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A Unique Child: Health - Breast is best

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Monday, September 7, 2015

| Nursery World

Why is breastfeeding so important? Alison Burton, maternity and early years lead at Public Health England, explains.

My best course - Understanding behaviour

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Monday, July 27, 2015

| Nursery World

A five-day intensive course on psychotherapy gave practitioner Rachel Cowie the tools to understand children's motives.

Learning & Development: Music - Be still

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Monday, July 13, 2015

| Nursery World

The Babysong Project has been looking at how singing and song can establish intimacy between practitioners and babies. Vanessa Young explains

Working with parents: Free to explore

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Building on the success of Story Cafes, a new scheme combines reading with sensory experiences to engage families, says Lindsey Symington.

Enabling Environments: Principles - First of all

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Get the underlying essentials of high-quality provision right and they will be the foundation for developing a curriculum, says Dr Julian Grenier

Learning & Development: Literacy - Play on words

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Our approach to reading can make a real difference to how under-threes engage, says Charlotte Goddard

Learning & Development: Physical Development - Move on!

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

New Zealand-based child development expert Gill Connell speaks to Anne O'Connor about the importance of a healthy 'movement diet' in young children's development and warns against its apparent neglect.

Learning & Development: Expressive Arts & Design - Follow me

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

A setting rescued from closure by parents is providing outstanding provision with creative and critical thinking at the heart of its practice. Marianne Sargent explains

Learning & Development: Understanding the World - Age of discovery

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Two-year-olds have a natural interest in exploration, but how can nurseries best use this to meet the learning area Understanding the World? Marianne Sargent finds inspiration in Northamptonshire

Baby rooms - Still room for improvement?

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Good practice begins with babies, but nurseries have historically focused more on older children. Three years on from the Baby Room Project, Hannah Crown asks if anything has changed.

A Unique Child: Inclusion - Heads together

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Only high-quality provision for funded two-year-olds will tackle disadvantage and support the early identification of SEN - and practitioner/parent teamwork will help, says Dr Kay Mathieson.

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Play with words

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Sharing stories and rhymes with children right from the earliest years will help them develop vital communication skills. Judith Stevens explores the opportunities and benefits across the age groups.

Learning & Development: Maths - Try for size

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

The foundations for mathematics should be laid early, but what is an appropriate approach for supporting the under-threes? Judith Stevens looks at creating enabling maths-rich environments

Learning & Development: Personal, Social & Emotional Development - Let me be

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Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Making children feel secure and content is essential, but settings often have a narrow view of how this should be achieved - creating an environment of forced gaiety, for example, which although well-meaning does not lead to long-term well-being, explains Dr Julian Grenier