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

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.

Touch as important to child development as healthy food, research finds

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Wednesday, August 12, 2020

| Nursery World

Touch is as essential to child development as nutrition, a report published as the UK emerges from national lockdown has found.

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.

Playing at make-believe with toddlers may help prevent behavioural problems

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Friday, May 7, 2021

| Nursery World

Children whose mothers join them in pretend play are less likely to exhibit behavioural problems down the line, researchers from the University of Cambridge have found.

Andrea Leadsom launches new early years podcast

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

| Nursery World

A new podcast series featuring stories of parents who have given birth during lockdown along with interviews with leading practitioners and politicians, has been launched by Andrea Leadsom MP, chair of the Early Years Healthy Development Review.

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

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021

| Nursery World

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.

Scotland launches its first national play strategy

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Monday, June 24, 2013

| Nursery World

The Scottish Government has launched the country's first play strategy, which recognises the vital role of play to children's well-being and development.

Understanding babies' minds

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Monday, August 22, 2011

| Nursery World

Kate Cairns Associates, which specialises in training on attachment, early brain development and developmental trauma, has just launched a new series of one-day national training events.

Charity calls for action to reduce attainment gap between Scotland's richest and poorest children

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Thursday, May 8, 2014

| Nursery World

A new report calls for more focused interventions to close the attainment gap between children from high and low-income households.

Irregular bedtimes for children can cause hyperactive behaviour

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Monday, October 14, 2013

| Nursery World

A new study has found that children with erratic bedtimes are more likely to be hyperactive and experience emotional difficulties.

Use of baby signing should be targeted on those at risk, say researchers

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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

| Nursery World

Learning to sign could help babies who are at risk of language delay because of social deprivation and poorly educated parents, according to new research.

New study suggests how children with autism see the world

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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

| Nursery World

Findings from new research may shed light on why children with autism experience sensory overload.

Smacking is linked to later bad behaviour

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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

| Nursery World

Young children who are frequently spanked are more likely to grow up to be aggressive, suggests a new study.

Infant mental health services threatened by cuts to funding

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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

| Nursery World

Early intervention services in the NHS that promote infant mental health and attachment are being targeted for cuts in some areas, a leading child psychiatrist has warned.

Children unharmed by mothers' return to work

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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

| Nursery World

Mothers who return to work before their child's first birthday do not harm their development, new research suggests.

New early years social networking site

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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

| Nursery World

A social networking website called the Unique Child Network has been launched by early years specialist Wendy Ellyatt, who said it focuses on 'the vital importance of the early years and the need to protect the rights of each child as a joyful and uniquely predisposed learner'.

Summer-born children at risk of ADHD misdiagnosis

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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

| Nursery World

Summer-born children are more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a study has warned, raising fears that the condition is routinely being misdiagnosed.

Hidden cameras reveal the secret lives of four-year-olds

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Monday, February 9, 2015

| Nursery World

A documentary observing the interactions of four-year-olds in nursery will air on Channel 4 tonight (10 February).

Think tank warns of 'nursery NEETs'

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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

| Nursery World

More than one in ten five-year-olds are at risk of disengaging from education when they start school, according to a new report.

Play strategy guidance issued

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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

| Nursery World

New guidance on embedding the 235m Children's Play strategy has been published by the DCSF.

Petition calls for a more joined-up approach between health and education

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

| Nursery World

A new petition calls for the Government's Health and Education departments to work more closely together to tackle 'critical issues' affecting children's development.

Rise in children passing phonics check, but teachers' doubts remain

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

While the number of children passing the phonics check has increased year-on-year, teaching staff are unsure of its value.

Hunt blames smartphones for children 'not speaking properly'

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Thursday, August 6, 2015

| Nursery World

Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt has said that smartphone use among parents is to blame for children’s speech and language delays.

Rise in number of pre-school children with their own tablets

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Tuesday, September 20, 2016

| Nursery World

Nearly half of all three-and four-year-olds have their own touch-screen devices, new research suggests.

Interview: Professor Andy Dickerson and Dr Gurleen Popli The University of Sheffield

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Friday, June 22, 2012

| Nursery World

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

Touch as important to child development as healthy food, research finds

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

Playing at make-believe with toddlers may help prevent behavioural problems

Andrea Leadsom launches new early years podcast

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

Scotland launches its first national play strategy

Understanding babies' minds

Charity calls for action to reduce attainment gap between Scotland's richest and poorest children

Irregular bedtimes for children can cause hyperactive behaviour

Use of baby signing should be targeted on those at risk, say researchers

New study suggests how children with autism see the world

Smacking is linked to later bad behaviour

Infant mental health services threatened by cuts to funding

Children unharmed by mothers' return to work

New early years social networking site

Summer-born children at risk of ADHD misdiagnosis

Hidden cameras reveal the secret lives of four-year-olds

Think tank warns of 'nursery NEETs'

Play strategy guidance issued

Petition calls for a more joined-up approach between health and education

Rise in children passing phonics check, but teachers' doubts remain

Hunt blames smartphones for children 'not speaking properly'

Rise in number of pre-school children with their own tablets

Interview: Professor Andy Dickerson and Dr Gurleen Popli The University of Sheffield

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