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Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Confused?

Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

What is it like growing up with two languages, and how does it affect development? Ludovica Serratrice and Samantha Durrant address some common misunderstandings and provide the facts.

Nick Gibb signals move to change school start for summer-borns

News

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

| Nursery World

Schools should allow summer-born children to start Reception at the age of five, the schools minister has said.

Daycare does not make pre-school children aggressive

News

Monday, August 24, 2015

| Nursery World

Childcare does not lead to aggression and can improve behaviour, according to new research.

Taking their time

Opinion

Monday, August 24, 2015

| Nursery World

Children need to be allowed to 'stand and stare', says Cathy Nutbrown

Editor's View - Fresh air and fun

Opinion

Monday, August 24, 2015

| Nursery World

Outdoor nurseries past and present enshrine important principles of good practice,says Editor Liz Roberts

A question of logic

Opinion

Monday, July 27, 2015

| Nursery World

Sue Cowley asks what summer-born children need

Learning & Development: Froebel - A different story?

Features

Monday, July 27, 2015

| Nursery World

Seeing Froebelian principles in action in a township in South Africa gave Early Childhood Studies students Valeria Scacchi and Jennifer Partridge a fresh view on what the philosophy can look like in practice. Here, they share their experiences.

Restricting 30-hour offer to workers could widen gap on disadvantage, says expert

News

Monday, July 13, 2015

| Nursery World

One of the leading figures behind a landmark 17-year study into pre-school education has criticised the Government for restricting the 30-hour offer to working families.

Early childhood policies - Recycling the past

News

Monday, April 20, 2015

| Nursery World

Current intervention strategies to tackle social inequality aren't working - so perhaps it is time for a complete rethink of our approach to early childhood services, argues Helen Penn.

Kicking it out

Opinion

Thursday, February 26, 2015

| Nursery World

Jane Lane asks what lessons should be learned from the recent incidents of racism from football supporters

Lords call for redistribution of early years funding

News

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

| Nursery World

A cross-party group of peers is calling for fairer funding for PVI settings and for spending to be targeted at disadvantaged children who benefit the most.

Interview: Juliet Clark

Other

Monday, December 1, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years leader at Robert Mellors Primary and Nursery School in Nottinghamshire.

Nursery Chains: International - Foreign exchange

Features

Monday, November 17, 2014

| Nursery World

In a globalised world, building overseas relationships has never been easier. Catherine Gaunt talks to three nursery groups about how it's done.

Free places research: why EPPSE takes a different view

Opinion

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

| Nursery World

Professor Kathy Sylva, one of the authors of the EPPSE study, explains why new research into early education places and children's outcomes contradicts their findings.

Study suggests free places have no benefit, but warns against scrapping them

News

Monday, November 3, 2014

| Nursery World

A new study suggests free early education places have no long-term benefit on children’s attainment, but its authors argue that taking away the entitlement would do more harm.

EPPE/EPPSE PROJECT on early education - Why investment pays off

News

Monday, September 22, 2014

| Nursery World

The EPPE/EPPSE Project has released new findings. Kathy Sylva, Brenda Taggart, Edward Melhuish, Pam Sammons and Iram Siraj explain.

Baby rooms: it's people, not structures, that matter most

Opinion

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Staff in baby rooms deserve our support to provide the best for young children, say Dr Kathy Goouch and Dr Sacha Powell

EPPSE research: Pre-school leads to higher GSCE grades

News

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

| Nursery World

Children who attend a pre-school setting go on to gain better grades at GCSE than those who do not, the latest findings from a major study show.

Children's charity calls for a 'ban on baby rooms' in nurseries

News

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

| Nursery World

According to What about the Children (WATCh), the current room structure of most nurseries hinders the development of under-threes.

Planning for peace

Opinion

Monday, August 25, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners must make peace a priority, argues Professor Cathy Nutbrown

Creative Learning - Allowing individuals to flourish

News

Monday, August 11, 2014

| Nursery World

Creative thinking is hugely undervalued in our society - but we must learn to think beyond the status quo, says Philip Bujak, recently retired chief executive of the Montessori St Nicholas Charity.