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Government to invest over £24m in phonics and literacy

Monday, October 10, 2022

| Nursery World

The Government has announced it is to invest more than £24m in ‘high-quality’ phonics and expert literacy teaching, as part of its work to help school pupils recover from the pandemic.

Truss considering axing childcare ratios altogether

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Friday, October 7, 2022

| Nursery World

Staff to child ratios in early years settings could be scrapped completely by the Prime Minister in a bid to make childcare cheaper, according to reports.

Parents paying 65 per cent of wages for under-twos nursery place in England

News

Friday, October 7, 2022

| Nursery World

Childcare costs for a child under two are now more than two-thirds of one parent’s take-home pay in some parts of England, according to new analysis.

Check out these new picture books

Review

Friday, October 7, 2022

| Nursery World

Deadpan humour, fantasy, themes of friendship and discovering the joy of dance all feature in the latest batch of children's picture books which come highly recommended by Karen Hart.

Therapy with parents and young children found to improve mental health

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Thursday, October 6, 2022

| Nursery World

A new study shows that therapeutic interventions in the earliest months and years of life can help prevent and reduce mental health difficulties, both for parents and their children.

Understanding how early years investment pays off

Opinion

Thursday, October 6, 2022

| Nursery World

When it comes to the question of whether we can afford to invest in early childhood health and wellbeing, surely we should be asking whether we can afford not to? In the light of the latest children’s minister appointment, and the wider challenges that children and families are facing, Wendy Ellyatt makes a powerful case for prioritising more investment, right now.

Liz Truss says priority is 'growth, growth, growth'

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

| Nursery World

Liz Truss revealed no new details of childcare reforms, or any other new policy announcements, during her speech to the Conservative Party conference, but said her three priorities for the economy were ‘growth, growth, growth'.

Call for settings to take part in early years nutrition survey

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

| Nursery World

The Early Years Alliance and nursery group the London Early Years Foundation have joined forces to launch a survey about food provision and nutrition in early years settings.

One in five families in Scotland 'going hungry and cold'

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022

| Nursery World

New research which reveals that nearly one in five low-income households in Scotland have gone hungry and cold this year paints a ‘bleak picture of a society in crisis.’

New campaign to encourage children to become lifelong readers

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Monday, October 3, 2022

| Nursery World

A new campaign has been launched to provide children and young people with the tools and opportunities to become lifelong readers in the wake of the pandemic.