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Foundations for the Future: West Yorkshire's Early Years Workforce Plan
We have partnered with West Yorkshire Combined Authority to create an Early Years Workforce Plan, detailing an outline moving forward for the early years workforce across West Yorkshire. We are now on a mission to bring these ambitions set out in the plan into action.
50 Things to Do Before You’re Five features in new report, "Everything to Play For: A Plan to Ensure Every Child in England Can Play"
Centre for Young Lives have released the second report in the Raising the Nation Play Commission: "Everything to Play For: A Plan to Ensure Every Child in England Can Play". Our 50 Things to Do Before You're Five initiative have been mentioned within the report supporting the mission for play to be at the heart of the country.
New 'State of Play' Interim report is published by the Raising the Nation Play Commission
Birth to 19 has been listed as a contributor to the Raising the Nation Play Commission's Interim Report, 'State of Play'.
Birth to 19's response to the Government's Child Poverty Task force
Birth to 19 published their response to the Government's Child Poverty Task force.
EALC supports the publication of Parenting Through Adversity Practice Guide (0-10)
EALC supports the Department for Education in partnership with Foundations' new published practice guide Parenting Through Adversity.
Free breakfast in primary schools government rollout scheme
With many children coming to school every day unprepared and hungry, the government have set forth a scheme to be launched as early as September 2025 for free breakfasts to be provided in up to 750 schools.
Child of the North: Report for revised preschool provision to improve the generation of 'not school ready’ children
Centre for Young Lives have published their ninth report in the twelve report series in 2024 providing guidance to support the new government in improving the early years system for children. The report presents a new evidence-based plans to tackle the lack of affordable early years and childcare amid concerns at the high number of children starting school not ‘school ready'.
Child of the North Ninth Report: Call for the government to revise preschool provision to improve outcomes for children
Child of the North publishes it's ninth report with Centre for Young Lives. The report provides new evidence-based plans to improve the high number of children starting school not ‘school ready’.
Keighley Food Conversation
Child of the North SEND report: Digitally upskilling children with and through education settings
Our director, Christian Bunting, has contributed to the publication by Child of the North.
'One Stop Health Shop' a resounding success in Manningham and Girlington!
Our Team Backs the Critical Call to Action for Children Awaiting Autism Assessments
Our team members, Christian Bunting and Kathryn Loftus were sought out for their expertise on the issue.
Inequalities are stark according to a new report, but it’s not all “grim up North”
Here in Bradford, we are leading the way in demonstrating the innovative partnerships and approaches to tackling education and health inequalities highlighted in this new report. But how can we encourage more areas in Northern England to follow suit?
WORKING WITH MEMORY IN THE CLASSROOM
In this video, Dr Amanda Waterman from the School of Psychology, talks about the impact of her research into the cognitive development of children, and applying that research in the educational settings context.
HOW ADULT ATTITUDES TO THE OUTDOORS CAN SHAPE CHILDREN’S EARLY YEARS EXPERIENCES
What made you start to think about adult attitudes to the weather and environments?