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Analysis: Time to serve up regulation for nursery food

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

| Nursery World

Are all parties finally coming to agreement on what needs to be done to improve the food provided for nursery children? Karen Faux reports.

Early years settings advised on growing food

News

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

| Nursery World

Early years settings are to be supported by Growing Schools, the Government programme that encourages children to learn about the living world and where their food comes from.

BIG ISSUE: Nursery food

Features

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

| Nursery World

Families to be given personal introduction to Sure Start for advice during pregnancy and beyond

News

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

| Nursery World

All parents-to-be will get their own Sure Start contact, as part of new plans announced by the Government today to support families in the maternity and early years review.

Opinion: In My View - Health on the menu

Opinion

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

| Nursery World

My first few weeks as the new chair of the School Food Trust have coincided with two big milestones in raising the quality of food for children.

A Unique Child - A doctor's diary ... Down's syndrome.

Features

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

| Nursery World

"I'm a teacher and have a child with Down's syndrome in my class. I really have no idea what that means or what the implications are."

Opinion: Editor's View - Mandatory standards for nursery food quality are long overdue

Opinion

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

| Nursery World

At last, an official review of standards of food in early years settings has been launched (see News, page 4) - something called for by Nursery World and others for years.

Exclusive: Children's Minister Dawn Primarolo on the nursery food review

News

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

| Nursery World

Whilst the majority of nurseries and childminders are doing a fantastic job providing healthy, balanced and nutritious food for young children, there is more work to be done to ensure that standards are high across the board.

Nursery food review to raise standards in food and drink in early years settings

News

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

| Nursery World

A Government review into standards of nursery food was launched today (Tuesday 16 March) by a new panel of experts and nutritionists, which will consider whether the quality of food in early years settings should be regulated.

Practical prevention for accidents

News

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

| Nursery World

The Child Accident Prevention Trust's oneday interactive course covers insight into the causes and effects of accidents, knowledge of good practice in accident prevention and risk management, links between child development and accidents, and examples of good practice.

Child obesity shows new signs of decline

News

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

| Nursery World

The rate of obesity in children under ten is showing signs of levelling off and could even be in decline, according to a report by the DCSF.

Nursery chain joins up with healthy caterer

News

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

| Nursery World

Nursery group Kid Ease has entered into partnership with a local catering company to offer high-quality fresh food.

Charity's campaign against child neglect highlights warning signs

News

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

| Nursery World

The charity Action for Children launched a national television advertisement on Monday to highlight child neglect.

Obesity and heart disease

News

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

| Nursery World

Obese children as young as three show signs of future heart disease, says a study of 16,000 children and teenagers.

Peanut allergy study

News

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

| Nursery World

A three-year study to find a cure for children with peanut allergies starts next month at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.

Legal status of health visitors must be restored, says union

News

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

| Nursery World

Health visiting needs to be recognised in law as a profession to avoid more tragedies like the case of Baby P, says the health visitors' union Unite.

A Unique Child: Health - A Doctor's Diary ... a Limp

Features

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

| Nursery World

Recently, during a busy Monday clinic, a mother brought her son in to see me. He had recently suffered a cold and for the last 24 hours had been more clingy and been limping on his left leg.

Invest more in early years health, Government is urged

News

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

| Nursery World

The Government must increase investment in children's early years to reduce health inequality, according to a new report.

A Unique Child - Abuse: Warning signs

Features

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

| Nursery World

Child abuse or neglect can take many different forms and present varied suspicious signs that early years practitioners should report appropriately. Dr Raj Thakkar lists some things to look out for

Bids open to councils for more free school meals

News

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

| Nursery World

More primary school children across the country are to benefit from a free healthy school lunch, children's secretary Ed Balls announced this week.

Government policies 'fail to improve' child health

News

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

| Nursery World

The Government has failed to improve children's health despite spending more than 10bn on targeted policies and programmes since 1998, says a new report.

Government is accused of failing to improve children's health

News

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

| Nursery World

The Government has failed to improve children's health despite spending more than 10bn on targeted policies and programmes since 1998, according to a new report.

Improve your practice - courses in health and safety

Features

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

| Nursery World

Charities and training providers can help early years practitioners give child health and safety better attention.

Montessori nursery popularises free milk initiative

News

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

| Nursery World

A Montessori nursery in the London borough of Camden has helped expand a free milk scheme for all private and voluntary settings in the area.

Nursery meals 'lack energy', researchers find

News

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

| Nursery World

Initial results from a survey of nursery food in England have suggested that many settings may be giving children food that does not provide enough fat or energy.

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Analysis: Time to serve up regulation for nursery food

Early years settings advised on growing food

BIG ISSUE: Nursery food

Families to be given personal introduction to Sure Start for advice during pregnancy and beyond

Opinion: In My View - Health on the menu

A Unique Child - A doctor's diary ... Down's syndrome.

Opinion: Editor's View - Mandatory standards for nursery food quality are long overdue

Exclusive: Children's Minister Dawn Primarolo on the nursery food review

Nursery food review to raise standards in food and drink in early years settings

Practical prevention for accidents

Child obesity shows new signs of decline

Nursery chain joins up with healthy caterer

Charity's campaign against child neglect highlights warning signs

Obesity and heart disease

Peanut allergy study

Legal status of health visitors must be restored, says union

A Unique Child: Health - A Doctor's Diary ... a Limp

Invest more in early years health, Government is urged

A Unique Child - Abuse: Warning signs

Bids open to councils for more free school meals

Government policies 'fail to improve' child health

Government is accused of failing to improve children's health

Improve your practice - courses in health and safety

Montessori nursery popularises free milk initiative

Nursery meals 'lack energy', researchers find

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