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The early years community has reacted with horror to reports of a new Government scheme that involves Clarks staff helping children to develop language skills.

Parents putting off toilet training with some relying on nurseries

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Wednesday, February 6, 2019

| Nursery World

More children are being toilet trained later, according to a new survey of early years staff.

Experts divided over screen time limits

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Monday, February 4, 2019

| Nursery World

The absence of official guidance on screen time for children in the UK has sparked debate about whether limits are needed.

Nursery World Show: 'Idea of visual learners unhelpful', says top neuroscientist

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Friday, February 1, 2019

| Nursery World

The idea that children are visual, auditory or kinaesthetic learners is ‘completely unhelpful’ for learning, a leading brain expert said at the Nursery World show today.

Shops and businesses to help children develop language skills

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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

| Nursery World

Clarks has pledged to train all 6,500 of its staff in developing children’s speech, language and communication skills and engaging with families in stores across the country.

Knowing how to make friends most important for starting school

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Friday, January 11, 2019

| Nursery World

A new study suggests when preparing children to start school there should be more emphasis on building skills to make and maintain friendships.

Reading to pre-school children boosts their language skills

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Thursday, January 10, 2019

| Nursery World

Children who are read to regularly by their parents or carers are ahead in their language skills by eight months, suggests a new study.

Insufficient evidence that screen time harms children

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Friday, January 4, 2019

| Nursery World

There is not enough evidence to prove screen time is harmful to children, according to new guidance.

Children's early cognitive skills should be prioritised to close the disadvantage gap

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Early years services must prioritise children’s cognitive development to combat income-related learning gaps, an early intervention charity has warned.

Gap between poor five-year-olds and their better-off peers has grown

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Wednesday, December 19, 2018

| Nursery World

The early learning gap between children in poverty and their peers has widened in half of areas across England, according to new analysis.

Call for early years student researchers

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Friday, December 7, 2018

| Nursery World

The Early Childhood Studies Degree Network (ECSDN) has issued an open call for papers for its research conference.

EYFS data highlights growing gap between disadvantaged children and their peers

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Thursday, November 29, 2018

| Nursery World

The gap between children on free school meals and their peers at the end of Reception has widened, updated data from the EYFS Profile shows.

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.

More than 130 playgrounds close in two years

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Friday, November 16, 2018

| Nursery World

The number of playgrounds across England is falling rapidly, according to new research.

Projects to support disadvantaged children’s early learning awarded £18m

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Wednesday, November 14, 2018

| Nursery World

Projects aimed at boosting home learning and improving training for professionals working with children with SEND, are among those that have been allocated a share of £18m in DfE funding.

Hi-tech tracker boosts young children's active play

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Wednesday, November 7, 2018

| Nursery World

Rosendale Primary School in Lambeth has taken part in a project encouraging children to move more and be more active by embracing technology.

London's City Hall launches award to tackle gender stereotypes

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Tuesday, October 30, 2018

| Nursery World

Nurseries, schools and colleges will be able to gain a new award designed to tackle gender stereotypes.

Early years education key in reducing disadvantage

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

| Nursery World

A new report by the OECD highlights the importance of early education in enabling children, particularly those from disadvantaged families, to gain essential social and emotional skills.

Children continue to achieve a good level of development at the end of Reception

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Friday, October 19, 2018

| Nursery World

The number of children achieving a good level of development at the end of the EYFS has risen again, while the gender gap between boys and girls has fallen for the fifth year running.

Children join in re-design of V&A Museum of Childhood

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Monday, October 8, 2018

| Nursery World

Local primary school children are contributing ideas to the multi-million-pound revamp of the V&A Museum of Childhood in plans to make it the ‘world’s most joyful museum for children’.

Childcare may prevent emotional and behavioural problems later

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

| Nursery World

Children who spend some time in formal childcare are less likely to have behavioural problems than those that are cared for solely at home, according to new research.

New series of show that unites nursery children with the older generation

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Tuesday, October 2, 2018

| Nursery World

The BAFTA-nominated Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds is returning to Channel 4.

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DfE to pay for free learning apps for disadvantaged children

Lego-funded research centre launches new play hub

Government dismisses MPs' call for national early intervention strategy

Sector outraged at plans to train shop staff to support children's language

Parents putting off toilet training with some relying on nurseries

Experts divided over screen time limits

Nursery World Show: 'Idea of visual learners unhelpful', says top neuroscientist

Shops and businesses to help children develop language skills

Knowing how to make friends most important for starting school

Reading to pre-school children boosts their language skills

Insufficient evidence that screen time harms children

Children's early cognitive skills should be prioritised to close the disadvantage gap

Gap between poor five-year-olds and their better-off peers has grown

Call for early years student researchers

EYFS data highlights growing gap between disadvantaged children and their peers

Storytelling kit helps close gender literacy gap

More than 130 playgrounds close in two years

Projects to support disadvantaged children’s early learning awarded £18m

Hi-tech tracker boosts young children's active play

London's City Hall launches award to tackle gender stereotypes

Early years education key in reducing disadvantage

Children continue to achieve a good level of development at the end of Reception

Children join in re-design of V&A Museum of Childhood

Childcare may prevent emotional and behavioural problems later

New series of show that unites nursery children with the older generation

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