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Free books from country star Dolly

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  • Tuesday, March 15, 2011
    • | Nursery World
Scottish children in care are to receive free books for the first five years of their lives under a new scheme backed by country and western singer Dolly Parton.

'Parents need to talk to babies'

    News
  • Tuesday, March 15, 2011
    • | Nursery World
One fifth of expectant parents believe it is beneficial to communicate with their baby only from the age of three months, according to new research published by the National Literacy Trust to coincide with Talk to Your Baby's first campaign to directly target parents.

Music making with babies

    News
  • Wednesday, March 9, 2011
    • | Nursery World
Music for Starters is offering its Music Making with Babies on-site or at venues nationwide over the next few months.

Book scheme goes on with reduced funds

    News
  • Tuesday, March 1, 2011
    • | Nursery World
The Department for Education has reaffirmed its commitment to providing free books for babies and children and announced a new scheme to be targeted through children's centres.

Pre-school boosts literacy in teen years

    News
  • Tuesday, February 15, 2011
    • | Nursery World
Children who attend pre-school education before they start school are much better readers at age 15 than those who do not, according to an international study.

Experts demand end to phonics test plans

    News
  • Tuesday, February 15, 2011
    • | Nursery World
A group of early years experts, including academics and practitioners, have launched a petition calling on the Government to abandon plans to introduce a phonics-based reading test for all six-year-olds.

No EYFS Profile league tables

    News
  • Tuesday, February 8, 2011
    • | Nursery World
The Government has gone back on a proposal to publish Early Years Foundation Stage Profile league tables at school level.

Teachers benefit from creativity scheme

    News
  • Tuesday, February 8, 2011
    • | Nursery World
The Creative Partnerships programme boosts teachers' skills and career progression, according to independent research carried out by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER).

Catch a story to keep creativity alive

    News
  • Tuesday, January 25, 2011
    • | Nursery World
A project that invites parents, carers and practitioners to share good practice is helping to inject creativity into early years education.

Children have a say in EYFS review

    News
  • Tuesday, January 25, 2011
    • | Nursery World
Researchers have used a variety of innovative ways to gather children's experiences of the EYFS in their early years setting, a new report shows.

Phonics urged as remedy for early literacy delay

    News
  • Tuesday, January 25, 2011
    • | Nursery World
Phonics should be taught by all early years providers and schools and children's progress in developing phonic knowledge and skills should be regularly assessed, according to a new report from Ofsted.

Arts campaigners condemn school cuts

    News
  • Tuesday, January 11, 2011
    • | Nursery World
The abolition of a flagship programme designed to foster creativity in children has been condemned by teachers and ambassadors of the arts as threatening the education of the most vulnerable children.

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