Early years education
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Cuts hit life-changing 'nurture groups' for children
12 Jul 2011: A new Ofsted report praises 'nurture' groups for their life-changing work. So why are so many closing?
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10 Jan 2012: Using parents as volunteers in early years settings saves money and reaches more families in need, a project in Reading has shown
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13 Dec 2011: Coalition adviser urges increased investment in early years funding to prevent the poor bearing brunt of austerity measures
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14 Nov 2011:
Education minister reveals figures that undermine prime minister's claim to be committed to reducing child poverty
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1 Nov 2011:
Researchers say August babies underperform compared with older children in their school year throughout their working lives
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29 Oct 2011: What happens in your child's first year can be critical
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23 Sep 2011: Gordon Alexander: A compelling persuasive report highlights the importance of early child development – and it demands a radical response
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14 Sep 2011:
Dorothy Bishop: A recent study on the cortisol levels of children who are cared for outside the home might be causing needless worry
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25 Aug 2011: Letters: The warning voices of psychologists such as Oliver James and surveys by Unesco about the threats to the wellbeing of children have largely been ignored
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7 Aug 2011: Observer editorial: A new focus on the under-fives, though welcome, will not reduce inequality unless we deal with parents' problems too
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4 Aug 2011:
Will parents welcome advice from a thinktank on how to bring up their children?
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5 Jul 2011: Children's minister will propose more flexible free childcare entitlement, which will benefit working parents
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3 Jul 2011: Letters: An unemployed woman aged 18-25, before and during pregnancy, has an income of just £53.45 a week
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