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School language programme boosts children's reading

Monday, May 13, 2013

| Nursery World

An evaluation of a pilot project led by children's communication charity I CAN has found that a whole school approach to supporting children's speech can result in an average 50 per cent increase in progress in reading skills.

Call for advocates to make sure children are heard

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Wednesday, May 15, 2013

| Nursery World

The National Children's Bureau (NCB) is calling on the Government to give children the legal right to an independent advocate at child protection conferences.

Poorer parents feel patronised by targeted 'school readiness' classes

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Wednesday, August 22, 2018

| Nursery World

New research warns that attempts to ensure all children are 'school ready' is being undermined by targeted support, which alienates disadvantaged families.

Healthier foods served at nurseries in nutritional training trial

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Wednesday, June 5, 2013

| Nursery World

The first training sessions to help early years practitioners deliver the nutritional guidelines have led to 'big improvements' to the food served at settings, finds new research.

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.

Parents wrongly use traditional remedies to treat their child's chickenpox

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Friday, November 9, 2012

| Nursery World

The majority of parents are unaware of how to correctly treat their child's chickenpox as they rely on advice from family members and the internet, according to new research.

Single parent households will be no better off under the Universal Credit, warns report

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

| Nursery World

The Universal Credit will fail to provide all working single parent families with a route out of poverty, and could act as a disincentive to work longer hours, according to new research carried out on behalf of the charity Gingerbread.

Daycare Trust and Family and Parenting Institute merge in the New Year

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

| Nursery World

The Daycare Trust has officially announced it is to merge with the Family and Parenting Institute in January.

In numbers

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Monday, October 31, 2011

| Nursery World

Fathers are the main childcare provider in one in seven UK households.

Parents spending nearly half their salaries on childcare

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

| Nursery World

Parents in Northern Ireland are spending on average 45 per cent of their weekly joint income on childcare, according to a new report launched today.

Playbus takes to the streets to encourage parents to play, talk and read with children

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Friday, October 7, 2011

| Nursery World

A national roadshow set out this week to encourage parents across Scotland to play, talk and read more with their young children.

In numbers - Tooth Fairy

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Monday, November 14, 2011

| Nursery World

The Tooth Fairy leaves children disparate amounts of cash for one lost milk tooth in different parts of the country.

Government urged to prioritise 'neglected' early help services

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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report calls for adequate Government investment in family support services, as parents across the country highlight a shortage of available and good quality provision.

Rising pension age will lead to childcare gap

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Monday, December 5, 2011

| Nursery World

The charity Grandparents Plus has raised concerns of a 'gap in care', as an increasing number of grandmothers looking after grandchildren will have to work until 67, following the Chancellor's announcement last week to changes to the state pension age.

In numbers

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Friday, June 8, 2012

| Nursery World

Family monthly expenditure was an average 1680 for May 2012 with housing the largest cost at 19%.

Under-fives choose doctor as top career choice

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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

| Nursery World

A quarter of children already have an idea about what they want to be by the time they are five, new research from the National Childminding Association suggests.

Grandparents: 'too old' to care?

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Friday, July 1, 2011

| Nursery World

Grandparents over the age of 65 are considered too old by social workers to raise their young grandchildren, according to a new report.

National Childcare Week survey highlights parent volunteers

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Friday, July 8, 2011

| Nursery World

Almost 60 per cent of mums would be interested in a volunteering role that involves their children, a new survey by the Daycare Trust suggests.

Going back to work before a child's first birthday 'does not harm your baby'

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Monday, July 25, 2011

| Nursery World

Young children whose mothers return to work during their early years are less likely to have behavioural problems than if they stay at home as full-time mothers, according to a new study.

Parents want more flexible, part-time leave to look after children

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Monday, August 8, 2011

| Nursery World

More than nine out of ten parents are in favour of a more flexible parental leave, according to a new survey.

Nursery chain launches joint venture with parenting organisation to support working parents

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Thursday, August 11, 2011

| Nursery World

Nursery chain Bright Horizons Family Solutions, the second largest nursery group in the UK and Ireland, has joined forces with parenting charity NCT to offer a new service for working parents and employers.

School breakfast clubs 'in crisis' with 6,000 due to close

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Friday, September 15, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report suggests a ‘bleak future’ for school breakfast clubs as more than four in ten teachers say their club will close in the next three years.

School lunches will cost parents more

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

| Nursery World

The cost of school meals is to rise as much as by two-thirds in some areas of the country at the start of the new term, a new survey has found.

New campaign raises awareness of the threat of meningitis to under-fives

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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

| Nursery World

A new global campaign to highlight the impact of meningitis on children and their families was launched today in London.

Troubled Families programme on track to help 120,000 'high-risk' households

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Monday, November 25, 2013

| Nursery World

New figures from the Government’s Troubled Families programme show that halfway into the three-year programme, more than fifty-per-cent (62,000) of the 120,000 identified households are being worked with.

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School language programme boosts children's reading

Call for advocates to make sure children are heard

Poorer parents feel patronised by targeted 'school readiness' classes

Healthier foods served at nurseries in nutritional training trial

Reading to pre-school children boosts their language skills

Parents wrongly use traditional remedies to treat their child's chickenpox

Single parent households will be no better off under the Universal Credit, warns report

Daycare Trust and Family and Parenting Institute merge in the New Year

In numbers

Parents spending nearly half their salaries on childcare

Playbus takes to the streets to encourage parents to play, talk and read with children

In numbers - Tooth Fairy

Government urged to prioritise 'neglected' early help services

Rising pension age will lead to childcare gap

In numbers

Under-fives choose doctor as top career choice

Grandparents: 'too old' to care?

National Childcare Week survey highlights parent volunteers

Going back to work before a child's first birthday 'does not harm your baby'

Parents want more flexible, part-time leave to look after children

Nursery chain launches joint venture with parenting organisation to support working parents

School breakfast clubs 'in crisis' with 6,000 due to close

School lunches will cost parents more

New campaign raises awareness of the threat of meningitis to under-fives

Troubled Families programme on track to help 120,000 'high-risk' households

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