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Call to scrap the Reception Baseline intensifies

Wednesday, April 28, 2021

| Nursery World

The introduction of Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) is ‘misguided’ and should not go ahead in September, according to a united call for action from hundreds of head teachers, academics, writers and parents.

9 in 10 parents think early years sector underfunded - MPs' survey

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

| Nursery World

The vast majority of parents think that the current level of funding for their nursery, pre-school or childminder is inadequate – and have raised concerns over their ability to work if the sector is not supported to remain financially sustainable.

Labour launches 'big conversation' on early years

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Friday, April 23, 2021

| Nursery World

Labour is launching a programme of early years events, as part of what it is calling ‘a big conversation’ to talk to childcare providers and families.

Scotland: lone parents need more support to find jobs, charities warn

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

| Nursery World

Scotland’s child poverty targets are ‘destined for failure’ unless single parents and carers receive better support to obtain good-quality jobs, charities warn.

Children missing out on adventurous outdoor play – study

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Wednesday, April 21, 2021

| Nursery World

Primary school children in the UK are not engaging in outdoor adventurous play or playing outdoors freely in the same way as their parents’ generation, according to new research around children’s play.

Coronavirus: Education catch-up plan must include early years - analysis

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021

| Nursery World

A three year funding package of £10-15 billion is needed from the Government to meet its education recovery pledge, a report by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) released today has found.

‘Frightening’ statistics on children’s mental health revealed in MPs' cross-party report

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021

| Nursery World

One in every seven primary school-aged children had a diagnosable mental illness in 2020 and 75 per cent of mental illnesses begin before the age of eighteen, research from The All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood has revealed.

Children's commissioner launches major survey of children's lives for post-Covid wishlist

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Monday, April 19, 2021

| Nursery World

The biggest ever consultation with children in England is being launched by the children’s commissioner today to investigate post-Covid childhood.

Europe-wide survey aims to measure children's well-being as they grow up

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Monday, April 19, 2021

| Nursery World

Researchers are developing the first ever Europe-wide survey to track the well-being of children as they grow up, providing data to inform policies that directly affect their lives.

Scottish and Welsh elections: Call for improved funding tops the list for early years and childcare manifestos

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Monday, April 19, 2021

| Nursery World

Funding is a key issue in both of the National Day Nurseries Association early education manifestos, ahead of Scottish and Welsh elections in May.

Reception Baseline: Overwhelming majority of parents reject testing children starting school - survey

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Friday, April 16, 2021

| Nursery World

Just 6 per cent of parents think that children should be tested in English and Maths within their first few weeks of school, according to new research, which also revealed that most parents surveyed do not support assessment in Reception.

Scotland: SNP manifesto pledges £500m for next stage of the 'childcare revolution'

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Thursday, April 15, 2021

| Nursery World

Free early years education for all one- and two-year-olds and year-round wraparound childcare for low-income households are part of the SNP’s pledges set out in its election manifesto today (15 April).

Government urged to commit to funding for outdoor play spaces

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Tuesday, April 13, 2021

| Nursery World

The Association of Play Industries (API) has written to the Prime Minister and other ministers urging them to match the funding commitment to children’s play spaces pledged by Scotland’s First Minister.

Councils to share £280m for SEND provision and improvements

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Friday, April 9, 2021

| Nursery World

Local authorities in England will receive at least £500,000 this year to support children with special educational needs and disabilities, including those in early years settings, the Department for Education has announced.

Out-of-school clubs open for all children from 12 April

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Thursday, April 8, 2021

| Nursery World

Out-of-school clubs will be open to all children from 12 April but bubbles of up to 15 remain for indoor provision, the latest guidance from the Department of Education sets out.

Mental health ‘hubs’ for pregnant women and new mums to be set up across England

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Wednesday, April 7, 2021

| Nursery World

Dedicated mental health ‘hubs’ for new, expectant and bereaved mums are being set up across England as part of the NHS Long Term Plan to increase access to psychological support for women.

Rethinking early childhood services - Change from within

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021

| Nursery World

The pandemic has highlighted further the challenges faced by the early years sector around diversity and equal opportunity for all – and the answer lies in anti-oppressive practice. By Dr Eunice Lumsden

Rethinking early childhood services - No more sticking plasters!

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Tuesday, March 30, 2021

| Nursery World

We need an extensive review of policies, practice and pedagogy in order to achieve lasting improvement, argue Claire Cameron and Peter Moss

Ofsted to restart inspections in some early years settings from 4 May

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Monday, March 29, 2021

| Nursery World

Ofsted will resume graded inspections of some registered early years providers from 4 May, it has confirmed today.

‘Start for Life’ support package to be launched for new parents

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Thursday, March 25, 2021

| Nursery World

Andrea Leadsom has launched the long-awaited Early Years Healthy Development Review, which sets out a vision for improving babies’ healthy development and reducing inequalities in the first 1,001 days of life.

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