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Ofsted highlights the value of family learning

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

| Nursery World

Storytelling, ‘reptile’ days and using Dr Who to boost literacy and maths skills are just a few of the ways schools, children’s centres, and early years settings encourage families to learn together.

Lottery funding of £215 million awarded to early years projects

News

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

| Nursery World

Five areas in England will use the lottery money to pilot initiatives to improve children’s outcomes.

New institute launches to connect childcare experts across the world

News

Monday, June 16, 2014

| Nursery World

A new institute to drive the improvement of learning and care for babies, toddlers and young children has launched today.

Home learning - Hand-eye co-ordination

Features

Monday, June 2, 2014

| Nursery World

Penny Tassoni suggests activities to help your child develop hand-eye co-ordination

Home Learning Practitioners: How to count

Features

Monday, April 7, 2014

| Nursery World

Giving parents step-by-step information about how the concept of number is developed can encourage them to support their children to count at home. Penny Tassoni explains.

Home Learning: Dressing Skills - Parents

Features

Monday, March 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Learning to get dressed is a skill that children need to master. It takes time and practice. Here are some activities that not only help children learn about dressing and caring for their clothes, but also help other aspects of their development.

Home Learning: Dressing Skills - Practitioners

Features

Monday, March 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Parents can play an important part in helping children learn to dress, but how might settings support them in this? Penny Tassoni offers some suggestions to help smooth the process.

A Unique Child: Vulnerable Children: Part 1 - How do your children grow?

Features

Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Working with vulnerable children and their families can be demanding, but the right approach will make all the difference to an individual's future. Marion Dowling looks at the barriers and solutions

Children's development suffers when parents work shifts

News

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

| Nursery World

Pre-school children whose parents work outside normal hours are more likely to have cognitive and behavourial problems, finds new research.

MPs and early years experts pledge support to make early years a worldwide priority

News

Thursday, November 7, 2013

| Nursery World

A call to put early childhood development (ECD) at the heart of the United Nations' next global development goals has received cross-party support.

Babies can recognise social interaction at a few hours old

News

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

| Nursery World

New research shows that at just one-day old, babies can differentiate between social interactions such as playing 'peekaboo' and non-social movement such as an arm manipulating an object.

Learning & Development Progress Check at Two: Part 2 - Meeting of minds

Features

Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

Working in partnership with parents is vital for responding effectively to children's needs. Sue Chambers offers guidance on building relations .

Irregular bedtimes for children can cause hyperactive behaviour

News

Monday, October 14, 2013

| Nursery World

A new study has found that children with erratic bedtimes are more likely to be hyperactive and experience emotional difficulties.

New movement aims to reconnect children with the outdoors

News

Wednesday, September 25, 2013

| Nursery World

A group of organisations concerned with outdoor play and education have come together to help children get back in touch with nature.

Labour MPS call for integrated approach to overcome inequality

News

Thursday, August 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Labour politicians Dame Tessa Jowell and Ivan Lewis MP have called for a focus on early intervention among poverty-stricken children to be at the heart of the post-2015 framework for developing countries.

Positive Relationships: Working with parents - Let's meet

Features

Friday, July 26, 2013

| Nursery World

A project from Bookstart is offering children's centre staff a way to work more closely with disadvantaged families. Ruth Thomson explains.

Positive Relationships: Learning together - PEEP

Features

Friday, July 12, 2013

| Nursery World

The children's centre teacher team from the Birth to Five Service, Lincolnshire County Council, are providing an article for us on a monthly basis linked to working with parents and building relationships.

Two-year-olds: Relationships - Safe and secure

Features

Friday, June 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Settling in and building relationships are key challenges for settings involved in the two-year-old programme, and nurseries can find ways to smooth the process, says Penny Tassoni.