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Babies get brain boosts when their low income parents receive monthly cash support
A team of investigators from six American universities has found that an intervention designed to reduce poverty had a direct impact on children’s brain development.
2022-02-11 08:02:04
by Freya Lucas
Research
Workforce
Landmark NSW review could see ECEC changes in a bid to boost female participation
A landmark review will be undertaken in a bid to boost female workforce participation in New South Wales, the state’s treasurer Matt Kean has announced, signalling that improving access to affordable and quality early childhood education is likely to be involved.
2022-02-09 09:29:45
by Freya Lucas
Quality
Research
Children whose parents smoke have lower test scores and more behavioural issues than kids of non-smokers
Children whose parents smoke have lower academic test scores and more behavioural issues than children of non-smokers.
2022-02-03 00:49:56
by Freya Lucas
Research
Babies have a unique way of navigating social relationships, and drooling plays a role
For babies and young children, establishing who they can count on to take care of them is a skill that is critical for survival, and one of the first markers in their lifelong journey of learning to navigate social relationships.
2022-01-27 09:36:04
by Freya Lucas
Research
Supportive early childhood environments can lessen trauma effects, new research finds
A breakthrough concept which represents common practices for our species over its 6-million-year history that bear on child development, child raising and adult behavior, known as the evolved nest (or evolved developmental niche; EDN) has been developed by Emerita Professor Darcia Narvaez of the University of Notre Dame.
2022-01-21 08:53:29
by Freya Lucas
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