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Children in England 'have less freedom to go out to play'

Friday, August 14, 2015

| Nursery World

Parents in England give children less freedom to play outside and travel to and from school by themselves than other countries in Europe, a study has found.

Children share reading tips for summer

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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

| Nursery World

Pre-school and primary children are invited to spend their summer holidays lost in books and share their favourites as part of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge.

Projects for disadvantage get share of £1m fund

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Monday, April 6, 2015

| Nursery World

Six projects designed to raise the attainment of disadvantaged children from the age of two have been granted a share of £1m in funding.

Parents and children wanted for university reading study

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Wednesday, January 17, 2018

| Nursery World

Researchers at the University of Manchester are looking for parents and children to take part in a study looking at the benefits of reading together.

Scottish Government launches quality childcare action plan

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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

| Nursery World

The Scottish Government has moved to strengthen the quality of childcare years in advance of its target to double its funded offer.

Foster carers encouraged to inspire love of books

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Friday, July 7, 2017

| Nursery World

Reading together improves relationships between children and their foster carers, new research suggests.

Nursery children tackle dementia

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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

| Nursery World

A new television programme investigates whether three- and four-year-olds can help elderly people with dementia.

Cross-party support for Early Intervention Foundation launch

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Monday, April 15, 2013

| Nursery World

The Early Intervention Foundation will be officially launched today by David Cameron.

Early bedtime in young childhood 'cuts obesity risk'

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Monday, July 18, 2016

| Nursery World

Researchers have linked a much lower incidence of obesity in teenagers who were tucked in by 8pm during their early years.

Multiple births research centre opens

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Tuesday, May 23, 2017

| Nursery World

An innovative new centre aimed at improving the support available to families of twins, triplets and more has launched in Birmingham.

UNICEF urges Governments to invest in early childhood

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Friday, September 22, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report calls for Governments worldwide to prioritise early childhood development.

Lords call for redistribution of early years funding

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

| Nursery World

A cross-party group of peers is calling for fairer funding for PVI settings and for spending to be targeted at disadvantaged children who benefit the most.

Study reveals link between breastfeeding and high IQ

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Thursday, March 19, 2015

| Nursery World

Researchers in Brazil have found that breastfeeding children for up to a year can lead to higher IQs and better life prospects, in one of the biggest studies of its kind to date.

Premature babies missing crucial two-year check-ups

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Monday, November 9, 2015

| Nursery World

Almost half of very premature babies are not receiving vital developmental checks, figures show.

Online activity makes children happier, poll finds

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Thursday, August 28, 2014

| Nursery World

English children are ranked ninth of 11 countries for wellbeing, according to a new report.

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.

Malorie Blackman named as Children's Laureate

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

| Nursery World

Malorie Blackman, who has won many awards for writing books for teenagers, is the new Children's Laureate.

Children join in re-design of V&A Museum of Childhood

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Monday, October 8, 2018

| Nursery World

Local primary school children are contributing ideas to the multi-million-pound revamp of the V&A Museum of Childhood in plans to make it the ‘world’s most joyful museum for children’.

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.

New movement aims to reconnect children with the outdoors

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| Nursery World

A group of organisations concerned with outdoor play and education have come together to help children get back in touch with nature.

Councils pilot £2m fund for adopted children

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Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

Ten local authorities have been chosen to pilot the Government's new Adoption Support Fund.

Children's activity levels have returned post-lockdown, but most do not meet physical activity guidelines – study

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Friday, April 28, 2023

| Nursery World

Children’s physical activity levels are largely the same now as before the pandemic, but just under 60 per cent are not meeting Government activity targets, according to new research.

Disco dancing for under 5s

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Friday, May 31, 2013

| Nursery World

Children under five can bop until they drop at a new baby disco event running until 15 September at the Southbank centre in central London.

Children's 'red books' start to go online from April

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Monday, February 13, 2017

| Nursery World

The ‘red book’, the paper-based personal child health record for under-fives, will be available online for London parents from April ahead of a national rollout.

New parenting workshops to support young children's development

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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

| Nursery World

A new training programme to help parents better understand the needs of three- to seven-year-olds launches next month.

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Children in England 'have less freedom to go out to play'

Children share reading tips for summer

Projects for disadvantage get share of £1m fund

Parents and children wanted for university reading study

Scottish Government launches quality childcare action plan

Foster carers encouraged to inspire love of books

Nursery children tackle dementia

Cross-party support for Early Intervention Foundation launch

Early bedtime in young childhood 'cuts obesity risk'

Multiple births research centre opens

UNICEF urges Governments to invest in early childhood

Lords call for redistribution of early years funding

Study reveals link between breastfeeding and high IQ

Premature babies missing crucial two-year check-ups

Online activity makes children happier, poll finds

Exposure to germs could prevent childhood leukaemia

Malorie Blackman named as Children's Laureate

Children join in re-design of V&A Museum of Childhood

Babies recognise phrases before they can talk, study finds

New movement aims to reconnect children with the outdoors

Councils pilot £2m fund for adopted children

Children's activity levels have returned post-lockdown, but most do not meet physical activity guidelines – study

Disco dancing for under 5s

Children's 'red books' start to go online from April

New parenting workshops to support young children's development

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