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Exposure to germs could prevent childhood leukaemia

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

| Nursery World

Exposing children to common harmless bugs, for example at nursery, could help prevent the most common type of childhood cancer.

Eating fish in pregnancy not linked to autism in children

News

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

| Nursery World

Scientists have looked at the assumption that eating fish in pregnancy is a major cause of autism in children and found no evidence for the claims.

Hospital offers early years education to young patients

News

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

| Nursery World

A charity has launched what it claims is the first hospital-based pre-school provision for patients in the country.

A wholehearted commitment to children's well-being

Opinion

Friday, May 18, 2018

| Nursery World

Introducing healthy well-being habits early on could be game-changing, says Jennie Johnson

Almost a quarter of five-year-olds have tooth decay

News

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

| Nursery World

New statistics show almost a quarter of five-year-olds in England, equivalent to 164,000 children, had decayed, missing or filled teeth in 2016-17.

Nursery well-being programme aims to prevent mental health problems

News

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

| Nursery World

A well-being programme developed specially for pre-school children is expanding into nurseries across the country.

Nutrition - Fuel up

Features

Monday, May 14, 2018

| Nursery World

One project is feeding children while teaching sustainability. By Meredith Jones Russell

Rise in number of schools asking for mental health support for children

News

Monday, May 14, 2018

| Nursery World

Children as young as three are being referred by nurseries and schools for professional support with their mental health, the NSPCC has learned.

London Mayor to ban junk food ads on public transport

News

Friday, May 11, 2018

| Nursery World

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has unveiled plans to ban junk food advertising on tubes and buses to tackle the 'ticking timebomb' of child obesity.

Walking a mile a day could fight child obesity

News

Friday, May 11, 2018

| Nursery World

An initiative in which school children walk or run a mile every day could be the answer to tackling obesity and sedentary behaviour globally, according to new research.

Government mental health plans ‘failing a generation’ of children

News

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

| Nursery World

The Government has come under fire from both the education and health select committees of MPs, who say that its flawed plans risk leaving hundreds of thousands of children without the care they need.

Take the BNF's healthy eating challenge

News

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

| Nursery World

Registration is now open for the British Nutrition Foundation's sixth annual Healthy Eating Week, which includes tailored activities for nurseries and schools.

First aiders warn nursery children at risk

News

Friday, April 27, 2018

| Nursery World

A first aid training body has warned that pre-school children in Scotland are being put at unneccessary risk because there is no requirement for childcare staff to hold a paediatric first aid certificate.

Survey looks at the impact of work on early years practitioners' mental health

News

Monday, April 23, 2018

| Nursery World

Childcare practitioners are invited to give their views on the impact working in the early years has had on their stress levels and mental well-being.

Labour commits to introducing an additional health check for all babies

News

Thursday, April 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Labour’s shadow health secretary has pledged to introduce an additional health check for babies, as part of the party's commitment to making Britain’s children the healthiest in the world.

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.

A Unique Child: Inclusion - With every sip

Features

Monday, April 16, 2018

| Nursery World

With little awareness of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and growing concern about their prevalence, practitioners need to know how to cater for children affected, finds Caroline Vollans

Call for young children's dental care to be prioritised

News

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

| Nursery World

Parents struggle to access free oral health care and are unaware of dental checks for one-year-olds, according to a new survey.

Tens of thousands of children to lose free school meals

News

Thursday, April 5, 2018

| Nursery World

Around 160,000 children will fall out of eligibility for free school meals under the universal credit system, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

Cross-party MPs call for the 30 hours to be extended to all pre-school children

News

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

| Nursery World

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on a Fit and Healthy Childhood is calling for the 30 hours of funded childcare to be extended to all UK three- and four-year-old children to help those families most in need.

A Unique Child: Nutrition - The best medicine

Features

Monday, April 2, 2018

| Nursery World

A vegan nursery in London is turning even picky eaters into lovers of its high-quality meals, reports Meredith Jones-Russell

DfE to pilot £2m scheme to fight 'holiday hunger'

News

Thursday, March 29, 2018

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has launched a £2m pilot to look at ways to support disadvantaged children during the school holidays by providing meals and activities.

DfE to fund breakfast club provision in thousands of schools

News

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.

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.

Labour secures vote on Government free school meal and childcare changes

News

Friday, March 9, 2018

| Nursery World

Labour is seeking to overthrow Government plans for changes to the eligibility criteria for childcare for two-year-olds and free school meals in a vote in Parliament.

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Exposure to germs could prevent childhood leukaemia

Eating fish in pregnancy not linked to autism in children

Hospital offers early years education to young patients

A wholehearted commitment to children's well-being

Almost a quarter of five-year-olds have tooth decay

Nursery well-being programme aims to prevent mental health problems

Nutrition - Fuel up

Rise in number of schools asking for mental health support for children

London Mayor to ban junk food ads on public transport

Walking a mile a day could fight child obesity

Government mental health plans ‘failing a generation’ of children

Take the BNF's healthy eating challenge

First aiders warn nursery children at risk

Survey looks at the impact of work on early years practitioners' mental health

Labour commits to introducing an additional health check for all babies

Early years group calls for smacking ban

A Unique Child: Inclusion - With every sip

Call for young children's dental care to be prioritised

Tens of thousands of children to lose free school meals

Cross-party MPs call for the 30 hours to be extended to all pre-school children

A Unique Child: Nutrition - The best medicine

DfE to pilot £2m scheme to fight 'holiday hunger'

DfE to fund breakfast club provision in thousands of schools

Child health and wellbeing in UK falling behind other OECD nations

Labour secures vote on Government free school meal and childcare changes

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