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.
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08Dec2010Changes in education and children’s services affect council responsibilities
Within wider, ongoing government reform, the role that councils play in education and children’s services is changing.
Posted by Jennifer Cole
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08Dec2010Dad's in charge
The way modern families operate has changed, with fathers playing a key role in the care of their children in many households, according to research by Working Families and Lancaster University Management School.
Posted by Jennifer Cole
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07Dec2010Children’s Minister reinforces coalition move from universal to targeted services
In a number of recent announcements, Children’s Minister Sarah Teather has reinforced the Government's pledge to focus on families and communities, concentrating front-line resources on the most vulnerable.
Posted by Jennifer Cole
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03Dec2010Review calls for establishment of “Foundation Years” covering prenatal to five
Frank Field MP has today released the final report of the Independent Review on Poverty and Life Chances.
Posted by George Dugdale
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18Nov2010Children’s centres will no longer have to provide full-time childcare
At the Daycare Trust’s annual conference Sarah Teather, Minister of State for Children and Families, announced that children’s centres in deprived areas would no longer be required to offer childcare. She also said that the Children’s Workforce Developmen
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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10Nov2010Booktrust poll finds children prefer to read books about animals
A poll by Booktrust has found that half of children prefer to read books about animals and nature.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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05Nov2010New early years initiative from the Sutton Trust
The Sutton Trust has partnered with Impetus Trust on a new early years initiative. The initiative is seeking to narrow the school readiness gap in cognitive, emotional and behavioural terms that exists for children from low income homes.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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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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03Nov2010Parents persuade children to read using incentives
Almost half of parents persuade their children to read using incentives, a survey suggests.
Posted by Farah Pasha
