Today we’re publishing the ninth in our series of joint reports with Child of the North - setting out an evidence-based plan to tackle the crisis in preschool provision. Thousands of children are not ‘school ready’ when they arrive for Reception year. centreforyounglives.org.uk/news-centre/ch…

Child of the North About a third of children were not considered “school ready” in 2022-3. We need to put in place positive parenting programmes and home visits by professionals to boost family support. mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/k…

The number of children starting Reception 'wearing nappies, still using buggies and unable to communicate at the expected level' has been flagged by a new Centre for Young Lives report tes.com/magazine/news/…

Anne Longfield, Executive chair of Centre for Young Lives, urges the establishment of new early years support to tackle poverty. Child of the North N8 Research Partnership preschool report released today pinpoints the evidence and steps forward to achieve this: n8research.org.uk/research-focus…

Centre for Applied Education Research Healthier Together Child of the North Centre for Young Lives Amazing to start the Birmingham project. Mark Mon-Williams Inspiring everyone in the room that we can start the movement to support government to improve the wellbeing of children and young people.

A new report co-authored by our researchers has highlighted the number of children starting reception who aren’t ‘school-ready’. The report is calling for the government to put in place proposed measures to address this crisis 👇 sheffield.ac.uk/news/governmen…

We are proud to see 50 Things to Do Before You're Five included as a recommendation in the latest report published by Child of The North and Centre for Young lives. Click to read👉 n8research.org.uk/media/CotN_Pre… Anne Longfield Centre for Applied Education Research Child of the North Big Change Paul Lindley OBE

Good to be in Birmingham today at this great gathering of health professionals & partners all committed & ready for action to bring about change for children's wellbeing.

Dr Lauren Powell has co-authored report urging government to tackle preschool provision crisis @Educationsheff Social Sciences | The University of Sheffield sheffield.ac.uk/news/governmen…

A pleasure to be involved in this important report out today 📣 on the importance of prioritising the early years and supporting preschool education. Lovely to see our maths & EF intervention “the ONE” featured as an example of innovative practice.

Great to hear conversations of bringing autism assessment for young people on waiting lists into schools at the Healthier Together conference today 📚📍 So inspiring hearing the different perspectives and child health expertise in the room ✨

Forcing young children into masks was an outrageous decision. 'Masking children during the covid pandemic harmed children whilst doing nothing to stop the spread of the virus, a damning new report has found.' collateralglobal.org/article/maskin…

A new report out today from Child of the North/Centre for Young Lives, with contributions from School of Education | University of Bristol academic Dr Ioanna Bakopoulou, shares the alarming findings that 'hundreds of thousands of children are not 'school-ready'': bristol.ac.uk/education/news…

We're excited to hear more from Lauren Parker nee Powell Dr Emma Blakey Mariela Rios Diaz and 50 Things to Do on the 17th!

My friend lost her 18yo son, Oliver, to cancer in Jan. She’s a single mum, now on half pay & struggling to get by while caring for her 7yo. Please help if you can—every donation or share makes a difference. ❤️ 👉 gofundme.com/f/oliver-18yea…

Excited to share our new paper: "The Impact of Psychoeducation Interventions on Social Skills in Autistic 5–12-Year-Olds". This review highlights psychoeducation's potential to support social preferences, with insights from 727 participants. #AutismResearch #Neurodiversity

Neurodivergent voices must lead research, not just participate! 🧠 Check out the infographic summarizing Powell’s 2025 paper on authentic co-production. Read more: doi.org/10.1177/275463… #Neurodiversity #ResearchEquity