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Call for early years teachers to lead nurseries in poorer areas

Thursday, September 7, 2017

| Nursery World

Nursery groups in deprived areas should be led by an early years teacher or equivalent by 2020, a new report by a coalition of more than 80 organisations recommends.

Shortage of funding barrier to school readiness

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Wednesday, September 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Lack of early years funding is leaving children less ready for school than five years ago, according to a new survey of school leaders.

Time spent in early years settings leads to better-paid jobs

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Monday, July 24, 2017

| Nursery World

New evidence on the potential value for money of early education and childcare (ECEC) to the individual and society has emerged.

SEED: Government-funded study highlights value of early years education for all

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Wednesday, July 12, 2017

| Nursery World

All children benefit from early education and care from the age of two, with those from poorer backgrounds likely to benefit even more, a major new report out today shows.

Conference to tackle gender imbalance in early years workforce

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Wednesday, July 5, 2017

| Nursery World

A conference on engaging men in the early years will be held at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford later this month.

OECD in 'schoolification' warning

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Monday, June 26, 2017

| Nursery World

Primary schools need to do more to be ready for children, rather than the other way round, says a new report from the OECD that examines the transition from early years to primary education.

Review calls for Reception Year to stay in EYFS

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Friday, May 19, 2017

| Nursery World

The crucial role the Reception year plays in young children’s development and learning is highlighted in a new report out on Monday.

Analysis: What is ‘baby PISA’?

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Monday, May 15, 2017

| Nursery World

The OECD’s upcoming international study of early learning outcomes for five-year-olds has raised concerns in the sector. Charlotte Goddard reports

Scotland pushes outdoor activities in new guidelines

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Thursday, April 27, 2017

| Nursery World

Outdoor learning, exercise and play are highlighted in the Scottish government’s action plan for early learning and childcare.

Sesame Street puppets give refugee children emotional support

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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

| Nursery World

An early learning project that uses the children's television characters to help refugee children displaced by conflict to overcome trauma has been shortlisted for a $100m (£80m) grant from a Chicago-based charitable foundation.

Parenting programmes boost children's outcomes

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Monday, February 20, 2017

| Nursery World

Policymakers should not ‘shy away’ from telling mothers and fathers how to be good parents, the Social Mobility Commission has stated.

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.

Call for EYPP to be doubled to improve social mobility

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

| Nursery World

A new report recommends the early years pupil premium be increased to help children from low-income families progress.

EYFS Profile remains statutory and 'good level of development' on the rise

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Thursday, October 20, 2016

| Nursery World

The EYFS Profile will continue to be used for the 2017-18 academic year, the education secretary has confirmed.

Testing 'killing the joy of reading', top author claims

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Wednesday, September 21, 2016

| Nursery World

Testing in schools is creating an ‘apartheid system’ in the young that is ‘killing the joy of reading’ according to a leading children’s author.

Health campaign says young children should have three hours activity a day

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Friday, July 29, 2016

| Nursery World

‘Every movement counts’ is the motto of a new Department of Health campaign to encourage children aged under five to be physically active for at least three hours a day.

Gender gap crisis 'fails generation of boys', charity claims

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Monday, July 18, 2016

| Nursery World

A ‘gender gap crisis’ is seriously damaging prospects for boys in this country, according to a children’s charity.

Put outdoor learning on curriculum, policymakers urged

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Monday, July 11, 2016

| Nursery World

Researchers are calling for outdoor learning to be included in the national curriculum after a report found it is in decline, despite evidence of its effectiveness.

Study finds little lasting impact from free hours

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

| Nursery World

The £2bn a year free early years entitlement scheme has done little to boost education outcomes – because most children taking up the provision were already receiving childcare, a study has found.

Baseline protest group calls for assessment review after DfE U-turn

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Monday, April 11, 2016

| Nursery World

The Better Without Baseline Coalition is calling for a review of assessment and accountability for the early years following the scrapping of Baseline as a progress measure.

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Call for early years teachers to lead nurseries in poorer areas

Shortage of funding barrier to school readiness

Time spent in early years settings leads to better-paid jobs

SEED: Government-funded study highlights value of early years education for all

Conference to tackle gender imbalance in early years workforce

OECD in 'schoolification' warning

Review calls for Reception Year to stay in EYFS

Analysis: What is ‘baby PISA’?

Scotland pushes outdoor activities in new guidelines

Sesame Street puppets give refugee children emotional support

Parenting programmes boost children's outcomes

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

Call for EYPP to be doubled to improve social mobility

EYFS Profile remains statutory and 'good level of development' on the rise

Testing 'killing the joy of reading', top author claims

Health campaign says young children should have three hours activity a day

Gender gap crisis 'fails generation of boys', charity claims

Put outdoor learning on curriculum, policymakers urged

Study finds little lasting impact from free hours

Baseline protest group calls for assessment review after DfE U-turn

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