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Babies can understand the subtle differences between phrases, such as 'Clap your hands', and 'Take your hands', before they learn to talk
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Babies recognise phrases before they can talk, study finds

Birth to Threes
Out-of-school childcare will be open for all children, both indoors and outdoors, from 12 April
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Out-of-school clubs open for all children from 12 April

Coronavirus
New mothers and pregnant women will be able to access mental health support in their local areas
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Mental health ‘hubs’ for pregnant women and new mums to be set up across England

Mental Health & Well-Being
Animal Crossing, a popular game played by families during the pandemic
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Academics to create record of children’s play during the pandemic

Coronavirus
Scotland is putting children's play and activities in its Covid-19 recovery plan
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Scotland commits to ‘Summer of Play’ for all children

Provision
Children's playgrounds were closed during the first national lockdown PHOTO Cath Gaunt
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New conference to look at impact of lockdown on children's play

Provision
The figures reveal that 7 million children went hungry as their family couldn't afford food
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Child poverty hits record high

Child Poverty
Prime minister Boris Johnson visited a nursery in Greenford on 25 March to mark the launch of Andrea Leadsom's early years review PHOTO 10 Downing Street Twitter
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‘Start for Life’ support package to be launched for new parents

Provision
Laura House: 'The influence of EYFS practitioners cannot be overstated when it comes to raising children to espouse the principles of tolerance and equality'
Opinion

Early years educators must teach children about gender equality

Child Development
A still from Barnardo's new TV campaign Believe in Me campaign, which highlights the importance of support services for children and young people who have experienced bereavement
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Barnardo's launches campaign to help parents talk to children about bereavement

Provision
600,000 babies have been born in England since the first lockdown began
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Babies ignored in Government’s Covid catch-up plans, campaigners warn

Coronavirus
'There are young children at risk of abuse and neglect who need help and are not receiving it because they are not known to services' - Carey Oppenheim, co-author of the review and early childhood lead at the Nuffield Foundation
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Abuse and neglect in early childhood in ‘urgent need of review’ – study

Coronavirus
The pandemic has likely led to many children with special educational needs and disabilities facing long wait for support
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Support for pupils with special educational needs is ‘erratic’ and ‘unequal’

Provision
The SSE Hydro is lit UN blue to mark the Scottish Parliament's passing historic legislation to incorporate The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child directly into Scottish law
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Scotland: Children’s rights enshrined in law in historic passing of Bill

Legislation
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Coronavirus: Children missed out on speech and language therapy in first lockdown

Children's Speech & Language
Rachel De Souza, the new children's commissioner for England: '‘I want the Childhood Commission to have the spirit and the ambition of the Beveridge Report – something that leads to long term changes that improve the chances of every single child'
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New children's commissioner launches review into post-war style recovery plan for children

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