Early Years Digest

19 March 2025

PRESS & MEDIA 

 Unauthorised school absence widening ‘disadvantage gap’ in England - The Guardian

Why childcare providers will be forced to limit funded places and increase prices - The Independent 

‘No mad reinvention’ in national curriculum review - The Times [Subscription required]

A new definition to close the school readiness gap - Schools Week Magazine
 
Schools asked to start supervised toothbrushing - Sky News

 

FEATURE STORIES

How Covid changed children in Britain - The Guardian

The trouble with ‘gentle parenting’ - The Spectator

Why Labour’s breakfast club policy is concerning - TES Magazine

 

BLOGS, PODCASTS & MORE

PODCAST: How did lockdown impact children? - BBC More or Less

GUIDANCE: Early years pupil premium: guide for local authorities - Department for Education

 

RESEARCH & POLICY DEVELOPMENT 

Nurseries and parents invited to take part in toilet training research - Nursery World Magazine
 
REPORT: Lost Boys - The Centre for Social Justice
 
Play matters... Why play matters in early childhood - Early Years Reviews

 

EVENTS & COURSES

WEBINAR: Reading and wellbeing - BookTrust
Thursday 27th March, 4pm-5pm (online, free)

EVENT: CST Talks: In conversation with Jonathan Haidt
Thursday 24th April, 2pm-5pm (Westminster, £22 for CST members)

 

JOBS


Manager (Consultant) - Early Childhood Funders (London, remote)

Assistant Director Research and Evidence - National Children's Bureau (Hybrid working from London/Sheffield/Devon/Northern Ireland)

Fundraising Coordinator/Small Grant Writer - Kids Matter (Remote)

 

 

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