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New institute launches to connect childcare experts across the world

Monday, June 16, 2014

| Nursery World

A new institute to drive the improvement of learning and care for babies, toddlers and young children has launched today.

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.

Children's centres must sharpen focus on parenting to boost child development

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

| Nursery World

Parenting and improving parents' lives should be given as much focus as children's health and development, according to new guidance for children's centres.

Early childhood policies - Recycling the past

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Monday, April 20, 2015

| Nursery World

Current intervention strategies to tackle social inequality aren't working - so perhaps it is time for a complete rethink of our approach to early childhood services, argues Helen Penn.

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.

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.

Children growing up 'disconnected from the natural world'

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Friday, November 18, 2011

| Nursery World

One in three children in London are missing out on a vital part of their childhood development, because the time they spend in green spaces is limited to just six visits to a natural place a year.

Parents asked for views on progress checks for two-year-olds

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Friday, November 25, 2011

| Nursery World

Parents of two-year-olds in England are being asked for their views on the development check, due to be introduced for children between two-and-a-half and three.

Early Childhood: Let's begin at the beginning

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Friday, October 12, 2012

| Nursery World

Babies' rights as individuals are ignored and their creativity neglected by standard educational theory, say Penelope Leach and Colwyn Trevarthen

Children's minister urges early years and childcare sector to contribute to EYFS review

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

| Nursery World

Speaking at an NCB event in Westminster yesterday in advance of the launch of the EYFS review today, children's minister Sarah Teather said the EYFS had set standards and 'raised the bar' for many in the sector.

Genes play a minimal role in how well children do at school

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Friday, June 7, 2013

| Nursery World

The influence of genes on the reading ability of children is limited, claims research.

Coronavirus: Call to reopen playgrounds as 'a priority'

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Friday, June 12, 2020

| Nursery World

Guidelines for when and how playgrounds will be brought back into use ‘must be provided immediately’ if the Government serious about tackling obesity amid the pandemic, the Association of Play Industries has warned.

Coronavirus: Toddlers from poorest families 'missing out' on outdoor space and books in lockdown

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

| Nursery World

Babies and toddlers from disadvantaged families spent less time outdoors and reading and playing with their parents during lockdown than their better-off peers, according to new research.

Huge numbers of children starting school developmentally delayed - study

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Thursday, March 10, 2022

| Nursery World

Around half of four-year-olds were ‘not ready’ to start Reception last September, according to a new survey by education foundation Kindred Squared.

National tutoring catch-up scheme failing disadvantaged pupils, say MPs

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Friday, March 11, 2022

| Nursery World

The Government’s multi-million pound catch-up programme risks failing pupils who need it the most, leaving them facing an ‘epidemic of educational inequality’, a report from the education select committee says .

New EYFS guide to support children's development

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

| Nursery World

A truncated version of Development Matters has been published as new guidance for early years practitioners and inspectors to help them review children's development in the EYFS.

Cost of tackling social problems too late costs £17bn a year

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Friday, February 13, 2015

| Nursery World

A move from late to early intervention would save the Government billions of pounds a year, suggests new research.

What are the options for the baseline assessment?

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Monday, February 23, 2015

| Nursery World

Following confirmation of the Reception baseline providers earlier this month, schools that want to use the baseline during the pilot year from this September have until April to sign up.

Nick Gibb signals move to change school start for summer-borns

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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

| Nursery World

Schools should allow summer-born children to start Reception at the age of five, the schools minister has said.

Sure Start works better for parents than for children

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Friday, July 20, 2012

| Nursery World

Sure Start local programmes have had more impact on parents than children, the latest findings from the national evaluation of Sure Start show.

DfE considering response to Bercow: 10 Years On

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Thursday, July 5, 2018

| Nursery World

A petition calling for the Government to implement the Bercow: Ten Years On review has reached 10,000 signatures, prompting a response from the Government.

Review will examine how early intervention can support most disadvantaged children

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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

| Nursery World

An independent review into early intervention has been launched by the Government, with the aim of finding out how to break the cycle of disadvantage for the most vulnerable young children.

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.

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.

Gruffalo author is the new children's laureate

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Wednesday, June 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Julia Donaldson, the author of The Gruffalo, has been appointed the seventh Children's Laureate.

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New institute launches to connect childcare experts across the world

Health and wellbeing study given 33.5m

Children's centres must sharpen focus on parenting to boost child development

Early childhood policies - Recycling the past

Scotland pushes outdoor activities in new guidelines

Wanted: First-time parents for film

Children growing up 'disconnected from the natural world'

Parents asked for views on progress checks for two-year-olds

Early Childhood: Let's begin at the beginning

Children's minister urges early years and childcare sector to contribute to EYFS review

Genes play a minimal role in how well children do at school

Coronavirus: Call to reopen playgrounds as 'a priority'

Coronavirus: Toddlers from poorest families 'missing out' on outdoor space and books in lockdown

Huge numbers of children starting school developmentally delayed - study

National tutoring catch-up scheme failing disadvantaged pupils, say MPs

New EYFS guide to support children's development

Cost of tackling social problems too late costs £17bn a year

What are the options for the baseline assessment?

Nick Gibb signals move to change school start for summer-borns

Sure Start works better for parents than for children

DfE considering response to Bercow: 10 Years On

Review will examine how early intervention can support most disadvantaged children

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

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

Gruffalo author is the new children's laureate

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