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Previous Early Years Digests

  • 10th March 2026

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  • 9th September 2025

  • 26th August 2025 (100th edition)

  • 12th August 2025

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  • 15th July 2025

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  • 17th June 2025

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Kindred Squared Media Coverage

TES: What if… we all agreed what children should learn before age 5?

September 16, 2025

As part of TES Magazine’s thought experiment series, Kindred Squared Chief Executive, Felicity Gillespie, argues that we need universal agreement on early development, from when to toilet train to ‘learning’ for babies and toddlers. Read the full article here.

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TES: Many governors lack oversight of school-readiness

September 9, 2025

TES Magazine reports on Kindred Squared’s polling of school governors, where 39% of respondents were either unsure or did not know how many pupils were on track to reach a good level of development (GLD). Read the full article here.

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TES: Why school readiness is the most important equality issue in society

April 16, 2025

Kindred Squared Director, Felicity Gillespie, writes in TES magazine on school readiness is the most important equality issue in society, “because so many of the economic and social gaps in later life stem from these early years”. Read the full…

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TES: The 28 signs of ‘school readiness’

March 11, 2025

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…

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