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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05Nov2010Smile, Talk and Listen: doing our best for babies conference report now available for download
A summary of the Talk To Your Baby conference, Smile, Talk and Listen: doing our best for babies, is now available in the resources section of our website.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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05Nov2010Sure Start services at risk
Nursery World reports that a group of early years and family organisations have warned that Sure Start and services for children are at risk because of the decision to remove ring-fencing from local authority budgets.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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29Oct2010Family Nurse Partnership to double in size by 2015
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has announced that the Family Nurse Partnership will double in size by 2015, supporting 12,000 disadvantaged families.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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26Oct2010Quarter of councils do not see improvement at the end of the EYFS
Early Years Foundation Stage Profile Results in England 2009/2010, commissioned by the former Department for Children, Schools and Families, assessed children leaving the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in local authorities across England.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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25Oct20104Children publishes report on family life
The Family Commission, a coalition of organisations led by 4Children, has published Starting a family revolution: Putting families in charge.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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22Oct2010Say Hello to the 2011 National Year of Communication
Plans for the 2011 National Year of Speech, Language and Communication were unveiled this week at an event at the House of Commons.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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22Oct2010The Good Childhood Index
The Children’s Society has created a new way of measuring the wellbeing and quality of life of children in the UK.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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21Oct2010Effective practice in early intervention
C4EO has published a report on the benefits of early intervention, providing best practice guidance within local and national contexts.
Posted by Jennifer Cole
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20Oct2010Flying Start is having a positive impact
An interim report on the Flying Start programme in Wales has found that it is having a positive impact on the social and emotional development of children who are taking part.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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20Oct2010Free places for disadvantaged two-year-olds
The Government has announced 15 hours of free nursery provision for the 20% most disadvantaged two-year-olds.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
