Early Years Digest

4 June 2025

PRESS & MEDIA   

Estonia eschews phone bans in schools and takes leap into AI - The Guardian

‘Overreliance’ on ADHD diagnosis drives rise in pupil support plans - The Times [subscription required]

Surge in parents turning to baby banks as UK’s child poverty crisis laid bare - The Independent

Government commits £3.4m in funding to early language support programme to help 20,000 more children - Nursery World Magazine

Rachel Reeves warned child poverty will be higher at next election unless one choice is made - The Daily Mirror

MPs, charities and businesses back urgent reform of parental leave system - Nursery World Magazine

 

FEATURE STORIES

Gordon Brown: By delaying its child poverty plan, Labour has a chance to reverse 15 years of inequality - The Guardian

Fact check: are school breakfast clubs getting 60p per pupil?- TES Magazine

Sophie Winkleman: Screen addicted children are a public health emergency - The Telegraph [subscription required]

Is this the way to close the early years attainment gap? - TES Magazine

  

BLOGS, PODCASTS & MORE

VIDEO: Half of parents don't teach children reading - This Morning

LETTERS: Parenting is shaped by societal expectations and support structures - The Guardian

VIDEO: A Decade of Breaking Cycles of Domestic Abuse and Giving Babies the Best Start in Life - For Baby's Sake 

 

RESEARCH & POLICY DEVELOPMENT

 Parents’ intuition more likely to predict child’s critical illness than checking vital signs, study finds - The Independent
 
Early Years SEND Inclusion Reception Report - Dingley's Promise
 
 

EVENTS & COURSES

Early connections: Partnering with parents for a strong start in school
Ark Schools - 5June, 8:30am (free, London)

It takes a village: How we can support children's reading in their early years and beyond
Laura Henry-Allain - 12 June, 7:30pm (free, online)

Curiosity & Humility: Making Every Contact with Babies and Caregivers Count
Brazelton Centre UK - 24 June, 11:30am (free, online)

 

JOBS


Director of Finance & Operations (Maternity Cover) - Bliss (London/Hybrid)

Data and Impact Manager - Kindred Squared (London)

Head of Policy Insights - The Fair Education Alliance (London/Hybrid)

Communications Officer - Thrive at Five (London)

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