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With more two-year-olds heading for a school-based setting, Julia Manning-Morton offers some starting points for effectively meeting this age group’s needs

Inclusion: Gender - The fight continues

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Monday, October 29, 2018

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There is still much more to be done to redress gender inequality, and it starts in the early years. By Caroline Vollans

EYFS best practice - All about… home education

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Monday, June 11, 2018

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The number of children being home educated is rising, and the Government wants to give councils more power to monitor them. Meredith Jones Russell reports

Sensory Processing, Part 5 - See, hear

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Monday, May 27, 2019

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How sight and hearing work, their effects on children’s development, and spotting problems. By Anne O’Connor and Dr Kath Dickinson

A Unique Child: Brush for life

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

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Young children are not being taught properly how to care for their teeth, with potentially serious consequences. Ruth Thomson reports.

Behaviour: Distress - Comfort zone

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Monday, March 4, 2019

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Understanding and responding to young children’s distress is vital to their future mental health, explains Debbie Brace

EYFS: English as an Additional Language - Second best?

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Friday, April 27, 2012

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The EAL requirements reveal a lack of knowledge about how language is learned, say early years consultants Tricia Carroll and Anne O'Connor.

A Unique Child: Practice in pictures - At a crawl

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Monday, October 3, 2011

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Crawling is an important physical stage in its own right which enables babies to break away from their carers for the first time, says Anne O'Connor.

Best Practice: Behaviour – Look at me!

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

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Attention-seeking is often dismissed as a negative behaviour, but it actually has an important role to play in children’s development, explains Caroline Vollans

A unique child: Inclusion - Community singing

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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

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Communication skills have been boosted by an English/Urdu songbook, says early years consultant and writer Meg Jones.

Speech & Language: Part 2 - To the letter

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Monday, June 11, 2018

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In order to spot speech problems, practitioners need to know what children should be able to say for their age group, explain Penny Tassoni and Anne-Marie Tassoni

A Unique Child: Cognitive development - Nature or nurture?

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

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Scientists now think that the two sides in an old question are not mutually exclusive, say Kyra Karmiloff and Annette Karmiloff-Smith.

A Unique Child: Integrated Review - Key to success

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Monday, November 2, 2015

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As one of the professionals closest to a child, with a responsibility for building a strong relationship with parents, the key person is crucial to an effective integrated review. Dr Kay Mathieson explains

A Unique Child: Shock effects: Post traumatic stress disorder

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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

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Children may remain emotionally affected long after an accident. Annette Rawstrone hears how.

STARTING POINTS: PART 8 - Piotr 42 months old

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Monday, August 8, 2016

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Meeting the emotional and learning needs of the unique child

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Listening to children

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Tuesday, February 1, 2011

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The value of seeking children's opinions and some ways practitioners can initiate it in an early years setting are described by Pat Gordon-Smith.

Unique Child Mental Health: Infant depression

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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

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Practitioners in early years settings may be the first to notice if a child shows what could be the signs of depression. Annette Rawstrone finds out what to do.

STARTING POINTS: PART 9 - Bella, 48 months old

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Monday, September 5, 2016

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Meeting the emotional and learning needs of the unique child

A Unique Child: Cognitive development - Left-handed and right-handed

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Monday, June 27, 2011

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Which hand we write with is not determined at birth, but our preferences lie in our prehistory and impact on our development. Annette Karmiloff-Smith and Kyra Karmiloff explain how.

A Unique Child: Child Development - Move on

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Friday, February 22, 2013

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Children at two are not 'ready' for reading, says Sally Goddard Blythe. They don't have the physical equipment for learning formal skills.

School readiness: A perfect fit?

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Monday, September 17, 2018

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Being a child-ready school means meeting the needs of new starters. Tamsin Grimmer offers some advice for schools in this extract from her new book on the subject