When Nursery World readers tell us what they would like more information on, top of the list for those early years practitioners working with the youngest children is 'planning for birth to threes'. The widespread lack of confidence in this area is also apparent from the number of postings on our website forum (www.nurseryworld.co.uk) asking for help and advice, even though it is getting on for four years since the launch of Birth to Three Matters, the framework intended to be the main reference for working with this age group. It seems that many practitioners have difficulty relating Birth to Three Matters to their planning, which is why we have published this week's eight-page guide, All About... planning for under-threes, written by Jools Page (see pages 13-20). This guide is definitely one to keep on file, especially as the Birth to Three Matters document will start to fade out in the run-up to the introduction of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
When Nursery World readers tell us what they would like more information on, top of the list for those early years practitioners working with the youngest children is 'planning for birth to threes'. The widespread lack of confidence in this area is also apparent from the number of postings on our website forum (www.nurseryworld.co.uk) asking for help and advice, even though it is getting on for four years since the launch of Birth to Three Matters, the framework intended to be the main reference for working with this age group.
It seems that many practitioners have difficulty relating Birth to Three Matters to their planning, which is why we have published this week's eight-page guide, All About... planning for under-threes, written by Jools Page (see pages 13-20). This guide is definitely one to keep on file, especially as the Birth to Three Matters document will start to fade out in the run-up to the introduction of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
Also this week, we publish the second of our series of beautiful nursery rhyme posters, with an original illustration by children's book artist Laura Hambleton, plus the rhyme and activity suggestions by local authority adviser and Nursery World author Judith Stevens.
