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Low pay, long hours and lack of status are among the barriers to a stable early years workforce, the report finds
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Seven in ten nurseries don't have enough staff to operate at maximum capacity, warns NDNA

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Estimates show 24 per cent of households with children under four years old are experiencing food poverty
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EYE SUPPLEMENT Research: Growing up hungry

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The toolkit helped transform the use of the garden at one setting (see Case study)
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Research: How a new toolkit can help practitioners develop their own small-scale projects

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Face-to-face professional development Part 1: Starting a new 'Early Years Conversation'

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Early years educators invited to become champions of evidence-informed practice

Research
The poll of of 2,500 adults found that nearly a third would support a £5 GP fee to fund early childhood services, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Sure Start generated twice as much value as it cost, finds decade-long study

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Children's laureate outlines how he will tackle 'indefensible' reading inequality

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New resource to encourage greater awareness of food allergies among early years settings and schools

Resources
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Early years staff invited to take part in survey on 'changing needs of children'

Research
Childminders in Scotland, whose businesses have suffered during the pandemic, will be able to apply for government grants
News

Fewer professional development opportunities for childminders

Research
Nannies are exempt from local lockdown rules, which means their employers can insist they come to work in the family home
News

Ofsted research highlights the important of practitioner experience and qualifications when caring for under-twos

Research
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Early years educators invited to share their views on artificial intelligence

Research
The research looked at data from more than 7,000 children
Features

EYE SUPPLEMENT Research: Creating a foundation

Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Olfaction in Early Childhood Research and Practice: How the Study of Smell Charts New Frontiers in Early Education By Natalia Ingebretsen Kucirkova Routledge October 2024 pp100, £49.99 9781003482017
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EYE SUPPLEMENT Professional Book Review: Smelling to learn

Professional Books
The Schools Bill which faced criticism over measures to make all schools academies has been scrapped, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Investigation launched amid concerns PVI providers are being pushed out by school-based nurseries

Policy & Politics
News

More than £65 million in early years funding not spent on places in 2023/24

Policy & Politics

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