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Lords call for redistribution of early years funding

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 reveals link between breastfeeding and high IQ

News

Thursday, March 19, 2015

| Nursery World

Researchers in Brazil have found that breastfeeding children for up to a year can lead to higher IQs and better life prospects, in one of the biggest studies of its kind to date.

Premature babies missing crucial two-year check-ups

News

Monday, November 9, 2015

| Nursery World

Almost half of very premature babies are not receiving vital developmental checks, figures show.

Online activity makes children happier, poll finds

News

Thursday, August 28, 2014

| Nursery World

English children are ranked ninth of 11 countries for wellbeing, according to a new report.

Exposure to germs could prevent childhood leukaemia

News

Wednesday, May 23, 2018

| Nursery World

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

Malorie Blackman named as Children's Laureate

News

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

| Nursery World

Malorie Blackman, who has won many awards for writing books for teenagers, is the new Children's Laureate.

Children join in re-design of V&A Museum of Childhood

News

Monday, October 8, 2018

| Nursery World

Local primary school children are contributing ideas to the multi-million-pound revamp of the V&A Museum of Childhood in plans to make it the ‘world’s most joyful museum for children’.

Babies recognise phrases before they can talk, study finds

News

Thursday, April 8, 2021

| Nursery World

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.

New movement aims to reconnect children with the outdoors

News

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| Nursery World

A group of organisations concerned with outdoor play and education have come together to help children get back in touch with nature.

A Unique Child: Vulnerable Children: Part 1 - How do your children grow?

Features

Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Working with vulnerable children and their families can be demanding, but the right approach will make all the difference to an individual's future. Marion Dowling looks at the barriers and solutions

Councils pilot £2m fund for adopted children

News

Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

Ten local authorities have been chosen to pilot the Government's new Adoption Support Fund.

Children's activity levels have returned post-lockdown, but most do not meet physical activity guidelines – study

News

Friday, April 28, 2023

| Nursery World

Children’s physical activity levels are largely the same now as before the pandemic, but just under 60 per cent are not meeting Government activity targets, according to new research.

Disco dancing for under 5s

News

Friday, May 31, 2013

| Nursery World

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.

Turning on the light

Opinion

Monday, June 1, 2015

| Nursery World

Camila Batmanghelidjh calls for a revolution in caring for vulnerable children.

Interview - Professor Greta Defeyter, University of Northumbria

Other

Monday, April 3, 2017

| Nursery World

The Healthy Living Lab is giving evidence to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hunger’s school holidays inquiry.

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

News

Monday, February 13, 2017

| Nursery World

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 parenting workshops to support young children's development

News

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

| Nursery World

A new training programme to help parents better understand the needs of three- to seven-year-olds launches next month.

Positive Relationships: Working With Parents - Kith and kin

Features

Monday, October 16, 2017

| Nursery World

To improve their relationships with kinship carers, and to help make these people feel less isolated, practitioners should understand their particular challenges. By Nicola Stobbs and Alison Prowle

New screen time guidelines for early years children

News

Friday, October 28, 2016

| Nursery World

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.

Bercow: 10 years on parents face 'postcode lottery' of support

News

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

| Nursery World

Parents across the country are struggling to find the help they need for children with speech and language problems, according to a wide-ranging new report, which updates the landmark Bercow Review 10 years after it was first published.

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

News

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

| Nursery World

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.

Three quarters of under-fives have access to internet-connected devices

News

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

| Nursery World

The number of under-fives with access to the internet has tripled in 10 years, according to a new report.

School language programme boosts children's reading

News

Monday, May 13, 2013

| Nursery World

An evaluation of a pilot project led by children's communication charity I CAN has found that a whole school approach to supporting children's speech can result in an average 50 per cent increase in progress in reading skills.

Poorer parents feel patronised by targeted 'school readiness' classes

News

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

| Nursery World

New research warns that attempts to ensure all children are 'school ready' is being undermined by targeted support, which alienates disadvantaged families.

Championing childhood

Opinion

Monday, October 1, 2018

| Nursery World

Sir Al Aynsley-Green argues that our approach to early years comes at a huge economic cost to individuals and society

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Lords call for redistribution of early years funding

Study reveals link between breastfeeding and high IQ

Premature babies missing crucial two-year check-ups

Online activity makes children happier, poll finds

Exposure to germs could prevent childhood leukaemia

Malorie Blackman named as Children's Laureate

Children join in re-design of V&A Museum of Childhood

Babies recognise phrases before they can talk, study finds

New movement aims to reconnect children with the outdoors

A Unique Child: Vulnerable Children: Part 1 - How do your children grow?

Councils pilot £2m fund for adopted children

Children's activity levels have returned post-lockdown, but most do not meet physical activity guidelines – study

Disco dancing for under 5s

Turning on the light

Interview - Professor Greta Defeyter, University of Northumbria

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

New parenting workshops to support young children's development

Positive Relationships: Working With Parents - Kith and kin

New screen time guidelines for early years children

Bercow: 10 years on parents face 'postcode lottery' of support

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

Three quarters of under-fives have access to internet-connected devices

School language programme boosts children's reading

Poorer parents feel patronised by targeted 'school readiness' classes

Championing childhood

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