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.
Talk To Your Baby news stories:
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15Dec2010Sure Start 'has failed to boost children's literacy' new report suggests
Children’s early language has improved little despite initiatives, such as Sure Start, aimed at boosting pre-school educational achievement, according to research published this week.
Posted by Anna Lindsay
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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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03Dec2010Two new appointments to lead the National Literacy Trust’s Talk To Your Baby campaign
The National Literacy Trust has announced the appointment of Clare Bolton and Cathy Hamer as the new managers of our Talk To Your Baby campaign.
Posted by Shawna Spoor
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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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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
