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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02Jul2009Big Brother untangles baby babble
BBC News reports on a rather extraordinary new research project in progress at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab.
Posted by Edward Mather
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22Jun2009Teachers to be trained to spot dyslexia
Teachers will be given more training on identifying pupils with dyslexia in England as per a Government review saying more expertise is needed, reports the BBC.
Posted by Charlotte Foster
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11Jun2009Primarolo takes the reins from Hughes as Children's Minister
Dawn Primarolo, previously Public Health Minister for nearly two years, will replace Beverley Hughes as Children's Minister, Children & Young People Now reports. Primarolo pledges to use her experience at the Department of Health to improve the long-term
Posted by Edward Mather
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28May2009Managers fear precarious future for children's centres funding
A poll has shown that children's services professionals have concerns about the future funding of children's centres, Children & Young People Now reports.
Posted by Edward Mather
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21May2009Every Child Matters website now live
The DCSF has launched the new Every Child Matters website that provides a single channel for information aimed at professionals within the children's workforce.
Posted by Edward Mather
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20May2009Scotland launches specialist early education courses
Adam Ingram, Scottish Government Children's Minister, announced funding of £210,000 for pilot courses at Aberdeen (£150,000) and Stirling (£60,000) universities to provide specific training in early education to meet the needs of children in nursery and e
Posted by Edward Mather
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14May2009Premature babies need help at school
New research finds that more than half of all children born extremely prematurely, at less than 26 weeks gestation, need extra help at school, Nursery World reports.
Posted by Edward Mather
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13May2009Doubts over accuracy as Ofsted figures show slump in providers but rise in places
The number of nurseries, childminders and out-of-school providers has fallen again, according to new Ofsted figures, which also show a sharp rise in the number of childcare places, Nursery World reports.
Posted by Edward Mather
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13May2009Social skills 'learned by talk about feelings', study finds
Nursery World reports on a study from the University of Sussex called, 'The Relation Between Parenting, Children's Social Understanding and Language', funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.
Posted by Edward Mather
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08May20093,000 children's centres now open
3,000 children's centres have now opened, reaching an estimated 2.4 million families, Children & Young People Now report.
Posted by Edward Mather
