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EYFS: Nursery group reassesses approach to learning and development in run-up to EYFS

Friday, April 27, 2012

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Karen Walker, head of children's services at the London Early Years Foundation, spoke to Nursery World about how the group's nurseries are preparing for the new framework.

EYFS: Early years settings get to grips with changes to practice and planning

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Friday, April 27, 2012

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Thinking up imaginative ways to use their indoor space to develop children's physical development and renewed thinking about child-initiated learning are just some of the ways nurseries have been preparing for the new EYFS.

The big picture: Calling the tune on the road for families

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Friday, March 16, 2012

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Musicians from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra visited the PlayTalkRead bus for an interactive music session to encourage mothers and fathers to have more fun with their children and encourage a life-long appreciation of music.

Local authorities to pilot payment-by-results in children's centres

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

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Children's centres will be paid according to the take-up of free nursery education among disadvantaged two and three-year-olds, in plans unveiled by children's minister Sarah Teather.

Parents believe nursery has more influence on children's reading than they do, survey suggests

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Friday, March 2, 2012

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Many parents consider early years settings to be more important than the home environment when it comes to children's communication and literacy skills, according to research published by the charity National Literacy Trust (NLT).

Puzzle play supports children's early maths development

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Friday, February 24, 2012

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Playing with puzzles can help children develop better spatial awareness and may even improve their maths skills, according to a new study.

Nursery quality affects attainment at age 14

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Friday, February 17, 2012

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The quality of the nursery that children attend still makes a difference to how well they do at school at the age of 14, EPPSE research shows.

Campaigners to draw up 'alternative' EYFS

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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

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A new group made up of academics and practitioners will draft an alternative early years curriculum, amid concerns that the review of the EYFS does not go far enough in reforming the current early years framework.

More girls than boys in the top ten per cent at the age of five

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

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There are more five-year-old girls than boys of the same age at the highest ability range, new research suggests.

New resource for practitioners to encourage parents to read with their children

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

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The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education has launched a new campaign to help practitioners and parents instil a love of reading and books in children before they start school.

Call for early intervention to support premature babies

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

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Babies born between 32 and 36 weeks fare less well at school, according to a new study, which recommends that children born early should have a school readiness check before starting school to help identify any problems.

Nurseries forge links with teachers in drive for school readiness

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Monday, November 14, 2011

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Early years settings are responding to the Government's focus on 'school readiness' by building better links with schools and putting more emphasis on helping children to develop their independence skills.

Summer-born children 'more likely to do worse' at school

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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

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August born children are more likely to struggle academically and be unhappy at school, according to new research.

EYFS REVIEW - update on the timetable for the revised early years framework

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Thursday, September 22, 2011

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The Department for Education has confirmed that the final version of the revised EYFS will be published at the end of March or early April 2012.

Reading test for all six-year-olds given go-ahead

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Friday, September 16, 2011

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The DfE has confirmed that all six-year-olds will take a phonics reading test next June.

A great new practice guide on boys' learning and development

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011

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An exclusive online resource for Nursery World subscribers focuses on supporting young boys

Gove promises action on 'educational underclass' starting with school readiness

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Thursday, September 1, 2011

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Education Secretary Michael Gove has stressed the Government's intention to take radical action 'to tackle the scandal of our educational underclass', talking of the need to ensure 'school readiness' for children who arrive in reception class 'unable to form letters or even hold a pencil'.

Children's maths ability is inborn, says new research

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Friday, August 12, 2011

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Children are either born with or without a natural talent for maths, according to a new study.

Early Years Professionals improve practice for pre-school children

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

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Early years settings that employ an Early Years Professional make 'significant improvements' in the quality of learning for children from two-and-a-half to five, a four-year study has concluded.

Schools 'bribed' to use phonics, MPs' report says

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Thursday, July 7, 2011

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A cross-party group of MPs has warned that the coalition Government's focus on phonics as the only way to teach children to read will lead to a decline in literacy.