News
Welcome to the Young Readers Programme news section. Here you can find all the latest news on the project. You can also seach news items using the box above.
Early Years news stories:
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03Jun2010Can crying cause brain damage?
Penelope Leach's new book, The Essential First Year, claims that regular hard crying can cause brain damage.
Posted by Sam Brookes
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03Jun2010The Baby Room Conference - 9 July 2010
Key speakers will come together to consider the care of babies in daycare setting in England.
Posted by Sam Brookes
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20May2010Sure Start centres will be scaled back to cater for only the neediest families
Under the new coalition government's plans Sure Start will be taken back "to its original purpose of early intervention".
Posted by Sam Brookes
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18May2010Leicester: Talk Matters
C4EO, the Centre for Excellence and Outcomes, has highlighted Leicester's Talk Matters campaign as a validated practice example.
Posted by Sam Brookes
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18May2010Nottinghamshire’s Language for Life strategy
Nottinghamshire's ambitious policy plan for its wide-ranging Language for Life initiative for children from birth to seven.
Posted by Sam Brookes
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18May2010The School of Infant Mental Health workshop in baby brain research - 12 - 13 June 2010
Workshop on the effects of trauma, music, movement and temperament on the developing brain and mind in the first year of life.
Posted by Sam Brookes
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18May2010Young Children's Voices networking event - 15 June 2010
Event to bring together local authorities across England.
Posted by Sam Brookes
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21Apr2010
Baby Walker launchesWalker Books is launching new books for babies and toddlers in Spring 2011 under the brand Baby Walker.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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12Mar2010Foundation stage hits reception teachers hard
Survey of practitioners highlights pressures of first year
Posted by Sarah Zoysa
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04Mar2010
Join Bill Bailey, Anthony Horowitz, Kirsty Young and Andrew Motion to support literacy this World Book DayLaunching today on World Book Day, the National Literacy Trust’s Vote for Literacy campaign urges politicians to prioritise literacy and to adopt policies from our Manifesto for Literacy.
Posted by Anna Jones
