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Why physical activity in the early years is so vital

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 24, 2022
  • | Nursery World
A free course, a finalist in the Nursery World Awards 2021, aims to train early years practitioners to boost young children's physical development. Dr Jackie Musgrave of the Open University, who helped design it, explains the thinking behind it

Planning for peace

    Opinion
  • Monday, August 25, 2014
  • | Nursery World
Early years practitioners must make peace a priority, argues Professor Cathy Nutbrown

Not a different species

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 21, 2019
  • | Nursery World
Just like adults, children’s personal preoccupations and troubles, no matter how trivial they seem to us, can get the better of them

Physical reality

    Opinion
  • Monday, October 3, 2016
  • | Nursery World
The experiences of a child in early years are critical for their future, says Jan Dubiel

Championing childhood

    Opinion
  • Monday, October 1, 2018
  • | Nursery World
Sir Al Aynsley-Green argues that our approach to early years comes at a huge economic cost to individuals and society

Screen time versus real time

    Opinion
  • Thursday, February 7, 2019
  • | Nursery World
The latest advice from chief medical officers about screen time for children is welcome, says Sally Goddard Blythe.

New ways to close the gap

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, November 24, 2020
  • | Nursery World
We desperately need innovation for the early years so that we can close the ever-expanding advantage and development gaps, argues Ravi Gurumurthy of Nesta

Taking their time

    Opinion
  • Monday, August 24, 2015
  • | Nursery World
Children need to be allowed to 'stand and stare', says Cathy Nutbrown

Going to pot

    Opinion
  • Monday, February 18, 2019
  • | Nursery World
Why did a news story about toilet training lead to a deluge of anger and emotion from both practitioners and parents?

Children’s choice

    Opinion
  • Monday, July 22, 2019
  • | Nursery World
Gender stereotyping needs to be tackled, but we shouldn’t take choice away from children in the process

A question of trust

    Opinion
  • Thursday, February 13, 2014
  • | Nursery World
Current early years policies betray a lack of understanding of very young children's needs, argues Pre-School Learning Alliance chief executive Neil Leitch

Early years benefits all

    Opinion
  • Monday, July 24, 2017
  • | Nursery World
It's clear that nurseries and childminders benefit the majority of children, regardless of background,says Professor Edward Melhuish, lead author of the latest SEED research

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