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Attainment gap widening between disadvantaged and vulnerable five-year-olds and their peers

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

| Nursery World

The attainment gap at age five is widening across disadvantaged pupils and at record levels for Reception children with SEND, finds new research.

Former editor-in-chief of Nursery World Liz Roberts in conversation with Professor Tina Bruce

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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

| Nursery World

The need to prioritise high-quality training in early education amid the ongoing expansion of nursery places is the focus of a podcast from The Froebel Trust with former editor-in-chief of Nursery World Liz Roberts and Professor Tina Bruce, who is considered a leading Froebelian educator.

Link between meeting early learning goals in EYFS and later school absence – research

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024

| Nursery World

Children who do not meet the Early Learning Goals (ELGs) at the end of the EYFS are more than twice as likely to become persistently absent from school, according to a new study.

UN passes resolution to create an International Day of Play for children across the world

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Tuesday, March 26, 2024

| Nursery World

The first annual International Day of Play to champion and protect the rights of children to play will take place on 11 June, following a resolution by the United Nations, which was passed on Monday.

New Start 4 Life campaign to support parents bonding with their baby

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

| Nursery World

A new Government campaign aims to support parents in nurturing their bond with their baby.

Early Education launches events to address gaps in professional development when working with birth to threes

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Thursday, March 14, 2024

| Nursery World

These series of events will highlight the importance of quality – rather than quantity – of provision for the new entitlements for children from nine months to two years.

Children's laureates call on politicians to invest in children's reading

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Wednesday, January 17, 2024

| Nursery World

Sir Michael Morpurgo, author and president of BookTrust, together with the current and former children’s laureates, have written an open letter to the Prime Minister urging the Government to invest in books and reading for children.

Young children's understanding of language nearly back to pre-pandemic levels

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Friday, December 1, 2023

| Nursery World

A new study suggests that young children’s understanding of language is nearly back to pre-pandemic norms, despite ‘added pressures on today’s families’.

Slight rise in children achieving 'a good level of development' at end of EYFS

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Friday, December 1, 2023

| Nursery World

The proportion of five-year-olds with a good level of development and who reach the expected level across all areas of the EYFS at the end of the Reception year has risen slightly, according to the latest statistics.

PVI settings invited to take part in early language trial

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023

| Nursery World

PVI and state-maintained nurseries are being invited to take part in a trial of the Nuffield Early Language Intervention (NELI) programme.

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

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

| Nursery World

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.

Fall in number of two-year-olds at the expected level of development

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

| Nursery World

The percentage of two-year-olds at or above the expected level of development in England has fallen in the past year.

Cost-of-living crisis hits households with children the most – study

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Thursday, July 6, 2023

| Nursery World

Children’s learning and development are being impacted by the cost-of-living crisis, according to NatCen research, which highlights that poverty rates are higher for households with children.

New campaign aims to tackle gender stereotypes in childhood

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Friday, May 26, 2023

| Nursery World

A new campaign to challenge gender stereotypes and tackle the gender pay gap has been launched.

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

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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.

Carly Budd: Strategies for increasing the amount of tummy time in your setting

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

| Nursery World

The specialist paediatric occupational therapist says that tummy time enables us to interact with babies in a different way, and gives babies the chance to discover their environment from a new perspective.

Almost half of children starting school are not 'developmentally ready'

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Thursday, January 26, 2023

| Nursery World

Over 1,000 teachers that were surveyed on behalf of education organisation Kindred2, reported that 46 per cent of children in their Reception classes were not developmentally 'school ready'.

Deprived children less likely to achieve a good level of development, reveal EYFSP results

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Thursday, November 24, 2022

| Nursery World

Less than half of children eligible for free school meals achieved a good level of development at the end of Reception, reveal the latest EYFS profile results.

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.

I CAN changes name to Speech and Language UK

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

| Nursery World

The speech and language charity I CAN is changing its name to reach more of the almost one in five children in the UK who have challenges with talking and understanding words.

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Attainment gap widening between disadvantaged and vulnerable five-year-olds and their peers

Former editor-in-chief of Nursery World Liz Roberts in conversation with Professor Tina Bruce

Link between meeting early learning goals in EYFS and later school absence – research

UN passes resolution to create an International Day of Play for children across the world

New Start 4 Life campaign to support parents bonding with their baby

Early Education launches events to address gaps in professional development when working with birth to threes

Children's laureates call on politicians to invest in children's reading

Young children's understanding of language nearly back to pre-pandemic levels

Slight rise in children achieving 'a good level of development' at end of EYFS

PVI settings invited to take part in early language trial

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

Fall in number of two-year-olds at the expected level of development

Cost-of-living crisis hits households with children the most – study

New campaign aims to tackle gender stereotypes in childhood

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

Carly Budd: Strategies for increasing the amount of tummy time in your setting

Almost half of children starting school are not 'developmentally ready'

Deprived children less likely to achieve a good level of development, reveal EYFSP results

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

I CAN changes name to Speech and Language UK

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