Search Results

Found 1,588 results for .

SEND code gains parliamentary approval

    News
  • Wednesday, July 30, 2014
  • | Nursery World
New statutory guidance on how early years providers should support children with special educational needs and disabilities has been approved by Parliament.

Type 1 diabetes on the rise among the under-fives

    News
  • Monday, July 14, 2014
  • | Nursery World
While the rise in the number of adults being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes hit the headlines again recently, what is less reported is the sharp rise in recent years of the number of under-fives diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.

Guidance for multi-agency working

    News
  • Monday, July 14, 2014
  • | Nursery World
New guidance to support local authorities in commissioning children's public health services from next year identifies ways in which health visitors and early years providers can work together to achieve effective outcomes.

Integrated Working: Hand in hand

    Features
  • Monday, July 14, 2014
  • | Nursery World
New initiatives are bringing together expertise from the health service, early years sector and care in an effort to improve provision for children. Katy Morton investigates.

Family Health: Dear Parent

    Features
  • Monday, July 14, 2014
  • | Nursery World
In a letter to all parents of young children, Dr Raj Thakkar offers some guidance on both common and more serious medical conditions, what symptoms to look out for, and how to treat them

Healthy Living: Well, well!

    Features
  • Monday, July 14, 2014
  • | Nursery World
Setting children on the path to a healthy life should start with supporting their well-being and capitalise on their instincts, imagination and freedom to choose. By Pat Gordon-Smith

Professor Terence Stephenson

    Other
  • Monday, July 14, 2014
  • | Nursery World
Nuffield Professor of Child Health at University College London and chair of the UK Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.

Training: Courses of action

    Features
  • Monday, July 14, 2014
  • | Nursery World
The current crop of training programmes covers a broad range of topics related to health. Hannah Crown rounds up some of the options.

Immunisation: On the safe side

    Features
  • Monday, July 14, 2014
  • | Nursery World
Health and childcare professionals are encouraged to play an active role in increasing the uptake of immunisations. Matthew Olley, an immunisation nurse specialist at Public Health England, explains what vaccinations are offered and how early years settings can help.

Physical Development: Hang on

    Features
  • Monday, July 14, 2014
  • | Nursery World
Have you ever asked young children what they think about physical development? Dr Lala Manners did - with some interesting results.

Childhood Obesity: Swing into action

    Features
  • Monday, July 14, 2014
  • | Nursery World
Are we getting any closer to understanding childhood obesity? And what should early years practitioners be doing to help prevent it? Professor Pinki Sahota offers expert advice.

Current filters


© MA Education 2024. Published by MA Education Limited, St Jude's Church, Dulwich Road, Herne Hill, London SE24 0PB, a company registered in England and Wales no. 04002826. MA Education is part of the Mark Allen Group. – All Rights Reserved