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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02Dec2009Time to grow emotionally
An article in The Guardian written by Sue Gerhardt, a British psychoanalytic and psychotherapist and author of ‘Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes a Baby’s Brain’ looks at the government’s damaging decision to scrap their manifesto pledge to extend ma
Posted by Edward Mather
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01Dec2009The Better Communication Research Programme
Better Communication Research Programme to focus on five research strands to come out of the Bercow Review 2008.
Posted by Edward Mather
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25Nov2009Ofsted annual report released
Ofsted has published its annual report, in which Chief Inspector Christine Gilbert said that while she was encouraged by the improvements which had been made in schools and children's services this year, children in a third of state schools suffer an educ
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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18Nov2009Development wheel charts care for parents
Parents are being guided through the different stages of a child's development with the help of a printed device designed by early years practitioners for the London local authority of Harrow.
Posted by Edward Mather
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22Oct2009NCB to study childminding practice
Earlier this month, the National Children's Bureau launched its research study into childminding practice in the 21st century. With participation from the National Childminding Association, the 18-month project will seek to answer key questions around chi
Posted by Edward Mather
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21Oct2009Research report suggests that over-threes who use dummies are 'at risk of speech problems'
A recent report led by Clarita Barbosa, of the University of Washington, has found that children who still use dummies after the age of three risk speech problems.
Posted by Edward Mather
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16Oct2009New national Communication Champion appointed
The DCSF and DoH have appointed the first ever Communication Champion as part of their £12million Better Communication strategy.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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28Sep2009From birth, engage your child with talk
Jane Brody writes in the New York Times about the importance of communicating to babies all the time, and lists some easy techniques to use.
Posted by Edward Mather
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25Sep2009Scottish Government launches new Play, Talk, Read campaign
Scotland's Education Secretary, Fiona Hyslop, has kick-started a nationwide parenting campaign with TV and radio adverts as well as a new one-stop website for parents of young children.
Posted by Edward Mather
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23Sep2009Family Nurse Partnership improving outcomes for vulnerable families
Second-year report from the University of London, Birkbeck shows the impact that the FNP programme has had on some of the most vulnerable babies and families in society.
Posted by Edward Mather
