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Gender gap crisis 'fails generation of boys', charity claims

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Monday, July 18, 2016

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A ‘gender gap crisis’ is seriously damaging prospects for boys in this country, according to a children’s charity.

Children's early cognitive skills should be prioritised to close the disadvantage gap

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

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Early years services must prioritise children’s cognitive development to combat income-related learning gaps, an early intervention charity has warned.

Government funds 5m early education study

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Thursday, April 18, 2013

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The first major early years research to begin since 1997 will look at the impact of free early education from the age of two on the development of thousands of children.

'Funding for children's speech and language has been sorely lacking'

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Monday, October 25, 2021

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Up to 1.5 million children are at risk of speech and language delay, which is why their support needs to be at the heart of this week’s Spending Review, says Carol Payne, interim chief executive of I CAN, the children's communication charity

Halfon launches inquiry into impact of early years on later success

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018

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MPs are to examine the role of early years education on a child’s life chances.

Princess of Wales highlights children's social and emotional wellbeing at National Symposium

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

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The Princess of Wales has highlighted the ‘vital’ role that social and emotional skills play in shaping children’s future wellbeing and physical and mental health, in a landmark speech delivered at The Design Museum in London on Wednesday.

Duchess of Cambridge launches early years survey

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

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The Duchess of Cambridge has launched a national survey on early childhood.

Coronavirus: Call to reopen playgrounds as 'a priority'

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Friday, June 12, 2020

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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: 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.

National tutoring catch-up scheme failing disadvantaged pupils, say MPs

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Friday, March 11, 2022

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The Government’s multi-million pound catch-up programme risks failing pupils who need it the most, leaving them facing an ‘epidemic of educational inequality’, a report from the education select committee says .

Cost of tackling social problems too late costs £17bn a year

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Friday, February 13, 2015

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A move from late to early intervention would save the Government billions of pounds a year, suggests new research.

DfE considering response to Bercow: 10 Years On

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Thursday, July 5, 2018

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A petition calling for the Government to implement the Bercow: Ten Years On review has reached 10,000 signatures, prompting a response from the Government.

SEED: Government-funded study highlights value of early years education for all

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Wednesday, July 12, 2017

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All children benefit from early education and care from the age of two, with those from poorer backgrounds likely to benefit even more, a major new report out today shows.

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.

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.

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

Call for dedicated services to support early trauma

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

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Most early years professionals understand that children’s earliest experiences are vital to their development, but more than 80 percent believe the Government is not doing enough to provide support to families, according to a survey ahead of Infant Mental Health Awareness Week.

Sesame Street puppets give refugee children emotional support

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Tuesday, March 7, 2017

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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.

Truss to revisit role of children's centres

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

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The education and childcare minister has agreed to look again at the core purpose of Sure Start children’s centres.

Experts divided over screen time limits

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Monday, February 4, 2019

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

Experts highlight parenting class mistakes

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Monday, January 25, 2016

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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.

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

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Friday, December 3, 2021

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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.

Using smartphones and tablets helps to develop early literacy

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Friday, March 13, 2020

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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

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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.

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

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Gender gap crisis 'fails generation of boys', charity claims

Children's early cognitive skills should be prioritised to close the disadvantage gap

Government funds 5m early education study

'Funding for children's speech and language has been sorely lacking'

Halfon launches inquiry into impact of early years on later success

Princess of Wales highlights children's social and emotional wellbeing at National Symposium

Duchess of Cambridge launches early years survey

Coronavirus: Call to reopen playgrounds as 'a priority'

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

National tutoring catch-up scheme failing disadvantaged pupils, say MPs

Cost of tackling social problems too late costs £17bn a year

DfE considering response to Bercow: 10 Years On

SEED: Government-funded study highlights value of early years education for all

Children missing out on adventurous outdoor play – study

Charities call on health secretary to end ‘baby blindspot’

Backlog and virtual visits are impacting health checks

Call for dedicated services to support early trauma

Sesame Street puppets give refugee children emotional support

Truss to revisit role of children's centres

Experts divided over screen time limits

Experts highlight parenting class mistakes

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

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

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