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Storytelling kit helps close gender literacy gap

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Wednesday, November 21, 2018

| Nursery World

A storytelling programme can help reduce the literacy gap between girls and boys, according to new research.

Lego-funded research centre launches new play hub

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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners will be able to access current research on play thanks to a new online hub.

Boys from poorer backgrounds gain most from not delaying school start

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Friday, February 22, 2019

| Nursery World

Disadvantaged boys benefit most from starting Reception in September, according to new research.

Health experts call on political parties to address diet-related disease in children

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Thursday, February 7, 2013

| Nursery World

A new report calls for a food manifesto for the under-fives to address the challenge of childhood obesity and malnutrition.

Six Nations inspires Rugbytots

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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

| Nursery World

As the Six Nations draws to a close this weekend, with the much-anticipated final clash between England and Wales, a new generation of young children are learning how to play the game at Rugbytots.

Smartphone app boosts pre-school children's development

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

| Nursery World

An app to help parents support their children’s learning has been found to have a positive impact on children’s development, skills and abilities.

Major new review into children's speech and language

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Monday, January 16, 2017

| Nursery World

Ten years on from a landmark report into children’s speech, language and communication, a follow-up review is to be published.

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.

New documentary series explores the life of babies

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Monday, February 17, 2020

| Nursery World

A new Netflix documentary series follows 15 babies during their first year of life to discover the processes behind each developmental step.

New picture book aims to soothe children's isolation worries

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Tuesday, May 12, 2020

| Nursery World

A picture book about a bear going into hibernation has been published with the aim of helping early years children to open up about their anxieties and emotions during lockdown.

Coronavirus: Call to reopen playgrounds as 'a priority'

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Friday, June 12, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

Early years coalition criticises lack of consultation over revised Development Matters and plans own guidance

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Tuesday, September 8, 2020

| Nursery World

A coalition of early years organisations has slammed the Department for Education for failing to consult widely with the sector on drawing up curriculum guidance for the revised EYFS, and said it plans to consult and develop alternative guidance for children from birth to five.

Toddlers from musical households have 'better language skills' - study

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Tuesday, September 29, 2020

| Nursery World

An ‘enriched home musical environment’ can support language development in toddlers, according to new research.

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

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Wednesday, October 28, 2020

| Nursery World

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.

Your chance to take part in new early years research

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Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Squeezing, moulding, pinching are all some of the many ways that babies and toddlers use their hands to explore the world around them.

Health visitor parenting support programme leads to ‘striking’ change in toddlers' behaviour

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Monday, June 14, 2021

| Nursery World

A health visitor programme, which involved parents being filmed playing and eating with their children, has led to marked improvements in young children's behaviour, a study by the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London has found.

Huge numbers of children starting school developmentally delayed - study

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Thursday, March 10, 2022

| Nursery World

Around half of four-year-olds were ‘not ready’ to start Reception last September, according to a new survey by education foundation Kindred Squared.

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

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Friday, March 11, 2022

| Nursery World

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 .

New EYFS guide to support children's development

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

| Nursery World

A truncated version of Development Matters has been published as new guidance for early years practitioners and inspectors to help them review children's development in the EYFS.

Reading for enjoyment helps children do better at maths

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Friday, September 13, 2013

| Nursery World

Children who read for pleasure are more likely to perform well at maths and English, according to new research by the Institute of Education (IOE).

Talking therapies for children

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Tuesday, February 8, 2011

| Nursery World

The Government last week promised 400m in extra funding to extend talking therapies to children and young people under its new strategy called 'No Health Without Mental Health'.

Ofsted: 'Strong leadership' in early years key to being ready for school

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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

| Nursery World

Poor leadership in some early years settings means that some children, particularly those in deprived areas, are not starting school ready to 'make the most' of it, an Ofsted report says today.

Survey seeks sector's views on children's literacy and language

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Thursday, July 11, 2013

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners are invited to take part in the National Literacy Trusts survey on supporting childrens language.

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

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Friday, February 13, 2015

| Nursery World

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

What are the options for the baseline assessment?

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Monday, February 23, 2015

| Nursery World

Following confirmation of the Reception baseline providers earlier this month, schools that want to use the baseline during the pilot year from this September have until April to sign up.

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Storytelling kit helps close gender literacy gap

Lego-funded research centre launches new play hub

Boys from poorer backgrounds gain most from not delaying school start

Health experts call on political parties to address diet-related disease in children

Six Nations inspires Rugbytots

Smartphone app boosts pre-school children's development

Major new review into children's speech and language

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

New documentary series explores the life of babies

New picture book aims to soothe children's isolation worries

Coronavirus: Call to reopen playgrounds as 'a priority'

Early years coalition criticises lack of consultation over revised Development Matters and plans own guidance

Toddlers from musical households have 'better language skills' - study

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

Your chance to take part in new early years research

Health visitor parenting support programme leads to ‘striking’ change in toddlers' behaviour

Huge numbers of children starting school developmentally delayed - study

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

New EYFS guide to support children's development

Reading for enjoyment helps children do better at maths

Talking therapies for children

Ofsted: 'Strong leadership' in early years key to being ready for school

Survey seeks sector's views on children's literacy and language

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

What are the options for the baseline assessment?

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