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UN passes resolution to create an International Day of Play for children across the world

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

| Nursery World

The first annual International Day of Play to champion and protect the rights of children to play will take place on 11 June, following a resolution by the United Nations, which was passed on Monday.

Young children's understanding of language nearly back to pre-pandemic levels

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Friday, December 1, 2023

| Nursery World

A new study suggests that young children’s understanding of language is nearly back to pre-pandemic norms, despite ‘added pressures on today’s families’.

Slight rise in children achieving 'a good level of development' at end of EYFS

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Friday, December 1, 2023

| Nursery World

The proportion of five-year-olds with a good level of development and who reach the expected level across all areas of the EYFS at the end of the Reception year has risen slightly, according to the latest statistics.

Cost-of-living crisis hits households with children the most – study

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Thursday, July 6, 2023

| Nursery World

Children’s learning and development are being impacted by the cost-of-living crisis, according to NatCen research, which highlights that poverty rates are higher for households with children.

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

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Delays to development checks and the introduction of non-face-to-face appointments due to the pandemic are hindering the effectiveness of the programme. Katy Morton reports

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

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Thursday, July 22, 2021

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More than 60 members of the First 1001 Days Movement have today jointly written to the new health secretary Sajid Javid to highlight the impact of the pandemic on babies and their families.

Children missing out on adventurous outdoor play – study

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

| Nursery World

Primary school children in the UK are not engaging in outdoor adventurous play or playing outdoors freely in the same way as their parents’ generation, according to new research around children’s play.

Ofsted: Children's learning and development regressed in lockdown

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

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Some early years children were back in nappies and using dummies following their return to settings after lockdown, according to a survey by Ofsted of the impact of Covid-19 on nurseries and childminders

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

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

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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.

Singer Mollie King launches Dyslexia Awareness Week

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Monday, October 5, 2020

| Nursery World

Presenter and singer Mollie King and the British Dyslexia Association have joined forces to focus on this year’s Dyslexia Awareness Week’s theme: Dyslexia Creates.

In Focus: Early Childhood Education – Time for an ECE revolution

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

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The pandemic offers the opportunity to transform early childhood education in England to benefit young children and their families, say Claire Cameron and Peter Moss

Coronavirus: Option to delay school being explored by UK's largest nursery group

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

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The UK's largest nursery group Busy Bees is working with local authorities to explore a funded ‘stay-in-nursery’ scheme, which would give parents the option to delay the start of their child’s primary school for up to two terms.

Coronavirus: Call to reopen playgrounds as 'a priority'

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Friday, June 12, 2020

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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.

SEED: mixed findings from latest research following 6,000 two-year-olds into school

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Friday, February 21, 2020

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Researchers have found a link between the amount of time children spend in group daycare and poorer social and emotional development in Year 1, while also finding that disadvantaged children benefit the most from at least 20 hours a week of formal childcare.

Charities unite to call for action on children's SLCN

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Thursday, March 7, 2019

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Sixty charities and organisations have joined forces to urge the Prime Minister to do more to improve support for the 1.4 million children with speech, language and communication needs.

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

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Wednesday, July 12, 2017

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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.

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.

Call for EYPP to be doubled to improve social mobility

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

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

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

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Monday, July 18, 2016

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

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.

New report calls for action on EYFS children's entitlement to outdoor play

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Friday, March 18, 2016

| Nursery World

Many early years providers are struggling with inadequate outdoor space, according to a new report.

Experts highlight parenting class mistakes

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Monday, January 25, 2016

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A government-funded study published days after the Prime Minister pledged to roll out parenting classes to all, has reported the scheme will fail without proper financial backing.

Children who go to high quality pre-school 'twice as likely' to go on to Sixth Form

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Friday, December 11, 2015

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Children who experience a good home learning environment in the early years and attend pre-school continue to benefit educationally at the age of 18, new research shows.

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

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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

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

Restricting 30-hour offer to workers could widen gap on disadvantage, says expert

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Monday, July 13, 2015

| Nursery World

One of the leading figures behind a landmark 17-year study into pre-school education has criticised the Government for restricting the 30-hour offer to working families.

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UN passes resolution to create an International Day of Play for children across the world

Young children's understanding of language nearly back to pre-pandemic levels

Slight rise in children achieving 'a good level of development' at end of EYFS

Cost-of-living crisis hits households with children the most – study

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

Children missing out on adventurous outdoor play – study

Ofsted: Children's learning and development regressed in lockdown

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

Singer Mollie King launches Dyslexia Awareness Week

In Focus: Early Childhood Education – Time for an ECE revolution

Coronavirus: Option to delay school being explored by UK's largest nursery group

Coronavirus: Call to reopen playgrounds as 'a priority'

SEED: mixed findings from latest research following 6,000 two-year-olds into school

Charities unite to call for action on children's SLCN

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

Scotland pushes outdoor activities in new guidelines

Call for EYPP to be doubled to improve social mobility

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

Study finds little lasting impact from free hours

New report calls for action on EYFS children's entitlement to outdoor play

Experts highlight parenting class mistakes

Children who go to high quality pre-school 'twice as likely' to go on to Sixth Form

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

Restricting 30-hour offer to workers could widen gap on disadvantage, says expert

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