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Training and mentoring scheme provides 'tangible benefits' to adopters

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Tuesday, March 28, 2017

| Nursery World

New research highlights the effectiveness of parenting training schemes and mentors in supporting adopters.

UK among the worst in Europe for ‘decently-paid’ maternity leave

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Friday, March 24, 2017

| Nursery World

Mothers in the UK get one of the lowest amounts of ‘decently-paid’ maternity leave in Europe, according to new analysis by the federation of trade unions the TUC.

Fair funding campaign extended to parents

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Friday, March 24, 2017

| Nursery World

A campaign calling for fair future funding of early years places has been extended to include parents, with the aim of strengthening the sector's voice.

Less than half of mothers breastfeed after two months

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Thursday, March 23, 2017

| Nursery World

A survey of 500 new mothers reveals that while almost three-quarters start breastfeeding, less than half continue to do so six-to eight weeks later.

New Childcare Choices parents' website goes live

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

| Nursery World

A new website to inform parents about childcare support, including Tax-Free Childcare and the 30 hours, launches today.

Health visitors flag up rise in children with language delay

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Wednesday, March 22, 2017

| Nursery World

New figures show that health visitors are increasingly seeing children with delayed language.

Scotland’s first baby boxes delivered to expectant mums

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Tuesday, January 10, 2017

| Nursery World

Expectant mothers in Clackmannanshire and Orkney are the first to benefit from a new Scottish Government pilot to gift every newborn a box of essential items.

Duchess of Cambridge takes over as patron of Action for Children

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Thursday, December 22, 2016

| Nursery World

The Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton will succeed the Queen as Royal Patron for Action for Children in the New Year.

Nursery launches 'drop and shop' sessions

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Wednesday, November 30, 2016

| Nursery World

A Middlesbrough nursery has introduced ‘drop and shop’ sessions to give parents some ‘me time’.

Make free childcare universal, says UK business organisation

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Thursday, November 17, 2016

| Nursery World

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which represents 92,000 businesses, wants a universal childcare entitlement up until school entry to help firms retain staff and working parents to progress.

Engaging with babies' simple gestures helps develop language, finds study

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Friday, November 4, 2016

| Nursery World

Researchers have found that responses to babies' first gestures have a direct effect on their language development.

Homelessness risk to 300,000 children over benefits cap

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Wednesday, November 2, 2016

| Nursery World

Hundreds of thousands of vulnerable children could be left homeless as a result of the new benefits cap coming into force next week, warns new research.

Charity launches school-readiness resources for families

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Monday, August 15, 2016

| Nursery World

Free activity sheets to support children’s school readiness have been published by a national family support charity.

Vulnerable refugees ‘barred’ from health services

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Monday, May 30, 2016

| Nursery World

New research highlights how young refugee children and their families are more likely to suffer from mental health problems than their peers and face barriers to accessing health support.

PIP UK readies infant mental health week

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Monday, May 30, 2016

| Nursery World

A series of events are planned across the country during the UK’s first national Infant Mental Health Awareness Week.

Study: Controlled baby crying sleep method is 'no stress'

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Thursday, May 26, 2016

| Nursery World

Researchers are hoping they have put anxieties over baby sleep training to bed for good – after a study found the controversial method has no impact on stress hormones or bonding.

Book charity launches bedtime reading campaign

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Tuesday, May 17, 2016

| Nursery World

Twenty-three minutes is the average time parents spend getting their baby to sleep at night, according to research by the BookTrust.

Project to prepare families for school ‘a success’

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Monday, March 21, 2016

| Nursery World

A project that links childcare providers and schools together has proved successful in preparing parents and children for what to expect before they start Reception.

Learn about self-regulation: the key to effective early learning

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Wednesday, March 2, 2016

| Nursery World

Nursery World's one-day conference on 30 June will feature a great mix of academic experts and innovative practitioners on this vital aspect of development.

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.

Test flags reading-ready three-year-olds

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Friday, January 15, 2016

| Nursery World

Pre-school children’s readiness to read could be measured with a simple test, experts have suggested.

Cameron pledges to make parenting classes the norm

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Tuesday, January 12, 2016

| Nursery World

The Prime Minister’s renewed plans to introduce parenting classes were met with a mixed response from children’s organisations.

Almost 40,000 children bereaved each year by loss of a parent

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Monday, November 23, 2015

| Nursery World

Never before published data suggests that last year an estimated 40,000 children and young people across the UK faced the death of a parent.

Parents raise doubt over delivery of 30 hours

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Thursday, November 19, 2015

| Nursery World

A parent campaign group has raised concern over the lack of detail in the Scottish government’s plans to double the number of funded hours.

Children as young as seven can show early signs of 'gang violence'

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Tuesday, November 17, 2015

| Nursery World

A new series of reports call for early intervention to be made a priority to prevent children as young as seven at risk of gang involvement and youth violence turning to crime.

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Training and mentoring scheme provides 'tangible benefits' to adopters

UK among the worst in Europe for ‘decently-paid’ maternity leave

Fair funding campaign extended to parents

Less than half of mothers breastfeed after two months

New Childcare Choices parents' website goes live

Health visitors flag up rise in children with language delay

Scotland’s first baby boxes delivered to expectant mums

Duchess of Cambridge takes over as patron of Action for Children

Nursery launches 'drop and shop' sessions

Make free childcare universal, says UK business organisation

Engaging with babies' simple gestures helps develop language, finds study

Homelessness risk to 300,000 children over benefits cap

Charity launches school-readiness resources for families

Vulnerable refugees ‘barred’ from health services

PIP UK readies infant mental health week

Study: Controlled baby crying sleep method is 'no stress'

Book charity launches bedtime reading campaign

Project to prepare families for school ‘a success’

Learn about self-regulation: the key to effective early learning

Youngest children not active enough

Test flags reading-ready three-year-olds

Cameron pledges to make parenting classes the norm

Almost 40,000 children bereaved each year by loss of a parent

Parents raise doubt over delivery of 30 hours

Children as young as seven can show early signs of 'gang violence'

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