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Fly-on-the-wall documentary to film nursery children

News

Monday, November 4, 2013

| Nursery World

The pilot for a new science series focusing on four-year-olds is to be filmed for Channel 4.

Interview - Dr Jo Van Herwegen, Psychologist, Kingston University, London

Other

Friday, November 1, 2013

| Nursery World

As part of her research, Jo has devised a set of number games for pre-school children known as PLUS, to help them to learn maths skills. These have been piloted with six local nurseries.

Development of 5,000 two-year-olds tracked as part of Government-funded study

News

Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

Research interviews began last week with families taking part in one of the largest ever Government-funded studies into early years education.

Research shows growing concerns over 'schoolification' of early years

News

Friday, September 27, 2013

| Nursery World

The Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) is calling for a stronger focus on developing childrens social skills and emotional resilience to prepare them for school.

Children 'learn better' after a nap

News

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| Nursery World

A new study shows that taking a 'midday' nap helps toddlers learn more effectively as it enhances memories they acquired earlier in the day.

Nursery Management: Two-year-olds - All on board

Features

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

| Nursery World

Three nursery providers tell Meredith Jones Russell how providing free places for two-year-olds is proving to be an exciting journey with many benefits.

Pupil Premium should be extended to the early years to improve social mobility

News

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

| Nursery World

A new report commissioned by the Deputy Prime Minister recommends making three- and four-year-olds eligible for the Pupil Premium.

Children starting school years behind expected development level

News

Thursday, September 5, 2013

| Nursery World

Children are arriving at school still in nappies, some do not respond to their own names and cannot speak, reveals a think tank report.

Interview - Gail Ryder Richardson

Other

Friday, July 26, 2013

| Nursery World

Gail Ryder Richardson, early years manager at Future Creative CIC, a social enterprise and training company.

MPs call for joint children's centre and health budgets to protect services

News

Monday, July 15, 2013

| Nursery World

Children's centre budgets should be pooled with those for midwives and health visitors, a cross-party committee of MPs has argued.

Government rejects calls for more focus on play in new qualifications

News

Friday, July 12, 2013

| Nursery World

Despite a call for more emphasis on play-based learning from many respondents to the consultation on Early Years Educator qualifications, the Government has not amended the criteria.

Survey seeks sector's views on children's literacy and language

News

Thursday, July 11, 2013

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners are invited to take part in the National Literacy Trusts survey on supporting childrens language.

Ofsted chief under fire from early years experts on assessment

News

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

| Nursery World

A group of early years experts has written to Ofsted to challenge Sir Michael Wilshaw on his plans to reform early years assessment.

Ofsted: 'Strong leadership' in early years key to being ready for school

News

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

| Nursery World

Poor leadership in some early years settings means that some children, particularly those in deprived areas, are not starting school ready to 'make the most' of it, an Ofsted report says today.

Scotland launches its first national play strategy

News

Monday, June 24, 2013

| Nursery World

The Scottish Government has launched the country's first play strategy, which recognises the vital role of play to children's well-being and development.

Petition launched amid fears teaching assistant jobs could be slashed

News

Thursday, June 20, 2013

| Nursery World

A petition that urges the Education Secretary Michael Gove not to get rid of teaching assistants has gained more than 60,000 signatures.

The ''Tesco-isation'' of England's Early Years: The Choices before Us

Opinion

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

| Nursery World

Those who lived through the bleak days of the Woodhead/Blunkett Education regime of the late 1990s scarcely imagined that early-years policy-making could be any more Dark-Aged, but in this respect the current Wilshaw/Gove regime is breaking all previous records.

'We cannot just borrow childcare policies from other countries'

Opinion

Monday, April 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Research shows that high quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) improves children's life chances.

Speech and language therapy for children rationed due to budget cuts, finds survey

News

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

| Nursery World

Children are missing out on vital speech and language therapy and starting school without the language skills they need, according to new research by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

Bedford nursery wins national communication award

News

Thursday, December 6, 2012

| Nursery World

Haven 2000 Nursery in Bedford has been named Early Years Setting of the Year at the 2012 Shine a Light awards for its work in helping young children to communicate and express themselves from a very early age.

Lottery to invest 165m in early years projects

News

Thursday, November 1, 2012

| Nursery World

Up to 10,000 babies and children under three will be offered support through a range of early intervention projects funded by 165m in lottery funding.

Early Childhood: Let's begin at the beginning

News

Friday, October 12, 2012

| Nursery World

Babies' rights as individuals are ignored and their creativity neglected by standard educational theory, say Penelope Leach and Colwyn Trevarthen

Tea party theme for Chatterbox Challenge

News

Monday, October 1, 2012

| Nursery World

Nurseries, pre-schools and childminders are invited to register for the 2013 Chatterbox Challenge (1-8 March), which sees charity I CAN team with Nick Jr's character Humf.

Well-educated early years workforce vital to closing gaps in 'school readiness'

News

Thursday, September 20, 2012

| Nursery World

Working in early years should not be seen as a less well-paid, lower status and less skilled job than working with older children, a new report argues.

Funding boost for community childminding

News

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

| Nursery World

The Scottish Childminding Association has secured additional funding from the Early Years Early Action Fund that aims to support vulnerable families early on.

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Fly-on-the-wall documentary to film nursery children

Interview - Dr Jo Van Herwegen, Psychologist, Kingston University, London

Development of 5,000 two-year-olds tracked as part of Government-funded study

Research shows growing concerns over 'schoolification' of early years

Children 'learn better' after a nap

Nursery Management: Two-year-olds - All on board

Pupil Premium should be extended to the early years to improve social mobility

Children starting school years behind expected development level

Interview - Gail Ryder Richardson

MPs call for joint children's centre and health budgets to protect services

Government rejects calls for more focus on play in new qualifications

Survey seeks sector's views on children's literacy and language

Ofsted chief under fire from early years experts on assessment

Ofsted: 'Strong leadership' in early years key to being ready for school

Scotland launches its first national play strategy

Petition launched amid fears teaching assistant jobs could be slashed

The ''Tesco-isation'' of England's Early Years: The Choices before Us

'We cannot just borrow childcare policies from other countries'

Speech and language therapy for children rationed due to budget cuts, finds survey

Bedford nursery wins national communication award

Lottery to invest 165m in early years projects

Early Childhood: Let's begin at the beginning

Tea party theme for Chatterbox Challenge

Well-educated early years workforce vital to closing gaps in 'school readiness'

Funding boost for community childminding

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