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New research that examines the impact of poverty on children's intelligence has found that children from disadvantaged backgrounds have lower IQ scores on average than their peers.

Sesame Street puppets give refugee children emotional support

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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

| Nursery World

An early learning project that uses the children's television characters to help refugee children displaced by conflict to overcome trauma has been shortlisted for a $100m (£80m) grant from a Chicago-based charitable foundation.

More nurseries bring young and old together

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Thursday, August 17, 2017

| Nursery World

As Nursery World has reported, an increasing number of nurseries are linking up with care homes for regular visits and activities.

Study: Controlled baby crying sleep method is 'no stress'

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Thursday, May 26, 2016

| Nursery World

Researchers are hoping they have put anxieties over baby sleep training to bed for good – after a study found the controversial method has no impact on stress hormones or bonding.

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.

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.

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.

Insufficient evidence that screen time harms children

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Friday, January 4, 2019

| Nursery World

There is not enough evidence to prove screen time is harmful to children, according to new guidance.

Experts divided over screen time limits

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Monday, February 4, 2019

| Nursery World

The absence of official guidance on screen time for children in the UK has sparked debate about whether limits are needed.

Nursery well-being programme aims to prevent mental health problems

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

| Nursery World

A well-being programme developed specially for pre-school children is expanding into nurseries across the country.

Parents report rundown playgrounds

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Thursday, December 3, 2015

| Nursery World

Unsafe and derelict playgrounds are on the rise, according to a new survey of parents.

Experts highlight parenting class mistakes

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Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

A government-funded study published days after the Prime Minister pledged to roll out parenting classes to all, has reported the scheme will fail without proper financial backing.

Call to change attitudes to breastfeeding

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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

| Nursery World

Social stigma is a major barrier to breastfeeding and more must be done to support women to continue breastfeeding beyond the first few weeks, experts say.

Concerns vulnerable children are being let down due to 'stretched' health visiting services

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Friday, December 3, 2021

| Nursery World

More than 40 per cent of health visitors are worried they ‘can’t do enough to safeguard babies and children’, according to new survey findings.

Awards celebrate children's speech and language

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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

| Nursery World

Children’s House Nursery School in Tower Hamlets has been named early years setting of the year at the 2018 Shine a Light Awards.

DfE £1.6m fund to improve early language and opportunities

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Wednesday, August 29, 2018

| Nursery World

Disadvantaged children with speech and language difficulties in North Yorkshire are to receive extra support through a new Department for Education scheme.

More evidence needed on adverse childhood experiences approach

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Monday, March 2, 2020

| Nursery World

A charity has warned that using the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) framework is ‘no quick fix’ for identifying and supporting children at risk from the effects of abuse and neglect – and those using the framework may be overlooking vulnerable children.

Using smartphones and tablets helps to develop early literacy

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Friday, March 13, 2020

| Nursery World

An OECD study has found a link between five-year-olds’ use of digital devices and early literacy and working memory.

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

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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

Ofsted: Children's learning and development regressed in lockdown

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

| Nursery World

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

Sector seeks 'catch-up' cash to alleviate Covid's impact

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Various organisations urge the Government to make more funding available to early years settings as parents and practitioners reveal concerns over lockdown’s effect on children.

Covid-19 pandemic having a lasting impact on children's development - report

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Wednesday, November 23, 2022

| Nursery World

A new report finds that the ‘wide-reaching’ impacts of the pandemic are far from over for the youngest in society.

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Test flags reading-ready three-year-olds

'Prince George effect' on Montessori

Three-quarters of under-fives use tablet computers

Research shows ‘IQ gap’ for poorer children starts at two

Sesame Street puppets give refugee children emotional support

More nurseries bring young and old together

Study: Controlled baby crying sleep method is 'no stress'

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

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

Truss to revisit role of children's centres

Insufficient evidence that screen time harms children

Experts divided over screen time limits

Nursery well-being programme aims to prevent mental health problems

Parents report rundown playgrounds

Experts highlight parenting class mistakes

Call to change attitudes to breastfeeding

Concerns vulnerable children are being let down due to 'stretched' health visiting services

Awards celebrate children's speech and language

DfE £1.6m fund to improve early language and opportunities

More evidence needed on adverse childhood experiences approach

Using smartphones and tablets helps to develop early literacy

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

Ofsted: Children's learning and development regressed in lockdown

Sector seeks 'catch-up' cash to alleviate Covid's impact

Covid-19 pandemic having a lasting impact on children's development - report

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