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New PANCo role is designed to make health and well-being a priority

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

| Nursery World

A group of early years practitioners and health experts working together in Cambridgeshire has developed a new staff role to lead on physical activity and nutrition and is piloting a qualification to support it.

Guidance on well-being for under-fives out for consultation

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Friday, April 20, 2012

| Nursery World

The importance of early education for vulnerable children has been recognised in new draft guidance developed by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE).

HR Update: time to review your equality policy

Features

Friday, March 2, 2012

| Nursery World

The Equality Act became law in October 2010, replacing previous legislation (such as the Race Relations Act 1976 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995). To comply and ensure fairness and consistency, nurseries need to have in place an equal opportunities policy, says Jacqui Mann, managing director of HR4Nurseries (www.hr4nurseries.co.uk)

Nutrition training online

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Friday, January 20, 2012

| Nursery World

HENRY (Health Exercise and Nutrition for the Really Young) is helping busy practitioners to study at their own pace by offering its Childhood Obesity and HENRY course online.

Early years nutritional guidelines welcomed

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Friday, January 20, 2012

| Nursery World

Child health experts have welcomed the first-ever nutritional guidelines for early years settings in England, while taking issue with the fact that they are not mandatory.

Positive Relationships: All in a day's work - snack time

Features

Friday, January 20, 2012

| Nursery World

Snack time is more than just getting fed quickly and moving on to the next part of the daily routine, say Nicola Bushell and Hayley Cannell, joint managers of Oakey Dokeys Pre-school in Great Oakley, Essex.

First national guidelines for early years nutrition in England launched

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Monday, January 16, 2012

| Nursery World

The first ever nutritional guidelines to support early years settings in providing healthy meals for children under five have been launched today by the School Food Trust.

Call for schools and nurseries to be allowed to keep spare asthma inhalers

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Friday, January 13, 2012

| Nursery World

Asthmatic children's lives are being put at risk because of legislation that prevents schools and nurseries from keeping asthma inhalers in their first aid kit, warns a leading charity.

EYFS REVIEW: second consultation on early learning goals

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

| Nursery World

The early learning goals for literacy and mathematics in the EYFS have been amended, in light of the response from the early years sector to the revised framework.

New resource weighs up children's diets

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

| Nursery World

Nurseries can check they are meeting children's nutritional needs with the Infant and Toddler Forum's Tot it Up food calculator

Nursery settings have doubts over scheme to promote vaccinations to parents

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Monday, December 12, 2011

| Nursery World

In our last issue, Nursery World reported on a scheme in Brent, believed to be the first in the country, which will pay early years settings small grants to boost vaccination rates of pre-school children.

Basic food hygiene training offered at bargain price

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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

| Nursery World

NDNA is now offering an accredited basic food hygiene course for just 8. The course is done entirely online and learners will gain a Level 2 award in Food Safety upon successful completion.

Editor's View - slim pickings from obesity strategy

Features

Monday, October 17, 2011

| Nursery World

The new anti-obesity plan adds up to rather less than a pack of peanuts!

Continuing Professional Development : Squash Nutrition serves up nutrition training with a difference

Features

Monday, September 19, 2011

| Nursery World

The Liverpool-based health and arts collective is delivering lively training which combines the theory and practice of healthy eating, says Karen Faux

Nursery Management: Nutrition - Fresh to go!

Features

Monday, September 12, 2011

| Nursery World

If you can't offer the cooking facilities that you want in-house, call in the caterers. Sue Learner finds out about the burgeoning food services for early years providers.

Interview - Patricia Mucavele

News

Monday, August 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Research and nutrition senior manager at the School Food Trust

Editor's View - Will new government guidelines have the right recipe for healthy nursery mealtimes?

Features

Monday, June 27, 2011

| Nursery World

Action on nutritional standards for nurseries and children's centres is being taken by the Government following the Tickell EYFS Review and the Advisory Panel for Food and Nutrition in the Early Years findings.

Positive Relationships: Let's talk about ... Food

Features

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

| Nursery World

Are all the healthy eating efforts in your setting undone when the children go home? Annette Rawstrone speaks to nursery managers.

Management Focus - Putting down Healthy Roots

Features

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

| Nursery World

When they want nutritious food brought in, early years settings in Kent know who to call. Karen Faux meets an ambitious caterer.

In My View - How to mind your back

Features

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

The serious issue of early years practitioners suffering from back pain is often highlighted to us during training and on-site consultancy (Nursery World, 14 and 21 April).

Health award for nurseries

News

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

A new award aims to recognise and reward early years settings for promoting healthy lifestyles to children and their families.

Analysis: Back pain shown to afflict majority of practitioners

News

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

| Nursery World

Not only are early years workers suffering physical damage on the job, but many assume that it just goes with the territory and neither complain nor seek help. Caroline Roberts reports.

Management: Nutrition - A tasty dish for Little Monkey's

Features

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Freshness and diversity are among the principles behind this nursery's award-winning food provision, writes Karen Faux.

Eight in ten early years practitioners suffer back pain

News

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Eight out of ten people who work in early years settings and primary schools have experienced back and neck discomfort, according to a new study.

Positive Relationships: Let's talk about ... Administering medicine

Features

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

| Nursery World

What's the best policy, in what situation? Annette Rawstrone spoke to nursery managers and owners.

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New PANCo role is designed to make health and well-being a priority

Guidance on well-being for under-fives out for consultation

HR Update: time to review your equality policy

Nutrition training online

Early years nutritional guidelines welcomed

Positive Relationships: All in a day's work - snack time

First national guidelines for early years nutrition in England launched

Call for schools and nurseries to be allowed to keep spare asthma inhalers

EYFS REVIEW: second consultation on early learning goals

New resource weighs up children's diets

Nursery settings have doubts over scheme to promote vaccinations to parents

Basic food hygiene training offered at bargain price

Editor's View - slim pickings from obesity strategy

Continuing Professional Development : Squash Nutrition serves up nutrition training with a difference

Nursery Management: Nutrition - Fresh to go!

Interview - Patricia Mucavele

Editor's View - Will new government guidelines have the right recipe for healthy nursery mealtimes?

Positive Relationships: Let's talk about ... Food

Management Focus - Putting down Healthy Roots

In My View - How to mind your back

Health award for nurseries

Analysis: Back pain shown to afflict majority of practitioners

Management: Nutrition - A tasty dish for Little Monkey's

Eight in ten early years practitioners suffer back pain

Positive Relationships: Let's talk about ... Administering medicine

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