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Think tank warns of 'nursery NEETs'

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  • Tuesday, March 2, 2010
  • | Nursery World
More than one in ten five-year-olds are at risk of disengaging from education when they start school, according to a new report.

Free school meals on the rise

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  • Tuesday, May 18, 2010
  • | Nursery World
The number of pupils eligible for free school meals has risen dramatically, figures from the Department for Children, Schools and Families reveal.

Providers to lead speech skills campaign

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  • Tuesday, March 2, 2010
  • | Nursery World
Children's communications skills will be the focus of a 'National Year' campaign in 2011 spearheaded by the Communication Trust, a 38-strong consortium of private and voluntary sector providers, set up by Afasic, BT Better World Campaign, the Council for Disabled Children and I CAN.

Interview - Sue Atkins, Parenting expert

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  • Monday, August 22, 2011
  • | Nursery World
Sue Atkins talks to Sue Learner about parenting and discipline, in the wake of the riots that spread destruction through the streets of London and most of the major English cities.

Analysis: Why early intervention needs to be a priority

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  • Tuesday, May 25, 2010
  • | Nursery World
Even before the General Election, politicians from different parties were uniting in calls for investment in early intervention that could reduce society's ills and costs over the long term. Laura Marcus looks at the possibilities for making it happen.

Babies are people

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  • Tuesday, February 7, 2012
  • | Nursery World
All peope have rights, so what about babies' rights? asks Penelope Leach Ph.D, C.Psychol, FBPsS

Fathers urged to talk to their babies

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  • Monday, July 23, 2012
  • | Nursery World
Babies whose fathers engage positively with them at three months old have fewer behavioural problems at the age of one, finds a new study.

Youngest children not active enough

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  • Wednesday, January 20, 2016
  • | Nursery World
Just nine per cent of children aged between two and four are doing the right amount of physical activity, experts have claimed.

Analysis: Sign up to ban on smacking

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  • Tuesday, April 20, 2010
  • | Nursery World
The law still stops short of protecting children from being physically punished. Pat Gordon-Smith calls for a more concerted campaign.

Health and wellbeing study given 33.5m

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  • Tuesday, March 8, 2011
  • | Nursery World
A 33.5m project is to follow the lives of 90,000 British children from birth to find out more about what factors affect health and happiness in society.

Wanted: First-time parents for film

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  • Monday, September 26, 2011
  • | Nursery World
The Fatherhood Institute is looking for first-time parents to feature in a film to explore the ways mums and dads interact with their babies.

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