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No evidence that children's social and emotional development worsened during the pandemic - SEED study

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

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Children’s social and emotional development does not appear to have changed much during the pandemic, according to a long-term study looking at the impact of children’s early education and development on children’s primary years.

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.

Nuffield Foundation funds new study into impact of Covid-19 on language and socio-emotional development

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Monday, June 21, 2021

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A new research project looking at the impact of lockdowns on children's language and socio-emotional development is being undertaken by the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR).

Coronavirus: Call for 'Summer of Play' to restore children's wellbeing

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

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Organisations and charities call for a Summer of Play, as more than half of children say they play outside or with their friends less since the pandemic.

Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders report widening attainment gap among disadvantaged under-fives

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Friday, May 14, 2021

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Nearly half of early years providers believe the gap between disadvantaged under-fives and their peers has grown during the pandemic, a survey suggests, with the majority finding that fewer children across all backgrounds are reaching expected pre-Covid levels of attainment.

Children missing out on adventurous outdoor play – study

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

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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.

Academics to create record of children’s play during the pandemic

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

| Nursery World

A national ‘observatory’ of children’s play experiences during Covid-19 is being led by academics at UCL and the University of Sheffield.

Early years staff struggling to support children's emotional and behavioural needs

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Thursday, February 11, 2021

| Nursery World

From trauma to bereavement and domestic abuse, the majority of nursery workers are encountering children with extremely difficult backgrounds and many feel underprepared for the task, research has found.

Children in London ‘at risk’ of falling behind due to the pandemic

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Thursday, February 4, 2021

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Disadvantaged under-fives, who are missing out on their early years entitlement in the capital due to the impact of the pandemic, are at risk of falling behind and not being ‘school-ready’, a report by London Councils warns.

Coronavirus: Call for examples of how children’s play has changed during the pandemic

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Thursday, November 26, 2020

| Nursery World

Practitioners observing children’s play during the pandemic have a unique chance to contribute to an archive that will inform future generations about how children’s play experiences changed during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Coronavirus: Young children's mental health suffered in lockdown - study

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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

| Nursery World

Mental health difficulties in primary school-aged children increased during the first national lockdown, the latest Co-SPACE study highlights.

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.

Research to look at impact of lockdown on Reception children's readiness for school

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Monday, October 5, 2020

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The Education Endowment Foundation is funding three different studies that will look at the impact of nursery and school closures on children’s learning.

Coronavirus: Young children of working parents improved their attention during lockdown, study reveals

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

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Children of working parents had fewer tantrums and ‘significant’ improvements in attention during lockdown, findings from a study tracking two- to five year-olds throughout the pandemic has revealed.

LEYF running free holiday clubs to support the capital's most vulnerable children

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Friday, August 7, 2020

| Nursery World

London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) is hosting free holiday clubs to help children who are at risk of falling behind with their learning.

Call to delay school start and moving on from Reception or Year 1 until January 2021

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Tuesday, July 7, 2020

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Early Education and TACTYC are proposing that children in pre-schools, nurseries, Reception and Year 1 classes stay on in their previous setting or class until January 2021 to support children through the Covid-19 crisis.

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.

Paediatricians call on PM for urgent plan for all children to return to school

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

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More than 1,500 paediatricians have signed a letter to the prime minister calling for the Government to urgently publish a clear plan for getting all children back to school.

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: Effects of loneliness in children could last up to nine years

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

| Nursery World

Children who have experienced long periods of loneliness are three times more likely to suffer from depression in years to come, according to a review looking into the long-term mental health impacts of lockdown.

Avoiding the ‘terrible twos’ during lockdown

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Thursday, May 7, 2020

| Nursery World

Happy babies can get through the ‘terrible twos’ with minimal behavioural problems if they are supported by a flexible method of parenting, a leading Cambridge academic told Nursery World.

Renewed call for early years curriculum to be extended up to seven

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Wednesday, April 15, 2020

| Nursery World

Play and well-being must be at the centre of young children's development and learning after the coronavirus crisis, when children return to early years settings and school, say campaigners.

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No evidence that children's social and emotional development worsened during the pandemic - SEED study

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

Nuffield Foundation funds new study into impact of Covid-19 on language and socio-emotional development

Coronavirus: Call for 'Summer of Play' to restore children's wellbeing

Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders report widening attainment gap among disadvantaged under-fives

Children missing out on adventurous outdoor play – study

Academics to create record of children’s play during the pandemic

Early years staff struggling to support children's emotional and behavioural needs

Children in London ‘at risk’ of falling behind due to the pandemic

Coronavirus: Call for examples of how children’s play has changed during the pandemic

Coronavirus: Young children's mental health suffered in lockdown - study

Ofsted: Children's learning and development regressed in lockdown

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

Research to look at impact of lockdown on Reception children's readiness for school

Coronavirus: Young children of working parents improved their attention during lockdown, study reveals

LEYF running free holiday clubs to support the capital's most vulnerable children

Call to delay school start and moving on from Reception or Year 1 until January 2021

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

Paediatricians call on PM for urgent plan for all children to return to school

Coronavirus: Call to reopen playgrounds as 'a priority'

Coronavirus: Effects of loneliness in children could last up to nine years

Avoiding the ‘terrible twos’ during lockdown

Renewed call for early years curriculum to be extended up to seven

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