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  "id": 13931699,
  "title": "Children soar in early development amid playful learning programme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/children-soar-in-early-development-amid-playful-learning-programme",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-12T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/the-star/2026-10-12-children-soar-in-early-development-amid-playful-learning-programme/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Children with the lowest learning scores recorded the biggest gains in a Free State early learning programme, with social and emotional development showing the strongest improvement.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}