Early Years Digest

27 August 2024

 

PRESS & MEDIA

Parents warned they may miss out on first choice for funded childcare this year amid nursery shortage - The Independent

Add ice-lolly licking to England primary school curriculum, urge scientists -The Guardian

Do not buy primary school children smartphones, EE tells parents - The Telegraph [Subscription Required]

Missing NHS data on low-income families getting help with food and vitamins raises alarm - The Daily Mirror

Less than £5m of the £100m Government Childcare Expansion Grant has been distributed to providers - Nursery World Magazine

 

FEATURE STORIES

3 ways to tackle the early years staffing crisis - TES Magazine

Co-op sets up scheme to create over 600 apprenticeships for early years sector - CoOp News

‘It felt shameful’: the profound loneliness of modern motherhood - The Guardian

 

BLOGS, PODCASTS & MORE  

BLOG: Creating places and spaces where children and young people thrive - Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA)
 
PODCAST: The invisible impact: heat and children's health - Bloomberg Center for Cities at Harvard University
 
BLOG: Is the quality of new staff flashing red? - The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF)
 
 

RESEARCH & POLICY DEVELOPMENT 

Beyond the headlines: trends in violence affecting children in England and Wales over the last 10 years - Youth Endowment Fund
 
A plan for early action: opportunities for change in early years policy and practice - The University of Exeter
 
Study reveals babies understand and take part in pretend play from just a few months old - Nursery World Magazine
 
"A Better Start" national evaluation second annual report - The National Lottery Community Fund
 

 

EVENTS & COURSES

The Childcare Expo session with Minister for Early Education, Stephen Morgan MP - Friday 27 September 10:15-10:30am, Coventry (Free)

Small Steps Big Changes Early Intervention and Learning Conference - 24-25 September, Nottingham (Free)

Speak up for Babies - Giving our most vulnerable the best start - 3 October 9:30am-1:00pm, online (Free)



 

 

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