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Three-quarters of parents don't let children walk home from school alone

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

| Nursery World

Only 25 per cent of primary school children are allowed to travel home from school alone and many can't play and travel in their local area without adult supervision, causing an adverse effect to their well-being and development, claims new resarch.

Speech and language therapy for children rationed due to budget cuts, finds survey

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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

| Nursery World

Children are missing out on vital speech and language therapy and starting school without the language skills they need, according to new research by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

EYFS Profile Handbook and exemplification materials now online

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Thursday, December 20, 2012

| Nursery World

The EYFS Profile Handbook and the EYFS Profile exemplification materials have been published by the Department for Education.

Toddlers who are good talkers 'less likely to express anger as they get older'

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Monday, December 17, 2012

| Nursery World

Children who have good language skills as toddlers are better able to manage frustration and anger at the age of four, according to a study by Pennsylvania State University.

Mums are too busy to play board games with their children, a new survey claims

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

| Nursery World

A quarter of mothers now only play board games with their children twice a year because of their busy lifestyles, despite the majority recognising that they are educational, according to new research.

Pedal-free bikes 'improve children's balance'

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Monday, December 10, 2012

| Nursery World

Riding a balance bike for just over a month can significantly improve a toddler's balance, according to new research.

Interview - Mary Gordon

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Friday, December 7, 2012

| Nursery World

Founder of the Roots of Empathy programme which was officially launched in England last month.

The Big Picture: Early language skills in action

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Friday, December 7, 2012

| Nursery World

The minister for children and families, Edward Timpson MP, visited Stonegrove Children's Centre in Edgware, Barnet to celebrate the progress made by children and their families through the Early Language Development Programme (ELDP).

Bedford nursery wins national communication award

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Thursday, December 6, 2012

| Nursery World

Haven 2000 Nursery in Bedford has been named Early Years Setting of the Year at the 2012 Shine a Light awards for its work in helping young children to communicate and express themselves from a very early age.

Young children more likely to develop autism if they live near a busy road

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

| Nursery World

Children who are exposed to traffic pollution before they are born and in the first year of life are twice as likely to develop autism, according to a new study.

Roots of Empathy programme brings babies to the classroom

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Monday, November 26, 2012

| Nursery World

A Canadian programme shown to reduce aggression and encourage empathy in children by bringing a very young baby into the classroom was officially launched in England by the Pre-School Learning Alliance last week (23 November)

A new international manifesto for early childhood

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Friday, November 23, 2012

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners need to take a principled stand against political power that is not in the best interests of children, argue Marie Charlton and Richard House of Early Childhood Action

The Big Picture: Toddlers on the fast track

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Friday, November 23, 2012

| Nursery World

The winners of the last event of the Strider UK World Cup for the 2012 season proudly show off their trophies.

Even moderate drinking in pregnancy can lower a child's IQ, new study finds

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

| Nursery World

Children's intelligence can be influenced by even small levels of exposure to alcohol in the womb, according to a new study led by researchers from the universities of Bristol and Oxford.

Interview - Dr Colin MacAdam

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Friday, November 9, 2012

| Nursery World

Managing director of Playforce, a supplier of outdoor play and learning equipment for nurseries and primary schools.

Links shown between neuromotor skills and academic performance

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Friday, November 9, 2012

| Nursery World

The first study of its kind to measure foundation stage children's neuromotor skills against their performance at school has found that children who struggle to sit still or hold a pencil may not have fully completed steps in their neurophysiological development as babies.

Lottery to invest 165m in early years projects

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Thursday, November 1, 2012

| Nursery World

Up to 10,000 babies and children under three will be offered support through a range of early intervention projects funded by 165m in lottery funding.

In numbers

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Friday, October 26, 2012

| Nursery World

It's child's play, as Ribena delivers 4,500 cardboard boxes

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

| Nursery World

Nearly half of young children prefer playing with a cardboard box, instead of toys and games, according to new research.

Early Childhood: Let's begin at the beginning

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Friday, October 12, 2012

| Nursery World

Babies' rights as individuals are ignored and their creativity neglected by standard educational theory, say Penelope Leach and Colwyn Trevarthen

Tea party theme for Chatterbox Challenge

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Monday, October 1, 2012

| Nursery World

Nurseries, pre-schools and childminders are invited to register for the 2013 Chatterbox Challenge (1-8 March), which sees charity I CAN team with Nick Jr's character Humf.

Well-educated early years workforce vital to closing gaps in 'school readiness'

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Thursday, September 20, 2012

| Nursery World

Working in early years should not be seen as a less well-paid, lower status and less skilled job than working with older children, a new report argues.

Dummies can stunt boys' emotional growth, find researchers

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Thursday, September 20, 2012

| Nursery World

Boys who are often given dummies as babies grow up to be less emotionally mature as they are unable to mimic facial expressions, according to a new study.

Children's dream jobs revealed

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Friday, September 14, 2012

| Nursery World

Children's dream careers when they grow up increase their resilience and reflect their hopes for the future, a new study has revealed.

New films to help nurture children's speech and language

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Thursday, September 6, 2012

| Nursery World

The Communication Trust has created a series of films highlighting how young children learn to speak, listen and interact with their parents or carers.

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Three-quarters of parents don't let children walk home from school alone

Speech and language therapy for children rationed due to budget cuts, finds survey

EYFS Profile Handbook and exemplification materials now online

Toddlers who are good talkers 'less likely to express anger as they get older'

Mums are too busy to play board games with their children, a new survey claims

Pedal-free bikes 'improve children's balance'

Interview - Mary Gordon

The Big Picture: Early language skills in action

Bedford nursery wins national communication award

Young children more likely to develop autism if they live near a busy road

Roots of Empathy programme brings babies to the classroom

A new international manifesto for early childhood

The Big Picture: Toddlers on the fast track

Even moderate drinking in pregnancy can lower a child's IQ, new study finds

Interview - Dr Colin MacAdam

Links shown between neuromotor skills and academic performance

Lottery to invest 165m in early years projects

In numbers

It's child's play, as Ribena delivers 4,500 cardboard boxes

Early Childhood: Let's begin at the beginning

Tea party theme for Chatterbox Challenge

Well-educated early years workforce vital to closing gaps in 'school readiness'

Dummies can stunt boys' emotional growth, find researchers

Children's dream jobs revealed

New films to help nurture children's speech and language

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