucial' for children

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Tuesday, March 22, 2016

| Nursery World

Parental conflict is damaging to children’s future life-chances and relationships and investment is needed, researchers have warned.

Budget: Small nurseries taken out of business rates

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Thursday, March 17, 2016

| Nursery World

Measure in yesterday's Budget set to affect the early years sector include a cut to business rates, a sugar levy and an extension to childcare vouchers.

Less than half of mothers breastfeed after two months

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

| Nursery World

A survey of 500 new mothers reveals that while almost three-quarters start breastfeeding, less than half continue to do so six-to eight weeks later.

Labour proposes greater early years investment and 30 hours extension

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Thursday, May 11, 2017

| Nursery World

Labour’s leaked draft manifesto reveals the party’s plans to increase funding for the free entitlement and extend the 30 hours to all two-year-olds and some one-year-olds.

Childhood obesity crisis: Paediatrics across Europe 'unable to cope'

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Wednesday, June 1, 2016

| Nursery World

The number of overweight young children is predicted to almost double within a decade – with associated disease set to cripple health services across Europe, researchers warn.

Children's centres facing a fight for survival, warn councils

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Friday, March 22, 2019

| Nursery World

The Local Government Association says it is 'inevitable' councils will be forced to close more children's centres unless the Government provides extra funding.

Autumn Budget 2018: the key points for early years

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

| Nursery World

Delivering his Autumn Budget 2018 yesterday, the Chancellor announced more money for Universal Credit, children’s social care and the NHS, but nothing for the early years sector.

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

| Nursery World

More than 60 members of the First 1001 Days Movement have today jointly written to the new health secretary Sajid Javid to highlight the impact of the pandemic on babies and their families.

Thousands of nursery children in poverty could be missing out on free school meals

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Thursday, April 14, 2022

| Nursery World

Thousands of nursery children that are eligible for free school meals could be missing out on the benefit, according to an analysis by the Education Policy Institute.

Schools face using budgets to fund free school meals

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Thursday, July 17, 2014

| Nursery World

Nearly a third of councils do not have enough money to pay for Free School Meals for all infants from September.

Schools feeding and clothing pupils in poverty-hit families

News

Friday, May 1, 2015

| Nursery World

Schools are increasingly providing children with food, clothes and washing facilities, according to a survey of head teachers.

Infant free school meals scheme in jeopardy

News

Monday, September 7, 2015

| Nursery World

Free school meals for all four- to seven-year-olds could be scrapped amid claims the scheme's funding is ‘eating into the core education budget’.

Government sets out plans for mental health support teams in schools

News

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

| Nursery World

Plans to support children’s mental health in schools do not go far enough, child experts say.

Holiday hunger projects under way in pilot areas

News

Friday, July 27, 2018

| Nursery World

Children from disadvantaged families will be able to access out-of-school activities and healthy meals for free this summer in a £2m pilot scheme funded by the Department for Education.

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Call to increase value of Healthy Start Vouchers

Gender gap crisis 'fails generation of boys', charity claims

Nursery Management: Nutrition - Tea for twos

Parents still struggling to access 'essential' services

New £60m funding to support SEND children

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

Government launches new mental health training for schools

DfE to fund breakfast club provision in thousands of schools

Millions of pounds 'missing' in school meals funding

Call to make the youngest a priority in Government response to Covid-19

Government performs u-turn over free school meals in holidays

Positive couple relationships 'crucial' for children

Budget: Small nurseries taken out of business rates

Less than half of mothers breastfeed after two months

Labour proposes greater early years investment and 30 hours extension

Childhood obesity crisis: Paediatrics across Europe 'unable to cope'

Children's centres facing a fight for survival, warn councils

Autumn Budget 2018: the key points for early years

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

Thousands of nursery children in poverty could be missing out on free school meals

Schools face using budgets to fund free school meals

Schools feeding and clothing pupils in poverty-hit families

Infant free school meals scheme in jeopardy

Government sets out plans for mental health support teams in schools

Holiday hunger projects under way in pilot areas

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