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Early Years Cook's Training
Grub4life offer a range of specialist cookery master classes and ...
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When teenagers consider the words ‘survivor’ and ‘food’, do their thoughts inevitably turn to takeways, chips and pizza? The Food Standards Agency and celebrity chef James Martin are challenging students in Northern Ireland to become the ‘Ultimate Sixth Form Survivor’.
(10-03-2010)
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A new website using the Olympic Games as inspiration has been launched to help children take some small steps forward in achieving a healthy lifestyle. Double Olympic gold medallist James Cracknell recently helped the Food Standards Agency launch SmallSteps4Life – an interactive website set up to motivate young people to take simple steps towards improving their health and well-being, inside and outside the classroom.
(09-03-2010)
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A nursery owner has uncovered a loophole in the voucher payment system, which he claims could be exploited by parents and leave nursery businesses with hundreds of pounds in childcare fees unpaid.
(08-03-2010)
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The fate of up to 1,000 funded places for three- and four-year-olds remains uncertain after pre-schools in Buckinghamshire said they still do not know if they will be able to charge for extra services to parents who use less than their 15-hour free entitlement.
(08-03-2010)
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Ofsted has confirmed the appointment of two companies to take over the inspection of childcare providers in England. The five-year contracts are expected to begin on 1 September.
(06-03-2010)
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Remarks by a Conservative shadow minister suggest that a Tory government would not necessarily prioritise the early years. At last week's 4Children conference in London, David Willetts, shadow minister for universities and skills, said that his party wanted to maintain balance in addressing policy across all stages of a child's development.
(06-03-2010)
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College-based childcare students will be able to continue to enrol on current Level 2 courses until December, pending the launch of a new Level 2 Certificate. The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) said this was a temporary measure for 16- to 19-year-olds studying full and relevant Level 2 vocationally related qualifications (VRQs) included in the qualifications list for those delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage.
(05-03-2010)
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Grandparents in low-income families providing free childcare are at risk of financial hardship, says a new report. The report found that grandparents in families most at risk of poverty are under increasing pressure to take on a caring role.
(05-03-2010)
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The number of children in private foster care across Scotland remains largely unknown and is creating cause for concern, according the country’s care watchdog
(04-03-2010)
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An investigation has begun at an Oxford hospital where children's heart surgery was suspended after four recent deaths.
(04-03-2010)
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A new report on the progress made by the Change4Life campaign during its first year has just been published by the Department of Health. It contains information on what families have been doing during year one to embrace Change4Life and how local supporters have played a crucial role in this.
(03-03-2010)
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Obese children as young as three years old show signs of future heart disease, say US researchers. A study of 16,000 children and teenagers showed the most obese had signs of an inflammatory marker which can predict future heart disease.
(03-03-2010)
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is currently developing new public health guidance on dietary and physical activity interventions for weight management in pregnancy and after childbirth.
(02-03-2010)
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Are you struggling to find the answers for your child’s allergies? Attend seminars, workshops and find the answer FOR FREE at The Allergy & Gluten Free Show 2010. For full terms & condition please visit www.allergyshow.co.uk/terms-&-conditions
(02-03-2010)
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Findings from a pilot study designed to examine the effect of a school-based obesity prevention intervention on weight and academic performance, show a decrease in body mass index and an improvement in academic performance among elementary-aged children.
(01-03-2010)
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