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Outdoor areas 'sacrificed' for childcare places

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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

| Nursery World

Outdoor play space is being cut to make room for more childcare spaces, early years experts warn.

ICT - for & against: Toddlers, TV and touchscreens

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Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

Do ICT and multimedia in the early years have positive potential, or are they a danger to development? Here, two experts make their case.

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.

Daycare does not make pre-school children aggressive

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Monday, August 24, 2015

| Nursery World

Childcare does not lead to aggression and can improve behaviour, according to new research.

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.

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.

Lords call for redistribution of early years funding

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

| Nursery World

A cross-party group of peers is calling for fairer funding for PVI settings and for spending to be targeted at disadvantaged children who benefit the most.

Study suggests free places have no benefit, but warns against scrapping them

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Monday, November 3, 2014

| Nursery World

A new study suggests free early education places have no long-term benefit on children’s attainment, but its authors argue that taking away the entitlement would do more harm.

EPPE/EPPSE PROJECT on early education - Why investment pays off

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Monday, September 22, 2014

| Nursery World

The EPPE/EPPSE Project has released new findings. Kathy Sylva, Brenda Taggart, Edward Melhuish, Pam Sammons and Iram Siraj explain.

EPPSE research: Pre-school leads to higher GSCE grades

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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

| Nursery World

Children who attend a pre-school setting go on to gain better grades at GCSE than those who do not, the latest findings from a major study show.

Children's charity calls for a 'ban on baby rooms' in nurseries

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

| Nursery World

According to What about the Children (WATCh), the current room structure of most nurseries hinders the development of under-threes.

Creative Learning - Allowing individuals to flourish

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Monday, August 11, 2014

| Nursery World

Creative thinking is hugely undervalued in our society - but we must learn to think beyond the status quo, says Philip Bujak, recently retired chief executive of the Montessori St Nicholas Charity.

Truss to revisit role of children's centres

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

| Nursery World

The education and childcare minister has agreed to look again at the core purpose of Sure Start children’s centres.

New institute launches to connect childcare experts across the world

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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.

Survey seeks sector views on the twos scheme

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Sunday, June 15, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners are invited to have their say on the disadvantaged two-year-old programme via TACTYC’s new online survey.

Fly-on-the-wall documentary to film nursery children

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Monday, November 4, 2013

| Nursery World

The pilot for a new science series focusing on four-year-olds is to be filmed for Channel 4.

Development of 5,000 two-year-olds tracked as part of Government-funded study

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Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

Research interviews began last week with families taking part in one of the largest ever Government-funded studies into early years education.

Research shows growing concerns over 'schoolification' of early years

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Friday, September 27, 2013

| Nursery World

The Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) is calling for a stronger focus on developing childrens social skills and emotional resilience to prepare them for school.

Children 'learn better' after a nap

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| Nursery World

A new study shows that taking a 'midday' nap helps toddlers learn more effectively as it enhances memories they acquired earlier in the day.

Pupil Premium should be extended to the early years to improve social mobility

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

| Nursery World

A new report commissioned by the Deputy Prime Minister recommends making three- and four-year-olds eligible for the Pupil Premium.

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Outdoor areas 'sacrificed' for childcare places

ICT - for & against: Toddlers, TV and touchscreens

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

Daycare does not make pre-school children aggressive

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

Early childhood policies - Recycling the past

Lords call for redistribution of early years funding

Study suggests free places have no benefit, but warns against scrapping them

EPPE/EPPSE PROJECT on early education - Why investment pays off

EPPSE research: Pre-school leads to higher GSCE grades

Children's charity calls for a 'ban on baby rooms' in nurseries

Creative Learning - Allowing individuals to flourish

Truss to revisit role of children's centres

New institute launches to connect childcare experts across the world

Survey seeks sector views on the twos scheme

Fly-on-the-wall documentary to film nursery children

Development of 5,000 two-year-olds tracked as part of Government-funded study

Research shows growing concerns over 'schoolification' of early years

Children 'learn better' after a nap

Pupil Premium should be extended to the early years to improve social mobility

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