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PRESS RELEASE: Grandparents are not always the most effective childcarers, researchers say

10 February 2009

Many babies who are looked after by grandparents while their mothers are out at work might be better off in nurseries or crèches, a new study suggests.

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PRESS RELEASE: Grandparents are not always the most effective childcarers, researchers say

10 February 2009

Many babies who are looked after by grandparents while their mothers are out at work might be better off in nurseries or crèches, a new study suggests.

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‘Parents Matter’ International Conference

30 January 2009

Longview, NatCen and the University of Oxford are holding an international conference entitled ‘Parents Matter’ on March 26 and 27, 2009.

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New NCDS biomedical data released

30 January 2009

The data from the biomedical survey of the NCDS, when they were aged 44–45 years, has just been released by the UK Data Archive.

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New BCS70 dataset released

20 January 2009

CLS is pleased to announce that a new dataset, the BCS70 16-Year Arithmetic Test, has been released to users via the UK Data Archive

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New book features CLS professor

14 January 2009

Shirley Dex, Professor of Longitudinal Research in Education at CLS, is interviewed about her approach to academic writing in a new book published by the Institute of Education.

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New book edited by Jane Elliott

24 November 2008

The Executive Director of CLS has recently edited a new book entitled Exploring Data.

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Timetable for Neville Butler Memorial Prize announced

21 October 2008

The remarkable contribution to longitudinal research made by the late Professor Neville Butler is to be marked by two major new initiatives

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Five-year-olds who eat breakfast are less likely to be obese, study finds

17 October 2008

Children who eat breakfast daily are less likely to become obese, new research suggests.

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Girls start primary school with two-month lead over boys

17 October 2008

Girls are already two months ahead of boys in their learning development when they start school, a UK-wide study has found.

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Less than two thirds of five-year-olds living with married natural parents

17 October 2008

Less than two thirds of UK children are living with their married natural parents when they enter school, a study has found.

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Welsh mothers less likely to smack naughty five-year-olds

17 October 2008

Welsh mothers are less likely to smack their children when they are naughty than mothers in other UK countries, a new study suggests

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