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New guidance for early years settings on potty training

Thursday, May 27, 2021

| Nursery World

Continence experts have updated potty training guidance to enable early years practitioners to support children and their families with good toileting.

Coronavirus: Nurseries and childminders report widening attainment gap among disadvantaged under-fives

News

Friday, May 14, 2021

| Nursery World

Nearly half of early years providers believe the gap between disadvantaged under-fives and their peers has grown during the pandemic, a survey suggests, with the majority finding that fewer children across all backgrounds are reaching expected pre-Covid levels of attainment.

Playing at make-believe with toddlers may help prevent behavioural problems

News

Friday, May 7, 2021

| Nursery World

Children whose mothers join them in pretend play are less likely to exhibit behavioural problems down the line, researchers from the University of Cambridge have found.

Catching up to what?

Opinion

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

| Nursery World

Education is not a race, and children need quality time invested in them, says our columnist Michael Pettavel

Key Person Approach - A different key

Features

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

| Nursery World

A fast drop-off at the nursery gates has become one of the ways practice has had to adapt to the pandemic, with some practitioners reporting more independent children as a result. Is it time to rethink the key person approach, asks Caroline Vollans

Coronavirus: ‘Concerning’ impact on language development and PSED among four-to five-year-olds

News

Thursday, April 29, 2021

| Nursery World

Reception class children are struggling with language and communication and personal, social and emotional development, concerned teachers have told researchers looking into the impact of Covid-19 disruption on primary school starters.

Children missing out on adventurous outdoor play – study

News

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

| Nursery World

Primary school children in the UK are not engaging in outdoor adventurous play or playing outdoors freely in the same way as their parents’ generation, according to new research around children’s play.

Babies recognise phrases before they can talk, study finds

News

Thursday, April 8, 2021

| Nursery World

One-year-olds can recognise combinations of words, such as ‘clap your hands’, before they have uttered their first word, new research from the University of Edinburgh has revealed.

New Birth to 5 Matters guidance to be published

News

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

| Nursery World

The new Birth to 5 Matters guidance document is being launched by the Early Years Coalition in a live Facebook stream, tonight.

Academics to create record of children’s play during the pandemic

News

Wednesday, March 31, 2021

| Nursery World

A national ‘observatory’ of children’s play experiences during Covid-19 is being led by academics at UCL and the University of Sheffield.

Revised EYFS - In focus… Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Features

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

| Nursery World

How can we ensure that children’s Personal, Social and Emotional Development needs are being met, asks Anne O’Connor

New conference to look at impact of lockdown on children's play

News

Monday, March 29, 2021

| Nursery World

A play conference that shines the light on societal attitudes to children, play and space during the pandemic, is being held for the first time this summer.

Early years educators must teach children about gender equality

Opinion

Thursday, March 25, 2021

| Nursery World

Having spent the majority of my career in the education sector, the current public debate on gender inequality in the UK has prompted me to engage in some professional soul-searching, says childminder Laura House

Children may not be ‘physically’ ready to start school - study

News

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

| Nursery World

Up to 60 per cent of children may be entering the school system without the key physical capabilities that lead to future academic success, a new study reveals.

EYFS Best Practice - All about… bereaved children

Features

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Talking about death with young children is necessary when there has been a bereavement. Anne O’Connor explains the best ways to tackle this difficult subject