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

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).

Learning & Development: How Children Learn: Part 2 - Active duty

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Friday, March 2, 2012

| Nursery World

The defining elements of active learning, the second characteristic of effective learning and teaching identified in the Early Years Foundation Stage review, are set out by Jan Dubiel, national development manager of training and resource centre Early Excellence.

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.

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.

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

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

| Nursery World

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

| Nursery World

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.

Learning & Development: School Readiness: Part 3 - A better way?

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Monday, December 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Contrasts between early years provision in different countries can help us reflect on whether education is for teaching children readiness for life, argue David Whitebread and Sue Bingham.

Learning & Development: Education Pioneer - Chris Athey, 27.1.1924 - 27.11.2011

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Monday, December 12, 2011

| Nursery World

We have this far-sighted thinker and researcher to thank for strides in early education described by Wendy Scott and Liz de Keller.

Call for early intervention to support premature babies

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Thursday, December 8, 2011

| Nursery World

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.

Enabling Environments: Risk - Rise to the challenge

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Monday, November 28, 2011

| Nursery World

The benefits of providing risky activities to children and keeping their parents on board are explained by Sylvie Gambell and Ben Hasan.

Nurseries forge links with teachers in drive for school readiness

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Monday, November 14, 2011

| Nursery World

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.

Learning & Development: School Readiness: Part 2 - Perfect match?

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Monday, November 14, 2011

| Nursery World

There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to the learning that children bring with them to start school, say David Whitebread and Sue Bingham Photographs by Justin Thomas at Homerton Children's centre, Cambridge.