Posts by Grace Essex
NETMUMS: Is your child reception-ready? New website teaches parents how to toilet train and prepare their child for school
On National Primary School Offer Day, Netmums shares a link to a new initiative to help parents prepare their children for school. The Starting Reception website developed by a coalition of leading early years experts, is being shared widely with parents and carers from today. Read the full article here.
Read MoreTHE TIMES: Children should be using cutlery before school age, parents told
Ahead of Primary School Offer day, The Times article reports on the “government-backed checklist” that sets out the skills children are expected to have before starting reception, amid concerns over falling levels of school readiness. Read the full article here.
Read MoreTHE FINANCIAL TIMES: Nearly half of English councils cut family support spending last year, data show
The FT quotes Kindred Squared Director, Felicity Gillespie in this discussion on UK Government funding for family support services. The article also shares statistics from Kindred Squared annual School Readiness Report 2024. “Parents are our children’s first educators. The lack of funding to educate and enable them is a shocking indictment of a societal blind…
Read MoreTHE SPECTATOR: Showing Adolescence in schools lets parents off the hook
Cristina Odone quotes Kindred Squared Director, Felicity Gillespie, in this article discussing UK parents reaction to the Netflix drama, Adolescence. “The relationships children need to help them navigate their teens are rooted long before they get their first iPhone. Strong familial attachments from birth lay the foundations for our social, emotional and physical development.” Read…
Read MoreGB NEWS: Pampers launch ‘jumbo-sized nappies’ amid rising numbers of school children not toilet trained
GB News reports on Pampers launch of new size 9 nappies, quoting Kindred annual School Readiness report 2024 statistics that one in four children now start primary education unable to use a toilet. Read the full article here.
Read MoreTHE SUN: Pampers launches jumbo-sized nappies for schoolkids who are not toilet trained
The Sun reports on Pampers launch of new size 9 nappies, quoting Kindred annual School Readiness report 2024 statistics on children arriving at Reception without being toilet trained. Read the full article here.
Read MoreNETMUMS: Parents given full list of 12 key skills they should teach their child BEFORE starting school, including being potty trained
Netmums reports on the recently published “Starting Reception” definition. The report states that a coalition of top education and childcare experts has unveiled a comprehensive checklist of 29 essential skills that children should master before starting school, including toilet training. Read the full article here.
Read MoreTHE GUARDIAN: Toilet training and cutlery use key part of England’s ‘school-readiness skills list’
The Guardian reports on the recently launched “Starting Reception” definition resource, backed by the Department for Education. Noting that toilet training and ability to use cutlery are included as key skills for children starting Receptions. Read the full article here.
Read MoreTES: The 28 signs of ‘school readiness’
TES Magazine covers the “Starting Reception” definition, noting that the coalition of early years experts is calling on the government to adopt its definition of school readiness as it launches a new standard of skills for children starting school. Read the full article here.
Read MoreTHE INDEPENDENT: Children starting school struggling to talk, teachers warn
The Independent covers Kindred Squared annual School Readiness Report and the “Starting Reception” definition. The definition was created by a coalition of Early Years experts, and is a list of skills Children should ideally have before starting reception, including basic self-care, social interaction, and attention skills. Read the full article here.
Read MoreTHE DAILY MIRROR: New guidance released on skills kids should have when starting Reception – see list
The Daily Mirror covers the recent publication of “Starting Reception” defection. The definition sets out the personal, social, emotional and physical skills that most children will develop by the time they start school. The definition has been created by a coalition of Early Years experts to help parents, caregivers, and the early years professionals involved…
Read MoreNURSERY WORLD: All about… nappies and toilet training
Nursery World Magazine covers the issue of toilet training and school readiness, quoting statistics from Kindred Squared annual School Readiness Report. Read the full article here.
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