In the UK, 98% of two-year-olds watch screens on a typical day, on average for more than two hours – and almost 40% of three- to five-year-olds use social media. Could this lead to alarming outcomes?At Stoke primary school...
Read MoreChildren aged two with highest screen use can say significantly fewer words, UK government research findsExcessive screen time is damaging toddlers’ ability to speak, the UK government has warned as it prepares to issue...
Read MoreKherson’s children have missed nearly four years of school, living in isolation or underground to hide from dronesIn an underground shelter in Kherson, probably the most dangerous city in Ukraine, children are chasing each...
Read MoreExclusive: Education secretary says scheme will be so deeply embedded that no rightwing party can unpick itLabour will aim to embed a Sure Start-type system of help for deprived children and families so deeply and completely...
Read MoreGovernment announces £500m project to provide single point of access for health, education and wellbeing servicesOne-stop shop family hubs will be rolled out across England to give parents advice and support, the...
Read MoreSchool leaders and teachers say findings on climate risks make for ‘grim reading’Children in England face prolonged “lost learning” caused by extreme heat and flooding at school, according to research on...
Read MorePen Green, a model for Labour’s Sure Start, could face closure if Reform-led North Northamptonshire council fails to actA world-renowned children’s centre that provided the model for Sure Start is on the brink of...
Read MoreNew Labour initiative created ‘remarkably long-lasting’ health and education improvements, says reportSure Start children’s centres provided £2 of savings for every £1 in costs, according to the...
Read MorePressure to create more childcare places to meet funded expansion plans threatens to undermine qualityUK politics live – latest updatesPlans to change space requirements for nurseries in England to enable them to offer...
Read MoreSchools are pushing out established groups as funding for more places comes on streamA government pledge to create more nurseries has backfired, according to early years providers. More than a dozen schools are evicting...
Read MoreImmigration status is denying children equal access to early years education and pushing families ‘deeper into poverty’Tens of thousands of children in migrant and refugee families in the UK are being denied access...
Read MoreUnions as well as school leaders say proposed changes to replace four-grade approach in England are ‘demoralising’Moves to overhaul the way schools are inspected in England have been criticised by headteachers and...
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