Child Development

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Essential Resources: Self-care - I’m ready!

Practice
Bispham Endowed Primary School in Blackpool is delivering the Natterbox Nook sessions
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Music and storytelling activities to boost children's communication skills

Families
The Squirrel Scouts programme aims to reach at least 12,000 families PHOTO Martyn milner
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Scouts launch new early years programme

Child Development
Primary schools report concerns about young children's 'emotional and academic readiness' for school PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Children starting Reception face 'the most challenging school start for generations'

Provision
As well as health checks, dentistry is also an area of concern PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

Analysis
Women should be offered flexibility and support from their employers during the menopause
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Health: Managing menopause - On the agenda

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Staff Health & Wellbeing: Part 5 - It’s personal

Management
Sensation-driven movement play is key to children’s physical development
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Physical development - ‘Feeling of Me’

Practice
Different children express their reactions to trauma in different ways
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Best practice: Supporting children affected by trauma - In hiding

Practice
Co-regulation is key to empathy and models kindness
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Best Practice - Be kind

Practice
It is important to speak honestly and openly to children about death
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Best Practice: Supporting Bereaved Children - Making sense of loss

Practice
It was noticed that some boys were more keen than others to play in the home corner
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Best Practice: Cultural Perceptions of Play - Game changers

Practice
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Staff Health & Wellbeing: Part 4 - Body and soul

Management
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Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

Coronavirus
Andrea Leadsom MP has launched a podcast highlighting the first 1001 Days
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Andrea Leadsom launches new early years podcast 

Child Development
Experience and understanding of nature is a key part of the approach
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Best Practice - Flourishing Froebel

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