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The total number of childcare places in England has dropped by 11,000 in three months as the recession takes its toll on early years providers, the latest Ofsted figures show.
(08-02-2010)
Former Conservative party leader Iain Duncan Smith has recommended that a new module be added to childcare courses to teach practitioners how to identify developmental problems in children.
(05-02-2010)
A London scheme that encourages families to ditch the car and walk their children to school at least once a week will receive an £800,000 boost from the Government to extend outside of the capital.
(05-02-2010)
South Korea will ban junk food advertisements on television during children's prime viewing times in an effort to help prevent child obesity.
(04-02-2010)
The growth of the computer generation and changing lifestyles among children are leading to a Vitamin D deficiency and a rise in cases of rickets, medical experts have warned.
(04-02-2010)
In a new study released today, the Audit Commission confirms that the health of under-fives has deteriorated in the past decade despite more than £10 billion spent with disappointing results. Nigel Denby, Grub4Life.org.uk’s founder blames the lack of basic nutrition standards and consistency in childcare with some providers spending less than 25p per child per day on food.
(03-02-2010)
In a new study, the amount of calories selected by parents for their child's hypothetical meal at McDonald's restaurants were reduced by an average of 102 calories when the menus clearly showed the calories for each item.
(03-02-2010)
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.The study was conducted by Trading Standards and highlighted as part of a BBC 'Panorama' investigation into food for the under-fives. It found that of ten nurseries in Hampshire that volunteered to take part in the research, none were providing enough fat or energy in their meals.
(03-02-2010)
Government policies and programmes have not significantly improved the health of the under-fives in the past decade, according to a new study by the Audit Commission.
(03-02-2010)
All of the council-run nurseries in Britain's second-largest city are under threat of closure as the local authority plans to slash the budget for early years by £1.45m from April.
(02-02-2010)
A new article published in the journal Nursing for Women's Health finds that obesity in pregnant women is associated with pregnancy complications, birth defects, as well as a greater risk of childhood and adult obesity in infants born to obese mothers.
(02-02-2010)
Research shows that up to 20 per cent of adults think they or their children suffer from a food allergy or food intolerance. However evidence suggests that the real prevalence of food allergy and intolerance in adults is less than 2 per cent and around 5% in children. It means that millions of people could be avoiding certain foods unnecessarily and without proper medical advice. The report by the University of Portsmouth and commissioned by the Flour Advisory Bureau, also reveals that over half of the British population believes that wheat allergy is a common illness and in 2009 wheat was the most commonly self reported food allergen.
(01-02-2010)
The latest Change4Life campaign for babies and toddlers launches to the public this month, to help new parents give their children the best possible start in life.
(01-02-2010)
There has been an increase in the number of online companies offering a match making service for parents to find and offer reciprocal childcare. On the surface it seems a great idea, free childcare so...
I did it!!! Completed Bromley's First Five 5k Fun Run! Dressed as a Russian Doll! I confess I did walk some of it...becuase I hadn't done enough training in advance...and the costumes made us very...
HiThis Sunday I am running a 5k run for the CHernobyl Children's Project. My twin sister Frances, my younger sister Linda and my two daughters Bex (16) and Amy (11) and myself are running dressed as...
If you’re in the Croydon area this Sunday 19th April keep an eye out for 5 sweaty Russian Dolls- one of our most committed Grub4life members is running a 5K fun run in aid of the Chernobyl...
In medieval times a festival of egg throwing was held in church, during which the priest would throw a hard-boiled egg to one of the choirboys. It was then tossed from one choirboy to the next and...
This is an important celebration for the Sikh community where in 1699 the identification of the Sikh community was made known as the Khalsa. Vaisakhi this year is Monday 14th April, but many towns and...
It’s great to see that members have been responding to grubbylilzo’s blog- that’s exactly what Grub4life is all about- sharing information and supporting each other.We have some...
Well, I can't believe that already I've had two messages and both were extremely helpful!!! I have looked on the resources section and am completely spoiled for choice!!!! There's so much...
Yesterdays news story about School Caterer’s concerns over the introduction of Nutritional standards for secondary schools which will be introduced in September made complete sense to me.The...
Today I am planning a few lessons which I am taking to my local childrens centre...The first one is Healthy packed lunches..... that's quite easy... I have taught one already which was a success......
Hi Everyone!I was browsing through the lists of members today and noticed how few of you have a picture on your profile. Now, this is a friendly community and it makes it so much easier to talk to...
Back to work but still on targetWell here we are January 5th and for most of us it’s back to work good and proper today.As I sat last night planning how this morning would work out I decided to...
It’s that New Year’s resolution time again.Here we are again, 12 months from the last time we were all contemplating what it was we wanted to achieve in the over the coming year- pack up...
We (at www.ibshealthcare.co.uk ) have recently been asked by a client about the suitability of probiotics for children. On enquiry it seemed that the customer had concerns that their...
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Mexico's rich diet of tacos, tortillas and tortas (large sandwiches) has steered its children to the top of world obesity charts.
The total number of childcare places in England has dropped by 11,000 in three months as the recession takes its toll on early years providers, the latest Ofsted figures show.
Former Conservative party leader Iain Duncan Smith has recommended that a new module be added to childcare courses to teach practitioners how to identify developmental problems in children.
A London scheme that encourages families to ditch the car and walk their children to school at least once a week will receive an £800,000 boost from the Government to extend outside of the capital.
South Korea will ban junk food advertisements on television during children's prime viewing times in an effort to help prevent child obesity.
The growth of the computer generation and changing lifestyles among children are leading to a Vitamin D deficiency and a rise in cases of rickets, medical experts have warned.
In a new study released today, the Audit Commission confirms that the health of under-fives has deteriorated in the past decade despite more than £10 billion spent with disappointing results. Nigel Denby, Grub4Life.org.uk’s founder blames the lack of basic nutrition standards and consistency in childcare with some providers spending less than 25p per child per day on food.
In a new study, the amount of calories selected by parents for their child's hypothetical meal at McDonald's restaurants were reduced by an average of 102 calories when the menus clearly showed the calories for each item.
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.The study was conducted by Trading Standards and highlighted as part of a BBC 'Panorama' investigation into food for the under-fives. It found that of ten nurseries in Hampshire that volunteered to take part in the research, none were providing enough fat or energy in their meals.
Government policies and programmes have not significantly improved the health of the under-fives in the past decade, according to a new study by the Audit Commission.
All of the council-run nurseries in Britain's second-largest city are under threat of closure as the local authority plans to slash the budget for early years by £1.45m from April.
A new article published in the journal Nursing for Women's Health finds that obesity in pregnant women is associated with pregnancy complications, birth defects, as well as a greater risk of childhood and adult obesity in infants born to obese mothers.
Research shows that up to 20 per cent of adults think they or their children suffer from a food allergy or food intolerance. However evidence suggests that the real prevalence of food allergy and intolerance in adults is less than 2 per cent and around 5% in children. It means that millions of people could be avoiding certain foods unnecessarily and without proper medical advice. The report by the University of Portsmouth and commissioned by the Flour Advisory Bureau, also reveals that over half of the British population believes that wheat allergy is a common illness and in 2009 wheat was the most commonly self reported food allergen.
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has welcomed the findings of a new report tackling obesity in kids in both London and New York.
The latest Change4Life campaign for babies and toddlers launches to the public this month, to help new parents give their children the best possible start in life.
