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Headteachers reported losing an average of £76,000 in income, as well as having to spend an extra £8,000 for extra Covid-related costs Photo Adobe Stock
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Nursery schools forced to cut staff and services – survey shows

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Children starting school in September will be the first to take the Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA)
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Call to scrap the Reception Baseline intensifies

Early Years Curriculum
Shadow early years minister Tulip Siddiq MP
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Labour launches 'big conversation' on early years

Childcare Costs
Climbing trees - an example of adventurous play - benefits well-being and may help prevent anxiety in some children
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Children missing out on adventurous outdoor play – study

Child Development
Nearly four out of 10 children in single parent families in Scotland live in poverty PHOTO Adobe Stock
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Scotland: lone parents need more support to find jobs, charities warn

Families
A recovery package must support early years education and children's well-being, the report says
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Coronavirus: Education catch-up plan must include early years - analysis

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The report highlights the rise in probable mental health disorder among primary school children PHOTO Adobe Stock
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‘Frightening’ statistics on children’s mental health revealed in MPs' cross-party report

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Children's commissioner launches major survey of children's lives for post-Covid wishlist

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Researchers hope that the project will help to develop policies to boost children's health and well-being as they grow up
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Europe-wide survey aims to measure children's well-being as they grow up

Mental Health & Well-Being
Parents say that children settling in and making friends are important factors for children starting school
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Reception Baseline: Overwhelming majority of parents reject testing children starting school - survey

Reception Baseline
Nancy Stewart: 'The baseline idea is based on a mechanical, data-driven view of learning that assumes a school is like a factory'
Opinion

Baseline assessment – busting the ‘myth-busters'

Observation, Assessment & Planning
Children's laureate Cressida Cowell PHOTO David Bebber
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Children's laureate calls on PM to invest in school libraries

Closing the Gap
Out-of-school childcare will be open for all children, both indoors and outdoors, from 12 April
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Out-of-school clubs open for all children from 12 April

Coronavirus
New mothers and pregnant women will be able to access mental health support in their local areas
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Mental health ‘hubs’ for pregnant women and new mums to be set up across England

Mental Health & Well-Being
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Birth to 5 Matters experts hit back at criticism of guidance's stance on anti-racism by Conservative MPs

Review of The Early Years Foundation Stage
Animal Crossing, a popular game played by families during the pandemic
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Academics to create record of children’s play during the pandemic

Coronavirus

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