Research

The EEF has published a set of evaluations of the DfE Funded NELI programme
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Covid recovery programme found to benefit children's language skills

Research
The report from Barnardo's reveals the ways in which families are having to make cutbacks due to the cost-of-living crisis, PHOTO: Barnardo's
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Cost-of-living crisis forces families to share beds and forgo proper meals

Families
The CPP are calling for childcare to be regarded as vital infrastructure to allow 'borrowing for investment', PHOTO: CPP
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Lack of affordable, accessible childcare is costing the economy billions in lost earnings – report

Families
The Queen Consort with the children's laureate discussing the books they read as children, SCREEN GRAB: BookTrust
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World Book Day 2023: The Queen Consort and children's laureate share their love of books

Families
Plum Money app have written a letter to the Prime Minister to ask for more support for early education, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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PM told to 'prioritise' childcare and deliver more support for early education

Provision
Everton Nursery School and Family Centre uses the Observing Language Pedagogy approach
Features

EYFS Best Practice: how to teach oral language skills

Practice
Features

Professional book review: 'Learning how movies work'

Practice
The TUC analysis finds that in the education sector, the gender pay gap is 22 per cent, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Call for better wages for childcare staff as research shows gender pay gap persists

Research
A third of those that responded to the Alliance surveyed said they are likely to close within the next year, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Cost-of-living crisis: Childcare settings forced to increase fees and a third warning of closure

Families
Dr Julian Grenier says early years settings should be careful about how they assess what is working and what isn’t
Features

Research Nurseries: Evidence-based practice at a nursery with no disadvantage gap

Practice
The report from Nesta's calculates the number of hours of 'lost learning' for two-year-olds eligible for the free entitlement, PHOTO Nesta
News

Disadvantaged two-year-olds missing out on 45 million hours of education a year

Provision
According to Action for Children, 440,000 children in poverty are living in households where one or more parents work full-time, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Almost 2 million children could be 'trapped in poverty' as work is not the 'silver bullet'

Birth to Threes
The EEF says that 'interactive reading' can help boost children's language development by up to seven months, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Interactive reading found to boost early language development by seven months

Research
Features

Research Nurseries: How Pen Green develops its staff through research

Practice
Opinion

Carey Oppenheim: Changing public conversation around the importance of the early years

Working With Parents
The research from the EYA and LEYF reveals the struggle many childcare providers are facing to provide nutritious meals due to rising living costs, PHOTO: Adobe Stock
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Cost-of-living crisis impacts settings' abilities to provide healthy meals

Families

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