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Children's centres improve parenting for poor families

Friday, December 18, 2015

| Nursery World

Children’s centres in poor areas help disadvantaged families to develop parenting skills, improve mothers’ mental health and children's learning at home, research shows.

Children who go to high quality pre-school 'twice as likely' to go on to Sixth Form

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Friday, December 11, 2015

| Nursery World

Children who experience a good home learning environment in the early years and attend pre-school continue to benefit educationally at the age of 18, new research shows.

Steiner reaches into the woods

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Thursday, December 10, 2015

| Nursery World

Outdoor sessions are bringing the Steiner Waldorf approach to education to families across Kent.

New website to improve understanding of SEN children's needs

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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

| Nursery World

A three-year project aims to make it easier for early years practitioners to support children with special educational needs and disabilities.

Lego Foundation's £4m grant for play research

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Thursday, December 3, 2015

| Nursery World

A new research centre dedicated to the role of play in the early years is being established at Cambridge University, thanks to a grant from the Lego Foundation, the toymaker’s charitable arm.

Parents report rundown playgrounds

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Thursday, December 3, 2015

| Nursery World

Unsafe and derelict playgrounds are on the rise, according to a new survey of parents.

Invest more in early years to improve primary results, say teachers

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Friday, November 20, 2015

| Nursery World

Eight in ten teachers think investing more in the quality of early years education would improve primary school results, finds a new survey.

A simple raisin game could help to predict toddlers' later abilities

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

| Nursery World

Seeing how long a toddler can wait before they pick up a raisin can indicate how well they will do at school at the age of eight, a new study claims.

Premature babies missing crucial two-year check-ups

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Monday, November 9, 2015

| Nursery World

Almost half of very premature babies are not receiving vital developmental checks, figures show.

Secret Life of 4-year-olds returns as a series

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Monday, November 2, 2015

| Nursery World

A documentary charting the development of 50 four-year-olds at nursery re-emerges as a series tomorrow.

NDNA's project to improve children's numeracy to be scrutinised

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Friday, October 23, 2015

| Nursery World

The impact of the National Day Nurseries Association’s Maths Champions project on the numeracy of disadvantaged three- and four-year-olds is to be analysed in a new trial.

More five-year-olds achieving a 'good level of development'

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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

| Nursery World

The number of children achieving the expected level for their age at the end of Reception has continued to rise.

Nurseries could play a 'vital role' in advising parents on suitable apps for children

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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

| Nursery World

A new report recommends early years settings provide parents with guidance on the type of apps that support children’s learning.

Low attainment linked with poor motor skills

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Monday, October 5, 2015

| Nursery World

There is mounting evidence of a correlation between young children's balance and co-ordination and how well they do at school.

Outdoor areas 'sacrificed' for childcare places

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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

| Nursery World

Outdoor play space is being cut to make room for more childcare spaces, early years experts warn.

ICT - for & against: Toddlers, TV and touchscreens

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Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

Do ICT and multimedia in the early years have positive potential, or are they a danger to development? Here, two experts make their case.

Three-quarters of under-fives use tablet computers

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Friday, September 18, 2015

| Nursery World

The number of pre-school children using tablets and mobile phones has risen sharply, research suggests.

Nick Gibb signals move to change school start for summer-borns

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Wednesday, September 9, 2015

| Nursery World

Schools should allow summer-born children to start Reception at the age of five, the schools minister has said.

Daycare does not make pre-school children aggressive

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Monday, August 24, 2015

| Nursery World

Childcare does not lead to aggression and can improve behaviour, according to new research.

Children in England 'some of the unhappiest' at school

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

| Nursery World

Bullying is a fact of life for more than a third of children, a new report into children’s wellbeing has found.

Children in England 'have less freedom to go out to play'

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Friday, August 14, 2015

| Nursery World

Parents in England give children less freedom to play outside and travel to and from school by themselves than other countries in Europe, a study has found.

Hunt blames smartphones for children 'not speaking properly'

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Thursday, August 6, 2015

| Nursery World

Shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt has said that smartphone use among parents is to blame for children’s speech and language delays.

Restricting 30-hour offer to workers could widen gap on disadvantage, says expert

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Monday, July 13, 2015

| Nursery World

One of the leading figures behind a landmark 17-year study into pre-school education has criticised the Government for restricting the 30-hour offer to working families.

Save the Children highlights early language gap

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Tuesday, June 30, 2015

| Nursery World

The charity is calling for more investment in the early years to prevent children, particularly those that are disadvantaged, falling behind in language development.

Rise in children passing phonics check, but teachers' doubts remain

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

While the number of children passing the phonics check has increased year-on-year, teaching staff are unsure of its value.

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Children's centres improve parenting for poor families

Children who go to high quality pre-school 'twice as likely' to go on to Sixth Form

Steiner reaches into the woods

New website to improve understanding of SEN children's needs

Lego Foundation's £4m grant for play research

Parents report rundown playgrounds

Invest more in early years to improve primary results, say teachers

A simple raisin game could help to predict toddlers' later abilities

Premature babies missing crucial two-year check-ups

Secret Life of 4-year-olds returns as a series

NDNA's project to improve children's numeracy to be scrutinised

More five-year-olds achieving a 'good level of development'

Nurseries could play a 'vital role' in advising parents on suitable apps for children

Low attainment linked with poor motor skills

Outdoor areas 'sacrificed' for childcare places

ICT - for & against: Toddlers, TV and touchscreens

Three-quarters of under-fives use tablet computers

Nick Gibb signals move to change school start for summer-borns

Daycare does not make pre-school children aggressive

Children in England 'some of the unhappiest' at school

Children in England 'have less freedom to go out to play'

Hunt blames smartphones for children 'not speaking properly'

Restricting 30-hour offer to workers could widen gap on disadvantage, says expert

Save the Children highlights early language gap

Rise in children passing phonics check, but teachers' doubts remain

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