Young children are spending an extra two hours a day in front of a screen since lockdown began, according to research from children’s reading charity BookTrust.
The children and families minister Vicky Ford has been accused of ‘dismissing the closure of thousands of childminders’.
‘Can you Tickle A Tiger’? has been named the best new book for sharing with young children by BookTrust.
Take-up of the funded two-year-old offer might be at an all-time high– but eligibility for the benefit is lower than ever, says IFS senior research economist, Christine Farquharson.
The role of digital technology in children’s early years is the focus of a one-day conference at the University of Oxford next month.
Sixty teaching schools will share £5m of Government funding in partnerships with local nurseries.
The best ways of getting children to brush their teeth during the nursery day are being explored in a pilot scheme between 4Children and Public Health England.
WINNER - Family Matters, The Indigo Childcare Group, Glasgow
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