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Health campaign says young children should have three hours activity a day

Friday, July 29, 2016

| Nursery World

‘Every movement counts’ is the motto of a new Department of Health campaign to encourage children aged under five to be physically active for at least three hours a day.

Gender gap crisis 'fails generation of boys', charity claims

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Monday, July 18, 2016

| Nursery World

A ‘gender gap crisis’ is seriously damaging prospects for boys in this country, according to a children’s charity.

Put outdoor learning on curriculum, policymakers urged

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Monday, July 11, 2016

| Nursery World

Researchers are calling for outdoor learning to be included in the national curriculum after a report found it is in decline, despite evidence of its effectiveness.

Study finds little lasting impact from free hours

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Wednesday, May 25, 2016

| Nursery World

The £2bn a year free early years entitlement scheme has done little to boost education outcomes – because most children taking up the provision were already receiving childcare, a study has found.

Baseline protest group calls for assessment review after DfE U-turn

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Monday, April 11, 2016

| Nursery World

The Better Without Baseline Coalition is calling for a review of assessment and accountability for the early years following the scrapping of Baseline as a progress measure.

New report calls for action on EYFS children's entitlement to outdoor play

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Friday, March 18, 2016

| Nursery World

Many early years providers are struggling with inadequate outdoor space, according to a new report.

Reception baseline providers slam unions' report

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Friday, February 12, 2016

| Nursery World

The providers of the Reception baseline assessment have hit back at a report commissioned by two teaching unions, which claims that the baseline is inaccurate and potentially damaging to children.

Toxic Childhood author calls for kindergarten until seven

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Monday, February 8, 2016

| Nursery World

A former head teacher has called for a Nordic-style statutory kindergarten stage, claiming that our youngest schoolchildren are ‘trapped’ by a damaging formality that began with the British Empire.

Experts highlight parenting class mistakes

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Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

A government-funded study published days after the Prime Minister pledged to roll out parenting classes to all, has reported the scheme will fail without proper financial backing.

Youngest children not active enough

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016

| Nursery World

Just nine per cent of children aged between two and four are doing the right amount of physical activity, experts have claimed.

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.

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.

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.

Petition calls for a more joined-up approach between health and education

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015

| Nursery World

A new petition calls for the Government's Health and Education departments to work more closely together to tackle 'critical issues' affecting children's development.

Tristram Hunt urges parents to play more with their children

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

| Nursery World

Children are starting school unable to speak properly because their parents are not playing with them enough, Labour’s shadow education secretary has claimed.

Education policies: Current certainties to new visions

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Monday, May 4, 2015

| Nursery World

A new book looks at the ways we teach children and how we assess their progress - and sets out a vision for improving our methods. One of the book's editors, Dominic Wyse, explains.

Early childhood policies - Recycling the past

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Monday, April 20, 2015

| Nursery World

Current intervention strategies to tackle social inequality aren't working - so perhaps it is time for a complete rethink of our approach to early childhood services, argues Helen Penn.

Projects for disadvantage get share of £1m fund

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Monday, April 6, 2015

| Nursery World

Six projects designed to raise the attainment of disadvantaged children from the age of two have been granted a share of £1m in funding.

Lords call for redistribution of early years funding

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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

| Nursery World

A cross-party group of peers is calling for fairer funding for PVI settings and for spending to be targeted at disadvantaged children who benefit the most.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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Health campaign says young children should have three hours activity a day

Gender gap crisis 'fails generation of boys', charity claims

Put outdoor learning on curriculum, policymakers urged

Study finds little lasting impact from free hours

Baseline protest group calls for assessment review after DfE U-turn

New report calls for action on EYFS children's entitlement to outdoor play

Reception baseline providers slam unions' report

Toxic Childhood author calls for kindergarten until seven

Experts highlight parenting class mistakes

Youngest children not active enough

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

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

Hunt blames smartphones for children 'not speaking properly'

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

Petition calls for a more joined-up approach between health and education

Tristram Hunt urges parents to play more with their children

Education policies: Current certainties to new visions

Early childhood policies - Recycling the past

Projects for disadvantage get share of £1m fund

Lords call for redistribution of early years funding

What are the options for the baseline assessment?

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

Early years 'failing' children at maths

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

EPPSE research: Pre-school leads to higher GSCE grades

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