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Interview - Monika Jephcott and Sophia O'Neill of Play Therapy UK

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

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Monika Jephcott (left), chief executive of Play Therapy UK (PTUK), has spent six years lobbying the Government to ensure children are at the forefront of the reform of the 1983 Mental Health Act, scheduled to become law during this Parliament. Sophia O'Neill, child and family therapist (right), who works as a lead play therapist at Treetops Therapy and teaches a postgraduate Master's course on Practice Based Play Therapy, is PTUK's spokesperson.

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

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

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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.

Coronavirus: Call for 'Summer of Play' to restore children's wellbeing

Thursday, May 27, 2021

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Organisations and charities call for a Summer of Play, as more than half of children say they play outside or with their friends less since the pandemic.

New guidance for early years settings on potty training

Thursday, May 27, 2021

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Continence experts have updated potty training guidance to enable early years practitioners to support children and their families with good toileting.

Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders report widening attainment gap among disadvantaged under-fives

Friday, May 14, 2021

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Nearly half of early years providers believe the gap between disadvantaged under-fives and their peers has grown during the pandemic, a survey suggests, with the majority finding that fewer children across all backgrounds are reaching expected pre-Covid levels of attainment.

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

Friday, May 7, 2021

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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.

Coronavirus: ‘Concerning’ impact on language development and PSED among four-to five-year-olds

Thursday, April 29, 2021

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Reception class children are struggling with language and communication and personal, social and emotional development, concerned teachers have told researchers looking into the impact of Covid-19 disruption on primary school starters.

Children missing out on adventurous outdoor play – study

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.

Babies recognise phrases before they can talk, study finds

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.

New Birth to 5 Matters guidance to be published

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

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The new Birth to 5 Matters guidance document is being launched by the Early Years Coalition in a live Facebook stream, tonight.

Academics to create record of children’s play during the pandemic

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

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A national ‘observatory’ of children’s play experiences during Covid-19 is being led by academics at UCL and the University of Sheffield.

New conference to look at impact of lockdown on children's play

Monday, March 29, 2021

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A play conference that shines the light on societal attitudes to children, play and space during the pandemic, is being held for the first time this summer.

Children may not be ‘physically’ ready to start school - study

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

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Up to 60 per cent of children may be entering the school system without the key physical capabilities that lead to future academic success, a new study reveals.

Early years staff struggling to support children's emotional and behavioural needs

Thursday, February 11, 2021

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From trauma to bereavement and domestic abuse, the majority of nursery workers are encountering children with extremely difficult backgrounds and many feel underprepared for the task, research has found.

Children’s online habits revealed in survey

Thursday, February 4, 2021

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Children are spending an average of three hours a day online in their leisure time, on top of online learning, a report by Childwise, reveals.

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

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.

Coronavirus: How to talk to children about the second wave

Thursday, January 21, 2021

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The atmosphere in the country has changed with the second wave of COVID, but how has that affected the way practitioners are talking to children about the virus? And what approaches should they be taking? Gabriella Jozwiak finds out

Gender stereotyping causes ‘lifelong harm’ - study

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

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Harmful gender stereotypes are significantly limiting children’s potential, warns a report from the Commission on Gender Stereotypes in Early Childhood.

Learn about the science of brain development

Monday, December 14, 2020

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A free, online course about how babies’ brains develop has been launched by the University of Oxford.

Low birth weight an indicator of delayed development at age five - study

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

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Babies with low birth weight are physically and cognitively ‘significantly’ behind their peers at the age of five, new analysis by the National Foundation for Educational Research in the International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study (IELS) has found.

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