NDNA Campaigns

Here you can find our campaigns and causes we are lobbying for which support your nursery and highlight the positive work that nurseries do.

Scottish and Senedd Elections 2021

Ballot box

The Scottish Government and Senedd elections are a chance to highlight the issues and challenges that nurseries in Scotland and Wales are facing, such as the extended ELC funded offer and need for funding to be linked to inflation. Download our resources.

Access Scottish resources Access Senedd resources

Healthy Body, Happy Me

Join us to celebrate health and happiness at your early years setting with our annual Healthy Body, Happy Me campaign. Each year we offer a selection of downloadable resources for nurseries to access to support the health and happiness of their children.
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Vitamin Angels

We have partnered with Vitamin Angels to provide nutritional assistance to young children from economically disadvantaged families.

This partnership provides a healthy supplemental food package, free of charge, to select nurseries serving children who are at nutritional risk in the UK.

Find out more here

Potty training at nursery

Child on a potty
We have partnered with ERIC, the Children’s Bowel and Bladder Charity to produce some resources for early years practitioners with potty training. As an early years practitioner, you are best placed to support parents and children with toilet training. We want to make sure you have the latest information and best practice/training to support you.

Find out more here

Good for planet. Good for me.

We’re so excited to announce our healthy eating campaign in partnership with Organix, from 10 May – 4 June. Our 'Good for planet. Good for me.' campaign will help you support your children to develop a love for fruit and vegetables as part of a healthy, balanced diet. You’ll be encouraging them to explore a rainbow of bright and tasty fruit and vegetables with our videos, downloads and resources each week.

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Coronavirus: #TestAllEarlyYearsWorkers

#TestAllEarlyYearsWorkers

Children and Families Minister Vicky Ford confirmed that maintained nurseries and nurseries in schools have been given coronavirus / COVID-19 testing kits but not PVI nurseries. We feel that this is grossly unfair! If you agree, get involved in our #TestAllEarlyYearsWorkers campaign.

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Spending review: #PlanForJobs needs a #PlanForChildcare

The November 2020 Comprehensive Spending Review is a crucial period for nurseries in England. We want early education and childcare to get the attention and money needed to be able to deliver the high quality service everyone wants to give our children. A Plan for Jobs needs a Plan for Childcare. See our three simple asks and find four ways to get your voice heard.

Find out more here

Campaigns we support

10 Steps for Healthy Toddlers - Advice for parents and nursery practitioners from the Infant & Toddler forum to help children enjoy a healthy diet
Beep Beep! Day - Teach road safety and save lives
Change4Life & Start4Life - The national campaigns for healthier lifestyles
Children are unbeatable - Campaign for children's protection
Children’s food campaign - Banning junk food advertising to children
CMV Action (Cytomegalovirus) - Support and advice for CMV sufferers - women working in childcare settings are at an increased risk of catching CMV
End child poverty - The campaign which aims to bring child poverty to an end
Inspiring a future in childcare - Member Tinies Childcare's campaign to raise awareness and attract more people into the childcare industry
Levelling the playing field: The childcare campaign for disabled children - An Every Disabled Child Matters' campaign
Playday - Celebrate children's right to play
The School & Nursery Milk Alliance - Promoting the benefits to children’s health & wellbeing from drinking milk in schools & nurseries
Working on - Supporting parents of disabled children to stay in work

Looking for support for your campaign?

If you would like NDNA to consider supporting your campaign, please email us with full details:

natasha.white@ndna.org.uk