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Campaigners speak out against 'erosion of childhood'

Monday, September 26, 2011

| Nursery World

More than 200 childhood experts are calling for action to protect children from the 'erosion of childhood' by commercial forces and modern technology, and for a play-based curriculum in nurseries and primary schools for children under six.

Play therapy 'improves the health of children with emotional and behavioural problems'

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Friday, October 7, 2011

| Nursery World

More than 70 per cent of five-year-olds who have received play therapy show a positive change, according to findings from a new study.

Popular baby book scheme tops 1,000

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Tuesday, October 3, 2017

| Nursery World

More than a thousand babies in Bradford are being given a free book every month as part of a literacy skills development programme.

Research seeks to eradicate childhood allergies

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Friday, October 28, 2011

| Nursery World

Doctors are to expose babies to dust mites in a 'radical study' to halt the rising allergy epidemic in Britain.

1.3m for early language support training

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Friday, November 4, 2011

| Nursery World

Children's charities working with children with special educational needs and disabilities will share 6m a year to support children and their parents.

Call for early years settings to enter Chatterbox Challenge

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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

| Nursery World

Nurseries, childminding groups and pre-schools are invited to register and get involved in I CAN's Chatterbox Challenge, running early next year.

Understanding how abuse can damage young minds for life

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

| Nursery World

New research claims to provide the first clues to how areas in a child's brain may adapt to early experiences of abuse in the home, and influence emotional functioning in the long term.

Sign up for the best advice and information on caring for two-year-olds

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Friday, March 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Tickets are selling fast for Nursery World's Two-year-Olds: Policy and Practice conference on 19 April, which features a fantastic line-up of early years experts all ready to share their knowledge and experience.

Going back to work before a child's first birthday 'does not harm your baby'

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Monday, July 25, 2011

| Nursery World

Young children whose mothers return to work during their early years are less likely to have behavioural problems than if they stay at home as full-time mothers, according to a new study.

A great new practice guide on gender

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Friday, August 26, 2011

| Nursery World

An exclusive new online resource for Nursery World subscribers looks at the tricky subject of gender in the early years

Fennies nursery group partners with TV child psychologist

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Tuesday, November 23, 2021

| Nursery World

Fennies Nurseries has hired child psychologist and developmental neuroscientist Sam Wass of Channel 4’s The Secret Life of 4-Year-Olds to provide expert advice on child development.

Nursery group staff trained in babywearing

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

| Nursery World

Tops Day Nurseries has launched a new babywearing project across its 31 settings.

Research to look at impact of lockdown on Reception children's readiness for school

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Monday, October 5, 2020

| Nursery World

The Education Endowment Foundation is funding three different studies that will look at the impact of nursery and school closures on children’s learning.

Seeds of Empathy launches in England

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

| Nursery World

A teaching programme designed to encourage empathy in three- to- five-year-olds will be launched in Lewisham, in London in September.

Tell the National Literacy Trust about literacy and language development in your setting for a chance to win 150 of M & S vouchers!

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

| Nursery World

The National Literacy Trust is inviting early years and nursery professionals working to support literacy to complete a ten-minute online survey.

Parenting programmes boost children's outcomes

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Monday, February 20, 2017

| Nursery World

Policymakers should not ‘shy away’ from telling mothers and fathers how to be good parents, the Social Mobility Commission has stated.

Early years experts join forces over later school start

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Thursday, September 12, 2013

| Nursery World

A focus on 'school readiness', testing at an ever-earlier age, and the downgrading of play threaten 'profound damage' to a generation of children, a group of experts warns today.

Nearly half of all five-year-olds lag behind expected level of development

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Friday, October 25, 2013

| Nursery World

The results for 2012/13 show that overall 52 per cent of children achieved a 'good level of development' at the end of reception.

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.

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.

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.

Paediatricians call on PM for urgent plan for all children to return to school

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Wednesday, June 17, 2020

| Nursery World

More than 1,500 paediatricians have signed a letter to the prime minister calling for the Government to urgently publish a clear plan for getting all children back to school.

Coronavirus: Young children of working parents improved their attention during lockdown, study reveals

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Tuesday, September 1, 2020

| Nursery World

Children of working parents had fewer tantrums and ‘significant’ improvements in attention during lockdown, findings from a study tracking two- to five year-olds throughout the pandemic has revealed.

Dyslexia 'not caused by poor eyesight'

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Friday, June 5, 2015

| Nursery World

Experts have cast doubt on the popular belief that dyslexia is a visual disorder, as a new large-scale study suggests dyslexia is not linked to eyesight problems.

Controlled crying harms babies' brains, says Leach

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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

| Nursery World

Leaving babies to cry themselves to sleep can harm their brain development, childcare expert Penelope Leach has claimed.

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Campaigners speak out against 'erosion of childhood'

Play therapy 'improves the health of children with emotional and behavioural problems'

Popular baby book scheme tops 1,000

Research seeks to eradicate childhood allergies

1.3m for early language support training

Call for early years settings to enter Chatterbox Challenge

Understanding how abuse can damage young minds for life

Sign up for the best advice and information on caring for two-year-olds

Going back to work before a child's first birthday 'does not harm your baby'

A great new practice guide on gender

Fennies nursery group partners with TV child psychologist

Nursery group staff trained in babywearing

Research to look at impact of lockdown on Reception children's readiness for school

Seeds of Empathy launches in England

Tell the National Literacy Trust about literacy and language development in your setting for a chance to win 150 of M & S vouchers!

Parenting programmes boost children's outcomes

Early years experts join forces over later school start

Nearly half of all five-year-olds lag behind expected level of development

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

New campaign aims to tackle gender stereotypes in childhood

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

Paediatricians call on PM for urgent plan for all children to return to school

Coronavirus: Young children of working parents improved their attention during lockdown, study reveals

Dyslexia 'not caused by poor eyesight'

Controlled crying harms babies' brains, says Leach

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