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Children's communication problems must be tackled in the early years

Monday, March 4, 2013

| Nursery World

Children from low-income families should have more support in the early years to tackle their speech, language and communication needs says a cross-party group of MPs and peers.

National Audit Office identifies barriers to effective early intevention

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

| Nursery World

Short-term thinking, a lack of integration in many areas, poor evidence gathering and a lack of funding is impairing the effective use and and implementation of early intervention across Government, according to a new report.

Speech and language therapy for children rationed due to budget cuts, finds survey

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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

| Nursery World

Children are missing out on vital speech and language therapy and starting school without the language skills they need, according to new research by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

A new international manifesto for early childhood

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Friday, November 23, 2012

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners need to take a principled stand against political power that is not in the best interests of children, argue Marie Charlton and Richard House of Early Childhood Action

Lottery to invest 165m in early years projects

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Thursday, November 1, 2012

| Nursery World

Up to 10,000 babies and children under three will be offered support through a range of early intervention projects funded by 165m in lottery funding.

Early Childhood: Let's begin at the beginning

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Friday, October 12, 2012

| Nursery World

Babies' rights as individuals are ignored and their creativity neglected by standard educational theory, say Penelope Leach and Colwyn Trevarthen

Well-educated early years workforce vital to closing gaps in 'school readiness'

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Thursday, September 20, 2012

| Nursery World

Working in early years should not be seen as a less well-paid, lower status and less skilled job than working with older children, a new report argues.

Poorer pupils could lose out in unproven teaching strategies

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Friday, August 3, 2012

| Nursery World

There is a risk that the 1.25 billion allocated through the pupil premium may not be spent on the best strategies for boosting the achievement of disadvantaged children, the education charity the Sutton Trust has warned.

Fathers urged to talk to their babies

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Monday, July 23, 2012

| Nursery World

Babies whose fathers engage positively with them at three months old have fewer behavioural problems at the age of one, finds a new study.

Sure Start works better for parents than for children

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Friday, July 20, 2012

| Nursery World

Sure Start local programmes have had more impact on parents than children, the latest findings from the national evaluation of Sure Start show.

Children's centres must sharpen focus on parenting to boost child development

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Wednesday, July 11, 2012

| Nursery World

Parenting and improving parents' lives should be given as much focus as children's health and development, according to new guidance for children's centres.

Interview: Professor Andy Dickerson and Dr Gurleen Popli The University of Sheffield

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Friday, June 22, 2012

| Nursery World

Teaching unions protest over phonics reading check

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Monday, June 18, 2012

| Nursery World

Teaching unions have joined forces to protest against the phonics screening check, which all six-year-olds will have to take in the next few weeks.

Long-term effect of poverty on children's development revealed

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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

| Nursery World

New research has established a link between persistent poverty and a negative impact on children's cognitive development.

Re-discovered research says early school starting age 'harms children'

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

| Nursery World

A leading education campaigner and child psychologist is calling on the Prime Minister to intervene in the ongoing debate about the age at which children should start school.

Interview - Andrea Leadsom MP

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Friday, May 11, 2012

| Nursery World

Andrea Leadsom MP for South Northamptonshire and founder of the Northamptonshire Parent Infant Partnership (NorPIP).

Training to help staff support parents to manage children's weight

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

| Nursery World

Children's centre staff in Wandsworth and Lewisham will be taught how to raise the issue of tackling childhood obesity with families, as part of a new programme commissioned by the NHS.

Welsh local authority introduces smoke-free play areas

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

| Nursery World

Children in Caerphilly can now enjoy smoke-free play areas, following a campaign by local young people against smoking in playgrounds.

Campaigners to draw up 'alternative' EYFS

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

| Nursery World

A new group made up of academics and practitioners will draft an alternative early years curriculum, amid concerns that the review of the EYFS does not go far enough in reforming the current early years framework.

Babies are people

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

| Nursery World

All peope have rights, so what about babies' rights? asks Penelope Leach Ph.D, C.Psychol, FBPsS

Penelope Leach backs NSPCC babies' rights campaign

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

| Nursery World

The NSPCC is calling for babies' rights to be better protected under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), as part of its 'All Babies Count' campaign.

One in four babies in families with 'multiple risks' to development

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Monday, February 6, 2012

| Nursery World

More than a quarter of children in the UK are growing up in families with a number of difficulties, including financial hardship and parental depression, that are risking their cognitive and behavioural development, according to new research.

Interview - Jean Gross

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Friday, January 20, 2012

| Nursery World

The outgoing communication champion, who this week published a final report.

Jean Gross: education and health should work together to support children's speech and language

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Monday, January 16, 2012

| Nursery World

Cuts across the country are a significant threat to vital speech and language services for children and young people, the outgoing communication champion has warned.

Parents asked for views on progress checks for two-year-olds

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Friday, November 25, 2011

| Nursery World

Parents of two-year-olds in England are being asked for their views on the development check, due to be introduced for children between two-and-a-half and three.

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Children's communication problems must be tackled in the early years

National Audit Office identifies barriers to effective early intevention

Speech and language therapy for children rationed due to budget cuts, finds survey

A new international manifesto for early childhood

Lottery to invest 165m in early years projects

Early Childhood: Let's begin at the beginning

Well-educated early years workforce vital to closing gaps in 'school readiness'

Poorer pupils could lose out in unproven teaching strategies

Fathers urged to talk to their babies

Sure Start works better for parents than for children

Children's centres must sharpen focus on parenting to boost child development

Interview: Professor Andy Dickerson and Dr Gurleen Popli The University of Sheffield

Teaching unions protest over phonics reading check

Long-term effect of poverty on children's development revealed

Re-discovered research says early school starting age 'harms children'

Interview - Andrea Leadsom MP

Training to help staff support parents to manage children's weight

Welsh local authority introduces smoke-free play areas

Campaigners to draw up 'alternative' EYFS

Babies are people

Penelope Leach backs NSPCC babies' rights campaign

One in four babies in families with 'multiple risks' to development

Interview - Jean Gross

Jean Gross: education and health should work together to support children's speech and language

Parents asked for views on progress checks for two-year-olds

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