Child Development

Children changed the pitch of their voices when role-playing different occupations
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Gender stereotyping of job roles increases in boys from the age of seven, but decreases in girls

Child Development
Some children are regressing as a reaction to the coronavirus crisis and lockdown
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Child Development: An essential guide to… regression

Practice
Critics of the EYFS reforms say that Reception class teachers are under 'huge pressure' to ensure that all children achieve the Early Learning Goals at the age of five
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Row breaks out between critics of the revised early years curriculum and DfE

Review of The Early Years Foundation Stage
A few key questions can help establish the impact of lockdown on a child's physical skills
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'Closing the gap' post-lockdown: observing and supporting physical skills

Child Development
Is anybody listening? The sector feels its views on the EYFS have been ignored
Features

The early adopter EYFS: What’s wrong and where do we go from here?

Characteristics of Effective Learning
Experts argue that young children should stay on an extra term in their previous setting or class to help with the transition to their next year group, after the disruption of coronavirus on children's learning, development and well-being
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Call to delay school start and moving on from Reception or Year 1 until January 2021

Coronavirus
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Resources for exploring music and language in early years settings launched

Child Development
Fathers tend to engage in more physical play with their children, such as giving piggy-backs
News

'Rough and tumble' play with fathers helps children to learn how to control their feelings

Child Development
Opinion

Lockdown teaches us that children need less stress

Viewpoint
Children need to feel emotionally as well as physically safe on their return
Features

EYFS best practice in schools - Together again

Practice
Features

Opportunity Areas: Norwich - Talking it up

Management
Busy Bees wants to give children starting school in the new academic year the option to remain at nursery for one or two terms, depending on their age or developmental stage
News

Coronavirus: Option to delay school being explored by UK's largest nursery group

Coronavirus
News

Paediatricians call on PM for urgent plan for all children to return to school

Coronavirus
Playgrounds have been closed since the lockdown started in March
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Coronavirus: Call to reopen playgrounds as 'a priority'

Coronavirus
News

New learning network for improving children and babies’ mental health launched for early years practitioners

Resources
Kelly Evans and daughter Jess
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NSPCC launches nationwide programme of activities for babies

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