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The research compares England's childcare system with that of five other liberal welfare states Photo Adobe Stock
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Calls to reform and improve England's early education system

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More children in lone parent families are now living in relative poverty, while families with young children are particularly vulnerable to the cost in living crisis, according to two separate pieces of research, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Rise in children of lone parents living in poverty

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Tina Haux, director of NatCen's Centre for Children and Families
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How NatCen's new Centre for Children and Families will take research to a new level

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The report from the EIF, Race Equality Foundation and Action for Children highlights the negative experiences of ethnic minority families when trying to access family support services PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Family support services need to do more to help minority ethnic families - report

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The latest DfE statistics include figures on the take-up of childcare funding and how many providers are offering places, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Number of children in receipt of early years pupil premium at record high

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The Covid inquiry will now look at the impact the pandemic has had on very young children, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Covid inquiry to now consider the pandemic's impact on children in the early years

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More than 60 per cent of libraries that took part in BookTrust's Storytime said the pilot helped them attract new families, PHOTO BookTrust
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More families visiting their local library thanks to reading charity scheme

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The research from the IFS compares the development of children born in the early 2000's and a decade later, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Little progress made in closing the development gap in children over a decade - IFS

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The research found that were fewer ethnic minority and disadvantaged children attending childcare settings last year compared to pre-pandemic levels PHOTO Adobe Stock
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‘Considerably more’ ethnic minority and disadvantaged children missed out on early learning due to Covid

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The new research from the Royal Foundation for Early Childhood reveals less than a fifth of adults recognise the importance of the birth to five period, PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Duchess of Cambridge's new research highlights need to increase awareness of the importance of the early years

Families
The Family Music Hub will provide support to early years practitioners with music making activities PHOTO Adobe Stock
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New project to support music making in the early years

Birth to Threes
Features

Professional books – recommended for your shelf

Careers & Training
Jo Verill, founder and managing director of Ceeda, which closes in May
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Early years research company Ceeda to close next month

Research
Responses to the API's Freedom of Information request revealed a 'postcode lottery' of free outdoor play provision across the UK PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Access to play spaces 'unfair' and 'unequal', finds new research

Policy & Politics
Louise Livingston: 'In the Montessori approach we advocate "total reading", which is a mixed approach'
Opinion

Don’t throw the phonics baby out with the bath water

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Guided play can be better than direct instruction at boosting children's numeracy skills, according to research from the University of Cambridge PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Guided play as effective as adult-led instruction for children's learning and development

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