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Youngest children not active enough

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.

DfE funds £6.5m plan to tackle early language gap

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019

| Nursery World

Under-fives living in disadvantaged areas are to benefit from additional help with their early speech and communication skills, as part of a £6.5m investment from the DfE.

EYFS REVIEW: Early years sector gives EYFS review a warm welcome

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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

| Nursery World

The early years sector has given an overwhelmingly positive response to recommendations made by Dame Clare Tickell in her review of the EYFS.

Funding boost for community childminding

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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

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The Scottish Childminding Association has secured additional funding from the Early Years Early Action Fund that aims to support vulnerable families early on.

Interview - Dr Lynne McKenna and Dr Joan Goss

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Friday, March 8, 2013

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Dr Lynne McKenna, principal lecturer and Dr Joan Goss, senior lecturer at Northumbria University.

Secret to instilling a love of fruit and veg in young children revealed

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

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Children are more likely to eat the food on their plate if there are seven different items and six different colours, finds a new study.

Training to help staff support parents to manage children's weight

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

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Children's centre staff in Wandsworth and Lewisham will be taught how to raise the issue of tackling childhood obesity with families, as part of a new programme commissioned by the NHS.

Lottery funding of £215 million awarded to early years projects

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

| Nursery World

Five areas in England will use the lottery money to pilot initiatives to improve children’s outcomes.

Nursery on site for study

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

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A 2m centre for research into child development will link theory with practice at an on-site nursery.

Formal childcare boosts Foundation Stage Profile scores

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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

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Children who attend formal childcare before the age of three do better at the end of the reception year than those who do not attend a nursery or are looked after by a childminder, a new study suggests.

Bags promote better links between nursery and home

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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

| Nursery World

Resources designed to bridge the gap between nursery and home are helping to support children's communication skills, according to a new evaluation.

Analysis: Experience can bridge the gap in behaviour

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

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A new report tries to unravel the apparent links between children's behaviour problems and their family backgrounds, says Karen Faux.

Concern over cars and strangers keeps children indoors

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Monday, August 13, 2012

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Traffic and a fear of strangers are preventing children from playing outdoors, according to new research by Play England.

Rise in number of fathers who give up work for childcare

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Wednesday, April 7, 2010

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The number of stay at home dads in the UK has increased by ten fold over the last decade, a survey of 1,000 parents has found.

Allen's early intervention report calls for better-qualified workforce

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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

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Labour MP Graham Allen has called for an increase in graduate and postgraduate leadership in early years settings, in his Government-commissioned report on early intervention.

Roots of Empathy programme brings babies to the classroom

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Monday, November 26, 2012

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A Canadian programme shown to reduce aggression and encourage empathy in children by bringing a very young baby into the classroom was officially launched in England by the Pre-School Learning Alliance last week (23 November)

Rise in the number of pre-school children taking part in library activities

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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

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More children under five are visiting libraries to take part in children's events than four years ago, new research suggests.

Nursery's film goes to TV

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

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Children and nursery teachers from the foundation unit of a Nottingham primary school who won a competition to find the most innovative use for video in the classroom have got themselves a slot in a new series shown on Teachers' TV.

Views sought on tackling child poverty in Wales

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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

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A newly launched strategy and delivery plan outlines how the Welsh Assembly Government aims to tackle poverty in Wales.

Reading advice from footballers aims at whole family

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

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Families are being encouraged to share stories together by the National Literacy Trust in an extension of its successful football and literacy initiative aiming to inspire boys to read.