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Health visitor parenting support programme leads to ‘striking’ change in toddlers' behaviour

Monday, June 14, 2021

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A health visitor programme, which involved parents being filmed playing and eating with their children, has led to marked improvements in young children's behaviour, a study by the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London has found.

Nursery group launches beach school

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Friday, June 11, 2021

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Fossil-hunting, exploring rock pools and learning how to protect marine life are the latest activities at Rosedene Nurseries, which has launched a beach school to encourage children to discover their local coastal environments.

More than 240 organisations and sector leaders call for Government to urgently invest more in education catch-up

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

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A cross-sector coalition of education experts, charities, and businesses is calling on the Government to urgently reconsider its education recovery plans and provide more funding for children and young people.

Labour urges Conservative MPs to vote for its education catch-up plans

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

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Labour will use an opposition day motion on Wednesday to push for Conservative MPs to end the ‘catalogue of chaos’ and back 'an ambitious plan' for children's education recovery, ahead of the school summer holidays.

Childbase Partnership goes ‘climate positive’

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021

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Childbase Partnership has announced that it is ‘Climate Positive’ after saving more greenhouse gas emissions than it generates in its 44 nurseries.

Coronavirus: Early years and education settings need long-term recovery plan

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Monday, June 7, 2021

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The future of education must focus on long-term recovery - ‘not short-term catch-up' - and children’s mental health, according to a new report from Voice Community, published today (Monday).

Applications open for £500 worth of outdoor equipment and staff training

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Monday, June 7, 2021

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Birdboxes, bee hotels and fire woks are just some of the free resources on offer to early years settings and schools as part of Learning through Landscapes’s (LtL) Local School Nature Grants Programme.

Scotland pledges £49m for free school meals for primary children

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Monday, June 7, 2021

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Universal free school lunches for children aged eight- to 10-years-old and targeted support in the holidays have been announced by the Scottish Government.

London group buys third nursery

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Monday, June 7, 2021

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Little People Nurseries in south west London has expanded with the purchase of a new setting in Hampton.

Survey highlights gap in provision for babies and infant mental health

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Saturday, June 5, 2021

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Babies and toddlers are often overlooked in mental health provision for children, according to a new report, which suggests that only half of CAMHS services accept referrals for children aged two and under.

Sadiq Khan launches business support programme for London nurseries and childminders

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Friday, June 4, 2021

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The Mayor of London has launched a £150,000 fund to provide business support for the capital’s private and voluntary early years settings.

A week of school sports days planned

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Thursday, June 3, 2021

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A national summer of school sports days is being planned following a year in which most were cancelled due to the pandemic, the Youth Sport Trust has announced.

Just Childcare bought by largest Dutch nursery group

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Thursday, June 3, 2021

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Partou, the largest childcare provider in the Netherlands has become the majority shareholder in Just Childcare, one of the UK’s largest nursery providers.

School catch-up tsar resigns in funding row

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Thursday, June 3, 2021

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The prime minister’s catch-up tsar Sir Kevan Collins resigned on Wednesday night in response to the Government’s ‘half-hearted approach’ to education recovery for hundreds of thousands of children, whose learning has been disrupted by the pandemic.

Amanda Spielman’s role as Ofsted chief inspector extended to 2023

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

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Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman will remain in post for a further two years to oversee the reintroduction of inspections following the pandemic.

Out now! Take a look at Nursery World’s June issue

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

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Sunny days are on the way and our new edition is packed with seasonal activities and ideas for learning outdoors, along with best-practice guidance on changes to Literacy in the EYFS, a special training supplement and up-to-the-minute business and management advice.

Non-maintained settings in Wales to benefit from post-Covid education recovery plan

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

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Welsh education and early years settings are to benefit from an extra £19m in funding to ensure children continue their learning progress following disruption during the pandemic, the Welsh Government has announced

The Link Foundation scoops award for 'impactful' support during Covid

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

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A children’s charity committed to improving the lives of children and their families in Berkshire and Buckinghamshire, has been honoured with a Queens Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) for its work alleviating hardship during the pandemic.

Labour pledges £110m for early years out of total £14.7bn Children’s Recovery Plan

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

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Proposals for children to ‘play, learn and develop’ are central to Labour’s post-Covid education recovery plan released today [Wednesday] but it has been criticised for a lack of focus on the early years.

Montessori practice to receive a boost from new research fund

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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

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The Montessori Group has launched a €90,000 fund to develop research into educational practice and the Montessori approach in the 21st century.

Interview - Monika Jephcott and Sophia O'Neill of Play Therapy UK

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

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Monika Jephcott (left), chief executive of Play Therapy UK (PTUK), has spent six years lobbying the Government to ensure children are at the forefront of the reform of the 1983 Mental Health Act, scheduled to become law during this Parliament. Sophia O'Neill, child and family therapist (right), who works as a lead play therapist at Treetops Therapy and teaches a postgraduate Master's course on Practice Based Play Therapy, is PTUK's spokesperson.

Entry deadline extended for the Nursery World Awards 2021

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

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The entry deadline for the early years sector's most prestigious set of awards has been extended to 7 June, so make sure you tell us about people, practice and provision that is worthy of winning one of our 25 categories.

Sector seeks 'catch-up' cash to alleviate Covid's impact

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Various organisations urge the Government to make more funding available to early years settings as parents and practitioners reveal concerns over lockdown’s effect on children.

Coronavirus: Call for 'Summer of Play' to restore children's wellbeing

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

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Organisations and charities call for a Summer of Play, as more than half of children say they play outside or with their friends less since the pandemic.

Drawing competition invites children to 'boycott their beds'

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Thursday, May 27, 2021

| Nursery World

Children are being challenged to let their imaginations go wild and draw where they’d most like to sleep for a competition launched by Action for Children.

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Health visitor parenting support programme leads to ‘striking’ change in toddlers' behaviour

Nursery group launches beach school

More than 240 organisations and sector leaders call for Government to urgently invest more in education catch-up

Labour urges Conservative MPs to vote for its education catch-up plans

Childbase Partnership goes ‘climate positive’

Coronavirus: Early years and education settings need long-term recovery plan

Applications open for £500 worth of outdoor equipment and staff training

Scotland pledges £49m for free school meals for primary children

London group buys third nursery

Survey highlights gap in provision for babies and infant mental health

Sadiq Khan launches business support programme for London nurseries and childminders

A week of school sports days planned

Just Childcare bought by largest Dutch nursery group

School catch-up tsar resigns in funding row

Amanda Spielman’s role as Ofsted chief inspector extended to 2023

Out now! Take a look at Nursery World’s June issue

Non-maintained settings in Wales to benefit from post-Covid education recovery plan

The Link Foundation scoops award for 'impactful' support during Covid

Labour pledges £110m for early years out of total £14.7bn Children’s Recovery Plan

Montessori practice to receive a boost from new research fund

Interview - Monika Jephcott and Sophia O'Neill of Play Therapy UK

Entry deadline extended for the Nursery World Awards 2021

Sector seeks 'catch-up' cash to alleviate Covid's impact

Coronavirus: Call for 'Summer of Play' to restore children's wellbeing

Drawing competition invites children to 'boycott their beds'

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