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Link between meeting early learning goals in EYFS and later school absence – research

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

| Nursery World

Children who do not meet the Early Learning Goals (ELGs) at the end of the EYFS are more than twice as likely to become persistently absent from school, according to a new study.

Lottery funding of £215 million awarded to early years projects

News

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

| Nursery World

Five areas in England will use the lottery money to pilot initiatives to improve children’s outcomes.

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

News

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.

Steiner reaches into the woods

News

Thursday, December 10, 2015

| Nursery World

Outdoor sessions are bringing the Steiner Waldorf approach to education to families across Kent.

Dolly Parton gives books to 5,000 more London children

News

Thursday, February 11, 2016

| Nursery World

Every child born in Southwark in 2016 will be eligible to receive a free book each month until their fifth birthday, thanks to country singer Dolly Parton.

Working Mum - Smarty pants!

Features

Monday, March 9, 2015

| Nursery World

Thoughtful support from a nursery team can make a real difference to the toilet training process, says Working Mum.

EYFS best practice - All about… home education

Features

Monday, June 11, 2018

| Nursery World

The number of children being home educated is rising, and the Government wants to give councils more power to monitor them. Meredith Jones Russell reports

Childcare may prevent emotional and behavioural problems later

News

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

| Nursery World

Children who spend some time in formal childcare are less likely to have behavioural problems than those that are cared for solely at home, according to new research.

More than 130 playgrounds close in two years

News

Friday, November 16, 2018

| Nursery World

The number of playgrounds across England is falling rapidly, according to new research.

Children's early cognitive skills should be prioritised to close the disadvantage gap

News

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Early years services must prioritise children’s cognitive development to combat income-related learning gaps, an early intervention charity has warned.

Interview - Cerys Griffiths

Other

Monday, February 18, 2019

| Nursery World

The BBC’s new early years language and literacy initiative aims to halve the pre-school language gap. Cerys Griffiths, who leads the project, tells the story so far

Anti-Bullying week 2018: 'Choose respect'

News

Monday, May 28, 2018

| Nursery World

The theme of Anti-Bullying Week 2018 will be choosing respect.

Government funds 5m early education study

News

Thursday, April 18, 2013

| Nursery World

The first major early years research to begin since 1997 will look at the impact of free early education from the age of two on the development of thousands of children.

Scouts launch new early years programme

News

Thursday, September 9, 2021

| Nursery World

The Scouts has launched its first ever programme for four- and five-year-olds.

'Funding for children's speech and language has been sorely lacking'

News

Monday, October 25, 2021

| Nursery World

Up to 1.5 million children are at risk of speech and language delay, which is why their support needs to be at the heart of this week’s Spending Review, says Carol Payne, interim chief executive of I CAN, the children's communication charity