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Leading and delivering early childhood services: 10 insights from 20 places across England and Wales

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

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This report gives 10 insights for leading maternity and early years services, based on the learning from the 20 local areas in England and Wales that engaged with the Early Intervention Foundation in using the maternity and early years maturity matrix planning tool in 2021.

Impact of Cuts to Spending on Children’s Centres on Childhood Obesity

Research

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

| CYP Now

When government-funded Sure Start children’s centres launched in 1999, obesity prevention and the narrowing of health inequalities were explicit aims.

Impact Study on Early Education Use and Child Outcomes Up to Age Five Years

Research

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

This report looks at links between children’s development in the first two years of school and the age they started early education and types of provision used.

Shared Picture Book Reading and Language Development

Research

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Training parents to share picture books with their children has long been seen as a strategy to support development through scaffolding early cognition and language development.

The Impact on Child Outcomes of Providing a Parenting Intervention Alongside Treatment for Post-natal Depression

Research

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Post-natal depression (PND) is estimated to affect 10-15 per cent of women in high-income countries, with higher rates in low- and middle-income countries.

Supporting Parents and Infants Through the Healthy Child Programme

Research

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

| CYP Now

This is a comprehensive review of the latest evidence of relevance to the Healthy Child Programme.

The Impact of Neglect on Brain Development

Research

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

| CYP Now

Johanna Bick and Charles A. Nelson's 2017 paper provides a concise and accessible introduction to some of the main theories in brain development, prominent studies that have increased our understanding of the impact of early experiences on the brain, and research that indicates some of the most promising ways to ameliorate the impact of early adversity.

The Early Years Workforce in England: A Comparative Analysis

Research

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

| CYP Now

The Education Policy Institute examine the demographics and qualifications of the early years workforce, how these have changed over time, and how they compare with other sectors.

Parents' Experiences of Early Care and Education for Children Born Prematurely

Research

Tuesday, June 26, 2018

| CYP Now

The number of babies born prematurely has increased in the last two decades and more children born preterm are surviving due to improved neonatal care.

How Does Video Interaction Guidance Contribute to Infant and Parental Mental Health and Well-Being?

Research

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

| CYP Now

Video interaction guidance (VIG) uses video to help parents become more attuned and responsive to their child's communication.

The Effects of Mother-Infant Singing on Emotional Closeness, Affect, Anxiety And Stress Hormones

Research

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

| CYP Now

This article provides evidence on the psychobiological impact of "infant-directed singing" on mothers.

Evaluation of the Elklan Talking Matters Programme

Research

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Researchers from the University of Sheffield's department of Human Communication Sciences carried out an independent evaluation of the Elklan Talking Matters programme, a training programme aimed at staff who work with pre-school children in early years settings.

Evaluation of Early Implementation of 30 Hours Free Childcare

Research

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

| CYP Now

They surveyed 561 providers delivering the extended hours and 2,257 parents using the extended hours, as well as analysing early years and school census data and interviewing local authority policy leads.

Special Report: Attachment and Neglect - Research Evidence

Research

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

| CYP Now

Research Report: Evaluating a Demand-side Approach to Expanding Free Pre-school Education

Research

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

| CYP Now

Researchers find that the positive effects of the free childcare entitlement for three-year-olds are not as marked as expected

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Leading and delivering early childhood services: 10 insights from 20 places across England and Wales

Impact of Cuts to Spending on Children’s Centres on Childhood Obesity

Impact Study on Early Education Use and Child Outcomes Up to Age Five Years

Shared Picture Book Reading and Language Development

The Impact on Child Outcomes of Providing a Parenting Intervention Alongside Treatment for Post-natal Depression

Supporting Parents and Infants Through the Healthy Child Programme

The Impact of Neglect on Brain Development

The Early Years Workforce in England: A Comparative Analysis

Parents' Experiences of Early Care and Education for Children Born Prematurely

How Does Video Interaction Guidance Contribute to Infant and Parental Mental Health and Well-Being?

The Effects of Mother-Infant Singing on Emotional Closeness, Affect, Anxiety And Stress Hormones

Evaluation of the Elklan Talking Matters Programme

Evaluation of Early Implementation of 30 Hours Free Childcare

Special Report: Attachment and Neglect - Research Evidence

Research Report: Evaluating a Demand-side Approach to Expanding Free Pre-school Education

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