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MPs highlight bond between babies and carers in first 1001 days

Monday, December 14, 2015

| Nursery World

A manifesto that sets out to support parental and child wellbeing through pregnancy to the first two years of a child’s life is being re-launched following wide cross-party Parliamentary support.

Learning & Development: Scotland - Early days

Features

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

| Nursery World

The different aspects of a new early years guidance document for Scotland are weighed up by consultant and trainer Ann Langston.

Babies are people

News

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

| Nursery World

All peope have rights, so what about babies' rights? asks Penelope Leach Ph.D, C.Psychol, FBPsS

Scotland's baby box to be put on display for future generations

News

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

| Nursery World

Scotland's baby box will be preserved in history at Edinburgh’s Museum of Childhood.

UK below EU peers on parental leave

News

Monday, August 21, 2017

| Nursery World

A new international review of leave policies for parents shows the statutory offer in the UK is less generous than that of other European counties.

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

News

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

| Nursery World

A Government-backed campaign aims to help parents with weaning and tackle widespread myths about the signs a baby is ready to try their first solid foods.

Labour commits to introducing an additional health check for all babies

News

Thursday, April 19, 2018

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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.

Leadsom to report to Cabinet on first 1001 days review

News

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

| Nursery World

Andrea Leadsom is to make policy proposals to Cabinet for early help for families ahead of the spending review.

Report reveals ‘hidden harms’ of spring lockdown on babies

News

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

| Nursery World

Emerging evidence of the ‘harm’ that lockdown has had on babies is detailed in a new report launched today.

Marcus Rashford urges more low-income families to sign up for food voucher scheme

News

Thursday, August 5, 2021

| Nursery World

In an open letter, the footballer and child food poverty campaigner calls on health professionals to spread the word about the Government's Healthy Start scheme, in a bid to increase take-up among eligible families.

Over one million babies and young children are living in poverty - report

News

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

| Nursery World

Research carried out by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on behalf of baby bank charity Little Village, reveals that around half of the 4.2 million children in poverty in the UK live in a family with a child under the age of five.

Labour figures reveal 60,000 place gap in two-year-old provision

News

Monday, June 16, 2014

| Nursery World

Labour research shows that local authorities face a shortfall of more than a quarter of places for two-year-olds when the scheme extends in September.

Take-up of Flying Start scheme up by a third

News

Friday, July 18, 2014

| Nursery World

Major expansion of the Flying Start scheme in Wales so far has taken place during the last 12 months, latest figures show.

Babies in lockdown: ‘perfect storm’ caused by withdrawal of key services

News

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

| Nursery World

The pandemic has caused a ‘perfect storm’ where vital services and support for pregnant mothers and babies were withdrawn from many families at a time when they needed it most, according to the First 1001 Days Movement.

Early relationships as a foundation for early education

Opinion

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

| Nursery World

Sally Hogg of the Parent-Infant Foundation looks at the science behind early trauma and how practitioners can support children

Petition calls for Group B Strep test for newborns

News

Thursday, July 30, 2015

| Nursery World

Nearly 200,000 people have signed a petition urging the health secretary to introduce routine screening for Group B Strep in pregnancy.

Nursery Management: Nurseries on school sites - Back to school

Features

Monday, September 22, 2014

| Nursery World

The drive for young children to attend school-run nurseries is causing some concern, but could it be an opportunity for the PVI nursery sector? Meredith Jones Russell looks at the pros and cons.

Take twos - questions of sufficiency

Features

Monday, August 25, 2014

| Nursery World

James Hempsall explores what sufficiency means within the funded two-year-old offer, and how it could be used to drive up standards.

MPs call for joint children's centre and health budgets to protect services

News

Monday, July 15, 2013

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Children's centre budgets should be pooled with those for midwives and health visitors, a cross-party committee of MPs has argued.

Scotland to fund free childcare for two-year-olds for the first time

News

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

| Nursery World

Free school meals for Scottish primary school children and an expansion of childcare provision have been announced by First Minister Alex Salmond today.

EYFS REVIEW: second consultation on early learning goals

News

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.

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

Opinion

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

| Nursery World

Despite early years taking centre stage at the Spring Budget, there’s still persistent recruitment and retention issues that must be addressed, explains Janet King, sector manager for Education and Childcare at training provider NCFE.

Government seeks opinions on funding for two-year-old provision

News

Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

The Government is consulting on plans to change the way early education places for two-year-olds are funded.

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

News

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.

Good heart health begins in infancy

News

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

| Nursery World

Rapid weight gain in a child’s early years could increase their heart attack and stroke risk as adults, a study has found.

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MPs highlight bond between babies and carers in first 1001 days

Learning & Development: Scotland - Early days

Babies are people

Scotland's baby box to be put on display for future generations

UK below EU peers on parental leave

One in four mothers unsure about how to wean their baby

Labour commits to introducing an additional health check for all babies

Leadsom to report to Cabinet on first 1001 days review

Report reveals ‘hidden harms’ of spring lockdown on babies

Marcus Rashford urges more low-income families to sign up for food voucher scheme

Over one million babies and young children are living in poverty - report

Labour figures reveal 60,000 place gap in two-year-old provision

Take-up of Flying Start scheme up by a third

Babies in lockdown: ‘perfect storm’ caused by withdrawal of key services

Early relationships as a foundation for early education

Petition calls for Group B Strep test for newborns

Nursery Management: Nurseries on school sites - Back to school

Take twos - questions of sufficiency

MPs call for joint children's centre and health budgets to protect services

Scotland to fund free childcare for two-year-olds for the first time

EYFS REVIEW: second consultation on early learning goals

Janet King: Additional childcare funding is welcome, but there's still long-term workforce challenges to solve

Government seeks opinions on funding for two-year-old provision

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

Good heart health begins in infancy

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