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Safer Sleep Week 11-17 March 2024!

Posted: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 09:06

Safer Sleep Week 11-17 March 2024!

Safer Sleep Week is The Lullaby Trust's national awareness campaign targeting anyone looking after a young baby. It aims to raise awareness of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and the simple advice that reduces the risk of it occurring. Read More »

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Today is the start of Children's Mental Health Week 2024! My voice matters!

Posted: Mon, 5 Feb 2024 08:41

Today is the start of Children's Mental Health Week 2024! My voice matters!

Children's Mental Health Week is taking place from 5-11 February 2024. This year's theme is 'My Voice Matters' and Place2Be have produced some downloadable resources to support children to feel empowered and speak about how they feel! Read More »

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Time to Talk Day 1st February 2024!

Posted: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 09:00

Time to Talk Day 1st February 2024!

Time to Talk Day is on 1 February 2024. It's the nation's biggest mental health conversation. Read More »

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National Storytelling Week-27th Jan-4th Feb 2024

Posted: Mon, 29 Jan 2024 14:14

National Storytelling Week-27th Jan-4th Feb 2024

Celebrate National Storytelling Week with the support from the National Literacy Trust. There is a range of resources and activities to make story time come to life! Read More »

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Starting on Monday 15th January 2024-Little Moments Together campaign!

Posted: Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:25

Starting on Monday 15th January 2024-Little Moments Together campaign!

We mentioned this Better Health Start for life Little Moments Together campaign last month but now you are able to down load the resources and toolkit, just click on the link attached! Read More »

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New Year stop smoking campaign – resources available now

Posted: Thu, 28 Dec 2023 08:56

New Year stop smoking campaign – resources available now

Share with staff and families who maybe thinking of stopping smoking!

New Year can be the time when there is greater intent for smokers to make a quit attempt, the campaign promotes the many benefits of quitting and signposts to a range of quitting support and information on the Better Health website. Read More »

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New national early years campaign – Little Moments Together!

Posted: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 10:17

New national early years campaign – Little Moments Together!

On 15th January 2024 Better Start for Life and the Dept of Education will launch a new home learning environment campaign 'Little Moments Together'. Aims to improve children's language and communication skills and ultimately increase levels of school readiness through providing updating messaging and informing, motivating and empowering parents to improve the quality of the home learning environment for their children. A number of resources will be available for partners to use in order to engage with the campaign including posters, a social media toolkit and digital screens and banners which will all be available on the Campaign Resource Centre. Read More »

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Kids eat for free (or for a £1)

Posted: Fri, 20 Oct 2023 10:07

Kids eat for free (or for a £1)

It is half term so see where children can eat for free or for a pound! Read More »

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Blind Cord Safety

Posted: Fri, 18 Aug 2023 09:37

Blind Cord Safety

Accident prevention charity ROSPA warn that their have been more accidents where children haven died from strangulation from blind cords! Many blinds in homes are not fitted correctly and parents are urged to check that their have been fitted inline with child safety. Please share this link with families and let's work towards preventing this happening again! Read More »

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World Breastfeeding Week continued...

Posted: Thu, 3 Aug 2023 14:42

World Breastfeeding Week continued...

If you are doing your Healthy Tot's Award Breastfeeding is part of the criteria (3.4 in Healthy Eating). There are lots of support and information that you can use and share with your families, and if you are doing the Tots Pro

The lovely team at a local breastfeeding clinic have provided their professional advice to help put parents at ease when it comes to breastfeeding. 👶

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