RTG News
Early years sector news stories:
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16Jun2010Number of registered childminders falls
The number of registered childminders has fallen in recent years.
Posted by Sam Brookes
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16Jun2010Play Is What I Do
Play Is What I Do is a new book from the Pre-school Learning Alliance which is aimed at both parents and practitioners.
Posted by Sam Brookes
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16Jun2010The impact of £6 billion in cuts and the Programme for Government on early years
The new Government has pledged to reduce public expenditure by £6 billion in 2010/11 and some of that reduction in spending will impact on the early years sector.
Posted by Sam Brookes
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04Jun2010Toddlers and TV: study shows early exposure has a negative and long-term impact
This study from the University of Montreal has found that the TV consumption of toddlers forecasts negative consequences.
Posted by Sam Brookes
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03Jun2010Can crying cause brain damage?
Penelope Leach's new book, The Essential First Year, claims that regular hard crying can cause brain damage.
Posted by Sam Brookes
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03Jun2010The Baby Room Conference - 9 July 2010
Key speakers will come together to consider the care of babies in daycare setting in England.
Posted by Sam Brookes
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20May2010Sure Start centres will be scaled back to cater for only the neediest families
Under the new coalition government's plans Sure Start will be taken back "to its original purpose of early intervention".
Posted by Sam Brookes
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18May2010Leicester: Talk Matters
C4EO, the Centre for Excellence and Outcomes, has highlighted Leicester's Talk Matters campaign as a validated practice example.
Posted by Sam Brookes
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18May2010Nottinghamshire’s Language for Life strategy
Nottinghamshire's ambitious policy plan for its wide-ranging Language for Life initiative for children from birth to seven.
Posted by Sam Brookes
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18May2010The School of Infant Mental Health workshop in baby brain research - 12 - 13 June 2010
Workshop on the effects of trauma, music, movement and temperament on the developing brain and mind in the first year of life.
Posted by Sam Brookes
