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Offering free early education to disadvantaged two-year-olds raises questions over availability and quality of provision, says Joyce Connor, Programme Director Early Years at National Children's Bureau

New research illustrates the negative impact of the pandemic on young children

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Friday, November 26, 2021

| Nursery World

The Covid-19 pandemic has worsened food insecurity among families, children’s physical activity levels have declined, and fewer infants have received their routine vaccinations.

Pen Green Children's Centre vows to secure 'much needed funding'

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Friday, April 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Pen Green children’s centre has said it will continue to push for the funding it needs to continue operating, after the council redistributed money from its budget to prop it up, alongside three other maintained nursery schools.

Nursery World Awards 2022 open for entries

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022

| Nursery World

The leading accolades for the early years sector, the Nursery World Awards 2022, are up and running, with several new categories among the 26 on offer.

New parents invited to contribute to 10-year plan to improve mental health support

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022

| Nursery World

New mothers and their partners are being urged to share their views on maternal support to inform a new Government 10-year mental health plan.

Covid inquiry to now consider the pandemic's impact on children in the early years

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Wednesday, June 29, 2022

| Nursery World

The prime minister has further agreed to widen the scope of the Covid inquiry to include the impact the pandemic has had on very young children.

Employers urged to improve paternity deal for fathers

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

| Nursery World

A campaign to raise fathers' awareness of their rights to paternity leave and to urge employers to top up statutory pay has been launched by pressure group Working Families.

4Children sets out plans for 'game-changing' children and family hubs

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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

| Nursery World

4Children is calling for the transformation of Sure Start children’s centres into extended ‘Children and Family Hubs'.

Poor joint working hampers support to children and families

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Friday, November 21, 2014

| Nursery World

Families with young children are caught up in a complex and unco-ordinated health and education system, according to a new report into early intervention.

Inclusion: Signing - Going for a song

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Wednesday, August 8, 2007

| Nursery World

A singing and signing programme devised by Suzanne Miell-Ingram and business partner Tracy Upton gets children communicating.

SEED: Early years quality on the rise across the country

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Thursday, December 7, 2017

| Nursery World

The quality of early education and childcare in nurseries has risen over the past 15 years, and staff qualification levels appear to have improved, according to the latest findings of the Government-funded SEED study.

Exposure to germs could prevent childhood leukaemia

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

| Nursery World

Exposing children to common harmless bugs, for example at nursery, could help prevent the most common type of childhood cancer.

Andrea Leadsom to lead review into early years health

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Wednesday, July 15, 2020

| Nursery World

Andrea Leadsom has been commissioned by the prime minister to lead a new review into improving the health outcomes of babies and young children, as part of the Government’s 'levelling up' agenda.

New parents: ‘NHS is here for you’ if your child is unwell

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Friday, November 13, 2020

| Nursery World

Paediatricians, health visitors and GPs have launched a ‘fridge poster’ signposting new parents where to turn to for help with concerns about their babies’ health.

‘Start for Life’ support package to be launched for new parents

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Thursday, March 25, 2021

| Nursery World

Andrea Leadsom has launched the long-awaited Early Years Healthy Development Review, which sets out a vision for improving babies’ healthy development and reducing inequalities in the first 1,001 days of life.

Babies recognise phrases before they can talk, study finds

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Thursday, April 8, 2021

| Nursery World

One-year-olds can recognise combinations of words, such as ‘clap your hands’, before they have uttered their first word, new research from the University of Edinburgh has revealed.

Experts call for expansion to slow on twos offer

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Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Last week's appeal by leading early years experts to delay the expansion of the two-year-old programme was viewed by many in the sector as a timely wake-up call.

Boosting parents' basic skills would improve young children's vocabulary

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

| Nursery World

Researchers have called on the government to improve parents’ literacy and numeracy skills to help them support their children’s academic progress.

Funded places for two-year-olds: Flaws, risks - and solutions

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Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

With the twos programme set to expand its offering this September, Dr Julian Grenier looks at some of the problems with the scheme and suggests how the Government might tackle them.

New resource to support mental health in the early years

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

| Nursery World

UNICEF UK and the University of Cambridge have launched a new resource to support the mental health of babies and young children.

Princess of Wales launches Business Taskforce for Early Childhood

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

| Nursery World

Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales will today launch her new Business Taskforce for Early Childhood.

Ofsted and CQC to carry out review into family hubs

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Friday, July 28, 2023

| Nursery World

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission are to carry out a joint review of support services for parents from conception to the age of two that are delivered through family hubs.

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New mothers feel lonely and isolated, survey finds

Family charity awarded lottery funding to expand

Learn how to be in tune with babies

Extending the free entitlement for two-year-olds

New research illustrates the negative impact of the pandemic on young children

Pen Green Children's Centre vows to secure 'much needed funding'

Nursery World Awards 2022 open for entries

New parents invited to contribute to 10-year plan to improve mental health support

Covid inquiry to now consider the pandemic's impact on children in the early years

Employers urged to improve paternity deal for fathers

4Children sets out plans for 'game-changing' children and family hubs

Poor joint working hampers support to children and families

Inclusion: Signing - Going for a song

SEED: Early years quality on the rise across the country

Exposure to germs could prevent childhood leukaemia

Andrea Leadsom to lead review into early years health

New parents: ‘NHS is here for you’ if your child is unwell

‘Start for Life’ support package to be launched for new parents

Babies recognise phrases before they can talk, study finds

Experts call for expansion to slow on twos offer

Boosting parents' basic skills would improve young children's vocabulary

Funded places for two-year-olds: Flaws, risks - and solutions

New resource to support mental health in the early years

Princess of Wales launches Business Taskforce for Early Childhood

Ofsted and CQC to carry out review into family hubs

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