Should a teacher reward a whole class for the good deeds of one student? What about the other side of the discipline picture: should a whole class be punished for the misdeeds of just a few students?

Sesame Street has welcomed a new muppet – Karli – whose mother struggles with addiction, in a bid to offer hope and resilience to children who are living with the same issues.

Futurebound, a US-based “movement of changemakers” seeking to fuel innovation in child development, and solve the issues of developmental vulnerabilities for children starting school has recently announced the projects which will make up the first cohort in its acceleration lab that supports ventures with a focus on solutions for children under the age of 10.

Researchers from the University of Missouri (MU) College of Education have found that a readiness test can predict kindergarteners’ success in school after 18 months, which they believe will allow teachers and parents more time to build essential academic and social behavioral skills.

Children from disadvantaged backgrounds are three times more likely to develop difficulties with language than those from more affluent areas, research from the University of Edinburgh (UoE) suggests.