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Booktime giveaway includes Peter Rabbit 110th anniversary picture book

Thursday, May 3, 2012

| Nursery World

A new retelling of Beatrix Potter's famous tale Peter Rabbit will be given to all four and five-year-olds starting school this year.

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

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Friday, April 27, 2012

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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 Early Years Foundation Stage - a timeline

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Friday, April 27, 2012

| Nursery World

It's fair to say the EYFS has generated more headlines than anything else published in Nursery World during the past few years.

Early years sector gives its verdict on the EYFS

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Friday, April 27, 2012

| Nursery World

Aspects of the new framework such as the Prime and Specific areas are being welcomed, but there are reservations too, says Annette Rawstrone.

EYFS: Nurseries count the cost of DfE decision not to provide printed copies of the revised EYFS documents

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Friday, April 27, 2012

| Nursery World

Early years settings have raised concerns about the time and cost of printing the revised Early Years Foundation Stage and accompanying documents.

Nurseries asked to gear up dads for Fathers' Story Week

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

| Nursery World

Fathers should participate more in their children's learning, says the Fatherhood Institute, as the think-tank urges schools, nurseries and other family learning settings to sign up for Fathers' Story Week 2012.

Early years sector raises concerns about revised EYFS amid a broad welcome

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Monday, April 2, 2012

| Nursery World

The revised Early Years Foundation Stage has received a broadly positive response from the early years sector, although some reservations have been raised over the requirement for progress checks on two-year-olds.

Revised EYFS: Development Matters and two-year-olds Progress Check guidance

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

| Nursery World

Following the publication of the revised statutory EYFS framework 2012, some of the accompanying guidance has also been released.

Revised EYFS: learning and development requirements

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Tuesday, March 27, 2012

| Nursery World

Your at-a-glance guide to the learning and development requirements for the revised EYFS

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

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Friday, March 16, 2012

| Nursery World

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.

Nutbrown review: interim report spells out key messages for qualifications reform

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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

| Nursery World

Improving literacy and numeracy skills for early years practitioners and bringing in a new licensing system are key issues that Professor Cathy Nutbrown highlights in her interim report published today.

Pre-School Learning Alliance deal offers free training to thousands of early years staff

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

| Nursery World

The Alliance is offering free training to all its 14,000 member day nurseries, pre-schools and parent and toddler groups in a partnership with training provider EduCare.

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

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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

Countdown to the new EYFS

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Friday, February 17, 2012

| Nursery World

The countdown to the revised EYFS has begun, with the start of weekly updates on the Foundation Years website to help early years practitioners prepare for the new framework.

Interview - Sue Palmer, literacy specialist

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Friday, February 17, 2012

| Nursery World

Sue Palmer talks about Early Childhood Action, a new campaign group made up of academics and practitioners, who last week announced plans to draft an alternative to the EYFS.

Nursery quality affects attainment at age 14

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Friday, February 17, 2012

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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.

DfE names areas with low and high take-up of phonics resources and training

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Friday, January 20, 2012

| Nursery World

Thousands of schools have signed up to the Government's scheme for match-funding for phonics products.

EYFS REVIEW: Sector backs plans to cut red tape in welfare requirements

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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

| Nursery World

The new safeguarding and welfare requirements under the revised EYFS have been broadly welcomed by the sector, particularly with their aim to reduce bureaucracy in risk assessments.

EYFS REVIEW: Second consultation deadline is nearing

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Monday, January 9, 2012

| Nursery World

The early years sector has only until 19 January to respond to the Department for Education's second consultation on proposed changes to some of the learning and development requirements in the EYFS.

Call to allow infant class sizes above 30 children

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Friday, January 6, 2012

| Nursery World

A London council is asking the Government to consider whether the limit on infant class sizes should be raised above 30 pupils.

EYFS REVIEW: children's minister confirms guidance is on the way

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners will receive guidance on implementing the revised EYFS, children's minister Sarah Teather has confirmed.

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Booktime giveaway includes Peter Rabbit 110th anniversary picture book

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

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

The Early Years Foundation Stage - a timeline

Early years sector gives its verdict on the EYFS

EYFS: Nurseries count the cost of DfE decision not to provide printed copies of the revised EYFS documents

Nurseries asked to gear up dads for Fathers' Story Week

Early years sector raises concerns about revised EYFS amid a broad welcome

Revised EYFS: Development Matters and two-year-olds Progress Check guidance

Revised EYFS: learning and development requirements

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

Nutbrown review: interim report spells out key messages for qualifications reform

Pre-School Learning Alliance deal offers free training to thousands of early years staff

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

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

Puzzle play supports children's early maths development

Countdown to the new EYFS

Interview - Sue Palmer, literacy specialist

Nursery quality affects attainment at age 14

Campaigners to draw up 'alternative' EYFS

DfE names areas with low and high take-up of phonics resources and training

EYFS REVIEW: Sector backs plans to cut red tape in welfare requirements

EYFS REVIEW: Second consultation deadline is nearing

Call to allow infant class sizes above 30 children

EYFS REVIEW: children's minister confirms guidance is on the way

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