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Sharing picture books boosts infants' development

Thursday, December 18, 2014

| Nursery World

Sharing books could significantly improve the development of toddlers living in the poorest parts of the world, according to a new study by the University of Reading.

Reading charity gives away books at food banks this Christmas

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Wednesday, December 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Free books for children and adults are to be handed out at food banks during the festive period, thanks to a partnership between Booktrust and The Trussell Trust food bank network.

Research shows ‘IQ gap’ for poorer children starts at two

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Monday, December 8, 2014

| Nursery World

New research that examines the impact of poverty on children's intelligence has found that children from disadvantaged backgrounds have lower IQ scores on average than their peers.

Parents need not worry about bad Santa impersonators

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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

| Nursery World

New research suggests that even if young children see lots of different people dressed up as Father Christmas their belief in his existence will remain unshaken.

Early years 'failing' children at maths

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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners are ‘failing’ young children over maths skills, a campaign group has said.

New resource to help early years staff deliver the Integrated Review

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Friday, November 21, 2014

| Nursery World

A new toolkit has been launched to support early years and health teams implement the Integrated Review for two-year-olds.

Figures show wider gap in attainment for five-year-olds with SEN

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Thursday, November 20, 2014

| Nursery World

A more detailed breakdown of the EYFS Profile statistics, published today, shows that the gap has widened between children with special educational needs and their peers.

Study suggests free places have no benefit, but warns against scrapping them

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Monday, November 3, 2014

| Nursery World

A new study suggests free early education places have no long-term benefit on children’s attainment, but its authors argue that taking away the entitlement would do more harm.

School 'exacerbates' young disabled children's problems

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Friday, October 3, 2014

| Nursery World

A new study has found that the behavioural problems of many disabled children worsen between the ages of three and seven.

Programme boosts children's early literacy

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Thursday, September 25, 2014

| Nursery World

An evaluation of the first year of the Making it REAL programme, published today, has found it has been successful in considerably improving children’s early literacy development.

EPPE/EPPSE PROJECT on early education - Why investment pays off

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Monday, September 22, 2014

| Nursery World

The EPPE/EPPSE Project has released new findings. Kathy Sylva, Brenda Taggart, Edward Melhuish, Pam Sammons and Iram Siraj explain.

Physical activity boosts boys' reading skills

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Friday, September 12, 2014

| Nursery World

Walking or cycling to and from school improves boys' reading skills in early primary, new research suggests.

EPPSE research: Pre-school leads to higher GSCE grades

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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

| Nursery World

Children who attend a pre-school setting go on to gain better grades at GCSE than those who do not, the latest findings from a major study show.

Children's charity calls for a 'ban on baby rooms' in nurseries

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Tuesday, September 2, 2014

| Nursery World

According to What about the Children (WATCh), the current room structure of most nurseries hinders the development of under-threes.

Online activity makes children happier, poll finds

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Thursday, August 28, 2014

| Nursery World

English children are ranked ninth of 11 countries for wellbeing, according to a new report.

Creative Learning - Allowing individuals to flourish

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Monday, August 11, 2014

| Nursery World

Creative thinking is hugely undervalued in our society - but we must learn to think beyond the status quo, says Philip Bujak, recently retired chief executive of the Montessori St Nicholas Charity.

Exaggerating speech helps babies learn language

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Monday, August 4, 2014

| Nursery World

Taking to babies in an exaggerated style of speech helps them figure out how to produce words, finds study.

Children share reading tips for summer

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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

| Nursery World

Pre-school and primary children are invited to spend their summer holidays lost in books and share their favourites as part of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge.

Councils pilot £2m fund for adopted children

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Monday, June 30, 2014

| Nursery World

Ten local authorities have been chosen to pilot the Government's new Adoption Support Fund.

Truss to revisit role of children's centres

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

| Nursery World

The education and childcare minister has agreed to look again at the core purpose of Sure Start children’s centres.

Ofsted highlights the value of family learning

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

| Nursery World

Storytelling, ‘reptile’ days and using Dr Who to boost literacy and maths skills are just a few of the ways schools, children’s centres, and early years settings encourage families to learn together.

Lottery funding of £215 million awarded to early years projects

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

| Nursery World

Five areas in England will use the lottery money to pilot initiatives to improve children’s outcomes.

New institute launches to connect childcare experts across the world

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Monday, June 16, 2014

| Nursery World

A new institute to drive the improvement of learning and care for babies, toddlers and young children has launched today.

Survey seeks sector views on the twos scheme

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Sunday, June 15, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners are invited to have their say on the disadvantaged two-year-old programme via TACTYC’s new online survey.

Children's use of mime shows how language develops

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

| Nursery World

Young children instinctively use a ‘language-like’ structure to communicate, according to psychologists.

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Sharing picture books boosts infants' development

Reading charity gives away books at food banks this Christmas

Research shows ‘IQ gap’ for poorer children starts at two

Parents need not worry about bad Santa impersonators

Early years 'failing' children at maths

New resource to help early years staff deliver the Integrated Review

Figures show wider gap in attainment for five-year-olds with SEN

Study suggests free places have no benefit, but warns against scrapping them

School 'exacerbates' young disabled children's problems

Programme boosts children's early literacy

EPPE/EPPSE PROJECT on early education - Why investment pays off

Physical activity boosts boys' reading skills

EPPSE research: Pre-school leads to higher GSCE grades

Children's charity calls for a 'ban on baby rooms' in nurseries

Online activity makes children happier, poll finds

Creative Learning - Allowing individuals to flourish

Exaggerating speech helps babies learn language

Children share reading tips for summer

Councils pilot £2m fund for adopted children

Truss to revisit role of children's centres

Ofsted highlights the value of family learning

Lottery funding of £215 million awarded to early years projects

New institute launches to connect childcare experts across the world

Survey seeks sector views on the twos scheme

Children's use of mime shows how language develops

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