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Andrea Leadsom launches new early years podcast

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.

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

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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

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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.

Emotional wellbeing focus of infant mental health awareness week

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Thursday, June 15, 2017

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Better Start projects in Bradford and Blackpool are raising awareness of the impact of too much stress during pregnancy.

SEED: Report reveals benefits of ECEC at age three

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Monday, July 24, 2017

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Nursery World sums up the key findings of the latest research from the Study of Early Education and Development.

Children have no fear of hazards when learning to walk, finds study

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

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Learning how to crawl and then walk is a major part of infants' development. But as they begin to explore the world around them and make their first steps, babies are not afraid to take risks around steps and cliffs, according to a new study.

Government's childcare reforms 'put children at risk'

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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

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Reforms to increase ratios to allow nursery staff and childminder to look after more children are at odds with Government policy to foster close one-to-one bonds with children, an early years expert will say today.

Child development 'not harmed' by mother's return to work

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Thursday, June 13, 2013

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A study has found that how well children do at school is not affected if their mother returns to work in their first year of life.

Blood test for babies could detect autism

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

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A simple blood test to diagnose autism in 12-month-old babies could be available within the next two years after researchers discovered the genetic 'signature' for the disorder.

Health campaign says young children should have three hours activity a day

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Friday, July 29, 2016

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‘Every movement counts’ is the motto of a new Department of Health campaign to encourage children aged under five to be physically active for at least three hours a day.

New app aims to save babies' lives

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Friday, May 15, 2015

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A new app lets parents upload pictures of their baby to contribute to scientific research and help premature babies in the developing world.

Opera sessions let babies call the tune

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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

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Babies as young as six months can call the tune in an interactive opera devised by the Scottish Opera company.

Row over daycare stress claims

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Monday, September 12, 2011

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The debate about whether childcare raises stress levels in young children is in the spotlight again, following a research review by controversial psychologist Aric Sigman.

Inclusion: Signing - Going for a song

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Wednesday, August 8, 2007

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A singing and signing programme devised by Suzanne Miell-Ingram and business partner Tracy Upton gets children communicating.

SEED: Early years quality on the rise across the country

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Thursday, December 7, 2017

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The quality of early education and childcare in nurseries has risen over the past 15 years, and staff qualification levels appear to have improved, according to the latest findings of the Government-funded SEED study.

Exposure to germs could prevent childhood leukaemia

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

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Exposing children to common harmless bugs, for example at nursery, could help prevent the most common type of childhood cancer.

Babies recognise phrases before they can talk, study finds

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Thursday, April 8, 2021

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One-year-olds can recognise combinations of words, such as ‘clap your hands’, before they have uttered their first word, new research from the University of Edinburgh has revealed.

Training scheme boosts speech skills

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Monday, June 29, 2015

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A national early language training programme has been successful in boosting the communication skills of two to three-year-olds.

Disco dancing for under 5s

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Friday, May 31, 2013

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Children under five can bop until they drop at a new baby disco event running until 15 September at the Southbank centre in central London.

Share your expertise in working with babies

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Friday, May 23, 2014

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A call for papers has been put out ahead of the fifth annual Baby Room Conference in London on 2 September.

Children's 'red books' start to go online from April

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Monday, February 13, 2017

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The ‘red book’, the paper-based personal child health record for under-fives, will be available online for London parents from April ahead of a national rollout.

New screen time guidelines for early years children

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Friday, October 28, 2016

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A policy statement released by the American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) recommends further reductions in the amount of time infants, toddlers and pre-school age children spend in front of a screen.

Penelope Leach backs NSPCC babies' rights campaign

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

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The NSPCC is calling for babies' rights to be better protected under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), as part of its 'All Babies Count' campaign.

Feeding babies on demand could boost children's cognitive development

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

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Babies who are breast-fed or bottle-fed on demand may have a higher IQ and do better at school than those who are fed to a schedule, suggests a new study.

'Government must kick start an early years revolution', urge MPs

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Tuesday, February 26, 2019

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The Health and Social Care Committee wants the Government to produce a long-term strategy for the first 1,000 days of life to improve support and services for children and families.

Parents putting off toilet training with some relying on nurseries

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

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More children are being toilet trained later, according to a new survey of early years staff.

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Andrea Leadsom launches new early years podcast

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

Emotional wellbeing focus of infant mental health awareness week

SEED: Report reveals benefits of ECEC at age three

Children have no fear of hazards when learning to walk, finds study

Government's childcare reforms 'put children at risk'

Child development 'not harmed' by mother's return to work

Blood test for babies could detect autism

Health campaign says young children should have three hours activity a day

New app aims to save babies' lives

Opera sessions let babies call the tune

Row over daycare stress claims

Inclusion: Signing - Going for a song

SEED: Early years quality on the rise across the country

Exposure to germs could prevent childhood leukaemia

Babies recognise phrases before they can talk, study finds

Training scheme boosts speech skills

Disco dancing for under 5s

Share your expertise in working with babies

Children's 'red books' start to go online from April

New screen time guidelines for early years children

Penelope Leach backs NSPCC babies' rights campaign

Feeding babies on demand could boost children's cognitive development

'Government must kick start an early years revolution', urge MPs

Parents putting off toilet training with some relying on nurseries

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