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Coronavirus: Ofsted suspends routine inspections and teaching union calls for school closures

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

| Nursery World

Ofsted has suspended all routine inspections of early years providers, schools and further education colleges.

MPs challenge Government over Reception Baseline legislation

News

Monday, March 16, 2020

| Nursery World

Cross-party MPs have argued that a new law, being introduced in Parliament in the coming weeks, keeps 'parents in the dark' about how their child's data from the Reception Baseline assessment will be used.

Settings seeking coronavirus advice

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Monday, March 16, 2020

| Nursery World

As the Covid-19 outbreak is a developing situation, this story reflects the position as of midday, 12 March.

Contents - On Your Bike!

News

Monday, March 16, 2020

| Nursery World

London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has introduced a bicycle scheme across all its 39 nurseries.

Free childcare entitlement 'not levelling the playing field' for disadvantaged children

News

Friday, March 13, 2020

| Nursery World

The public spending watchdog has warned that the development gap for disadvantaged children is at risk of increasing due low take-up of funded places in deprived areas and poorer quality provision.

Using smartphones and tablets helps to develop early literacy

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Friday, March 13, 2020

| Nursery World

An OECD study has found a link between five-year-olds’ use of digital devices and early literacy and working memory.

Leaving a baby to cry has no negative effects on child development

News

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

| Nursery World

Leaving a baby to ‘cry it out’ has no adverse effects on child development and attachment, according to new research.

Cost of childcare 'punishing' for working parents

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Tuesday, March 10, 2020

| Nursery World

Over a third of mothers who go back to work only just break even or make a financial loss due to the cost of childcare, finds new research.

Universal credit childcare rules could discriminate against women

News

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

| Nursery World

Thousands of single mothers are being forced into debt by flawed universal credit childcare rules, according to analysis by Save the Children.

MPs to debate offering 15-hour childcare from nine months

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Monday, March 9, 2020

| Nursery World

MPs will today debate whether to extend the 15-hour childcare entitlement to working parents of children from the age of nine months.

Campaigners call for 30-hour childcare to be made universal to close disadvantage gap

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Monday, March 9, 2020

| Nursery World

A campaign group of parents believe that the 30 hours discriminates against the most disadvantaged children, as they are ineligible for the policy.

'You don’t always have to read a story, you can make one up'

Opinion

Thursday, March 5, 2020

| Nursery World

To mark World Book Day, here are some tips to share with parents on home-learning from Dr Elizabeth Kilbey, child psychologist, and a presenter of Channel 4’s The Secret Life of 4, 5 and 6-year-olds.

The Big Picture - Celebrating cloth

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Monday, March 2, 2020

| Nursery World

A new sculpture in Halifax celebrates the importance of play and the children who worked in the textile industry.

More evidence needed on adverse childhood experiences approach

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Monday, March 2, 2020

| Nursery World

A charity has warned that using the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) framework is ‘no quick fix’ for identifying and supporting children at risk from the effects of abuse and neglect – and those using the framework may be overlooking vulnerable children.

SEND campaigers to hand the Prime Minister an invoice for £12m

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Thursday, February 27, 2020

| Nursery World

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) campaigners are to march on Downing Street tomorrow with an invoice for Boris Johnson for £12 million – the amount required to plug the SEND funding crisis in Tower Hamlets.

Childcare costs rise above inflation

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

| Nursery World

Britain’s parents are paying 5 per cent more for childcare for the under-twos than they were a year ago, according to a survey.

Austerity 'highly likely' to have caused 'shocking' damage to nation's health

News

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| Nursery World

Ten years after his landmark review on health inequalities in England, Professor Sir Michael Marmot’s update reveals a growing gap in health between the North and South, with life expectancy failing to rise for the first time in over 100 years.

Nurseries should teach children conversational skills, say parents

News

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

| Nursery World

One in seven parents think it is a nursery’s responsibility to help children learn to speak and hold conversations, according to a new survey.

New campaign to boost parents' confidence with weaning

News

Monday, February 24, 2020

| Nursery World

Public Health England (PHE) has launched the Start4Life campaign after a survey it carried out revealed that one in three mums feel pressure to wean their baby before six months.

Supermarkets should play a leading role in solving obesity crisis

News

Monday, February 24, 2020

| Nursery World

A new report by MPs says that it's time for supermarkets to 'drive the solution to the obesity epidemic'.

DfE recommends parents use apps to help pre-school children learn at home

News

Friday, February 21, 2020

| Nursery World

A number of educational apps for two- to five-year-olds have received a stamp of approval from the Department for Education, to encourage parents to boost their children’s learning at home in speaking, writing and reading.

Study finds moisturiser does not prevent eczema in newborns

News

Friday, February 21, 2020

| Nursery World

Childhood eczema cannot be prevented by daily moisturiser use, according to new research.

Government urged to 're-think' its Tax-Free Childcare scheme as take-up remains low

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

| Nursery World

Less than one in six eligible families are using the Government’s Tax-Free Childcare scheme, reveal new figures.

Interview - Cheryl Hadland, managing director of Tops Day Nurseries and founder of GECCO

News

Monday, February 17, 2020

| Nursery World

Green Early Years Choices Champions Organisation has launched a petition calling for sustainability to be included in the EYFS reforms

New documentary series explores the life of babies

News

Monday, February 17, 2020

| Nursery World

A new Netflix documentary series follows 15 babies during their first year of life to discover the processes behind each developmental step.

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Coronavirus: Ofsted suspends routine inspections and teaching union calls for school closures

MPs challenge Government over Reception Baseline legislation

Settings seeking coronavirus advice

Contents - On Your Bike!

Free childcare entitlement 'not levelling the playing field' for disadvantaged children

Using smartphones and tablets helps to develop early literacy

Leaving a baby to cry has no negative effects on child development

Cost of childcare 'punishing' for working parents

Universal credit childcare rules could discriminate against women

MPs to debate offering 15-hour childcare from nine months

Campaigners call for 30-hour childcare to be made universal to close disadvantage gap

'You don’t always have to read a story, you can make one up'

The Big Picture - Celebrating cloth

More evidence needed on adverse childhood experiences approach

SEND campaigers to hand the Prime Minister an invoice for £12m

Childcare costs rise above inflation

Austerity 'highly likely' to have caused 'shocking' damage to nation's health

Nurseries should teach children conversational skills, say parents

New campaign to boost parents' confidence with weaning

Supermarkets should play a leading role in solving obesity crisis

DfE recommends parents use apps to help pre-school children learn at home

Study finds moisturiser does not prevent eczema in newborns

Government urged to 're-think' its Tax-Free Childcare scheme as take-up remains low

Interview - Cheryl Hadland, managing director of Tops Day Nurseries and founder of GECCO

New documentary series explores the life of babies

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