Preschool Children are More Physically Active and Less Sedentary on Weekdays Compared with Weekends
A new paper from researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland.
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Pikler Training – London
Basic-level Pikler training.
Read MorePrimary PE & Sport Premium Responses (6)
Concerns regarding the Primary PE and Sports Premium have continued to come to us with a number of responses received during the summer school holiday.
Read More“Right to be Active” Dissemination Event
Funded by a British Academy small grant (January 2016–July 2018), the “Right to be Active” project examined the sport/physical activity experiences of care experienced children and young people in England.
Read MorePlaying Out: A Children’s Commissioner’s report on the importance to children of play and physical activity
A succinct but useful report – not much included that we didn’t already know – and the same old recommendations are trotted out, e.g.
Read Moreukactive Kids – Generation Inactive 2 – Nothing About Us, Without Us
This is an update on the previous UKA report – worth a read – with a few caveats: There is some confusion as to what Physical Literacy is – variously described here as ‘an enlightened state of being/a...
Read MoreStudy of Early Education and Development (SEED) report: Impact at age four
Research into the impact of early education at ages 2 to 4 on child outcomes at age 4, and the importance of the early years home environment.
Read MoreIntroducing the Pikler approach
A series of four workshops facilitated by Pikler specialist Dorothy Marlen and Pikler enthusiast Clare Caro.
Read MoreLGA publication: Healthy weight, healthy futures: local government action to tackle childhood obesity
This document updates the LGA’s previous Healthy weight, healthy futures: Local government action to tackle childhood obesity publication (February 2016).
Read MoreChanging Children’s Chances – Understanding child disadvantage
Some interesting new research from Australia – the ‘Changing Children’s Chances’ project ‘aimed to identify patterns in children’s experiences of disadvantage over time and quantify the long-lasting impact of disadvantage’.
Read MoreNew APPG report – Mental Health in Childhood
A response to the government’s green paper on Child Mental Health.
Read MoreInfographics from PHE
New – useful – infographics from PHE.
Read MoreConsistent messaging to promote a healthier weight
Skills and core messages to support health and care professionals to deliver brief conversations.
Read MoreAmanda Spielman at the Pre-school Learning Alliance annual conference
Ofsted’s Chief Inspector discussed the importance of the early years and developing a love of reading at the 2018 Pre-school Learning Alliance conference.
Read MoreHouse of Commons Health Committee. Childhood Obesity: Time for action. Eighth Report of Session 2017-19. 30th May 2018
Have a look at page 22, Point 62: to claim it as an ‘ideal’ that EY should be properly funded to address this issue is, frankly, insulting.
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