Nursery World - Bringing maths into everyday activities key to success

A new report outlines what nurseries and childminders can do to close the gap in maths attainment for children, especially for those from less privileged backgrounds.

Fundamental to the success of nurseries, children’s centres and schools that were successful in this was a strong understanding of maths and maths teaching and learning. Settings that were bringing maths into all activities, and adapting the learning environment so that it became numeracy-focussed were also successful.

These settings were also developing the concept of ‘number’, and encouraging children to understand the concept of ‘fourness’, as well as helping to build confidence in practitioners through focussed continuing professional development (CPD). Settings that provided time for staff to plan together and ensured that children received immediate feedback were also positively impacting this gap.

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