Early Years Digest

12 August 2025

PRESS & MEDIA

Young men are offered £1,000 signing bonus to work in nurseries in bid to battle toxic masculinity crisis - The Daily Mail

Why parents of summer-born children face ‘unfair’ postcode lottery in school admissions - The Independent

Labour urged to revive Sure Start label to win back Reform voters - The Guardian

Taskforce launched to reform ‘broken’ SEND system - Schools Week Magazine

Ofsted’s new inspection proposals are vague and out of date, say experts - The Guardian

Baby banks in London have run out of nappies - The Big Issue Magazine

Mothers can now access breastfeeding support helpline 24 hours a day thanks to government extension - The Independent

Funding for English youth clubs aims to keep children off smartphones - The Guardian

Proposed rise to national living wage will 'not be sustainable' for early years settings, warns sector - Nursery World Magazine [subscription required]

 

FEATURE STORIES

 I think I’m reaching peak parent — I’m worried about the worry - The Times [subscription required]
 

Worried about your child’s screentime? Get a landline - The Guardian

7 books to improve your early years provision - TES Magazine [subscription required]

The summer holidays are just another tax on parents - The Times [subscription required]

 

BLOGS, PODCASTS & MORE

GET INVOLVED: NCB Social Care Experts by Experience - The National Children's Bureau (NCB)

BLOG: Screen Free Summer: Understanding Algorithms, Dr Kaitlyn Regehr - The Children's Commissioner

FILM: What are the benefits of Tummy Time? - Siren Films

 

RESEARCH & POLICY DEVELOPMENT

 
How to Motivate Children: Science-Based Approaches for Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers - Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
 
Richest families will be eight times more likely to benefit from full roll out of funded childcare hours than poorest - New Economics Foundation
 
Verbally abused children more likely to have poor mental health as adults, study finds - The Guardian
 
 

EVENTS & RESOURCES

RESOURCES: The Centre for Early Childhood Explainers video series - The Royal Foundation

 

JOBS


Deputy Director, A Fairer Start - Nesta (Hybrid, London)

Finance Director - Thrive at Five (London)

Coordinator (Consultant) part-time - The Early Childhood Funders Group (Hybrid, London)

 

 

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