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Monday, March 4, 2019

| Nursery World

What type of expressive language should you expect three- to five-year-olds to be able to use when re-telling a story or event? Anne-Marie Tassoni and Penny Tassoni advise

Behaviour: Distress - Comfort zone

Monday, March 4, 2019

| Nursery World

Understanding and responding to young children’s distress is vital to their future mental health, explains Debbie Brace

EYFS best practice: All about… Rough and tumble

Monday, March 4, 2019

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Why does rough and tumble play benefit children and how can practitioners enable it in a positive and safe way? Meredith Jones Russell reports

'Government must kick start an early years revolution', urge MPs

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

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The Health and Social Care Committee wants the Government to produce a long-term strategy for the first 1,000 days of life to improve support and services for children and families.

Boys from poorer backgrounds gain most from not delaying school start

Friday, February 22, 2019

| Nursery World

Disadvantaged boys benefit most from starting Reception in September, according to new research.

Editor's view: Going to pot

Thursday, February 21, 2019

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Why did a news story about toilet training lead to a deluge of anger and emotion from both practitioners and parents?

DfE to pay for free learning apps for disadvantaged children

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

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Families from disadvantaged backgrounds will get free access to apps as part of a new Government initiative.

Sensory Processing: Part 2 - Vestibular system

Monday, February 18, 2019

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Development of the vestibular sense – and addressing over- and under-sensitivity – is explored by Anne O’Connor and Dr Kath Dickinson in part two of this new series

Going to pot

Monday, February 18, 2019

| Nursery World

Why did a news story about toilet training lead to a deluge of anger and emotion from both practitioners and parents?

Resilience Outdoors - En route

Monday, February 18, 2019

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Being outdoors offers unique and plentiful opportunities to build our own and children’s resilience, explains Annie Davy

Interview - Cerys Griffiths

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Monday, February 18, 2019

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The BBC’s new early years language and literacy initiative aims to halve the pre-school language gap. Cerys Griffiths, who leads the project, tells the story so far

It’s all a bit of a muddle

Monday, February 18, 2019

| Nursery World

Do parents stand a chance of doing the right thing for their children when Government and business seem intent on ruining their future?

Professor of play - interview with Paul Ramchandani

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Monday, February 18, 2019

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Paul Ramchandani tells Annette Rawstrone about Cambridge University’s early years research and launch of the PEDAL Hub

Lego-funded research centre launches new play hub

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

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Early years practitioners will be able to access current research on play thanks to a new online hub.

Dr Sam Wass: 'Don't ban children's screen use'

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Monday, February 11, 2019

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The developmental psychologist and contributing psychologist on The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds, talks to Nursery World about children’s screen use and whether he thinks there is cause for concern.

Government dismisses MPs' call for national early intervention strategy

Friday, February 8, 2019

| Nursery World

MPs have been left 'frustrated' by the Government's rejection of a new national early intervention strategy to tackle childhood adversity and trauma.

Screen time versus real time

Thursday, February 7, 2019

| Nursery World

The latest advice from chief medical officers about screen time for children is welcome, says Sally Goddard Blythe.

Sector outraged at plans to train shop staff to support children's language

Thursday, February 7, 2019

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The early years community has reacted with horror to reports of a new Government scheme that involves Clarks staff helping children to develop language skills.

Parents putting off toilet training with some relying on nurseries

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

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More children are being toilet trained later, according to a new survey of early years staff.

Experts divided over screen time limits

Monday, February 4, 2019

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The absence of official guidance on screen time for children in the UK has sparked debate about whether limits are needed.

Baby Rooms - Up close

Monday, February 4, 2019

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A Baby Room Project in East Sussex is improving interactions with children under 18 months, report Laura Piper and Verity Green

Speech & Language: Part 10 - Full attention

Monday, February 4, 2019

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Anne-Marie Tassoni and Penny Tassoni explain ways to help children aged three to five who struggle to follow instructions or sit quietly during group times

EYFS best practice: All about… schematic learning

Monday, February 4, 2019

| Nursery World

Understanding children’s schemas, or ‘patterns of behaviour and thinking’, enables practitioners to support them as they use them to deepen their learning, explain Professor Tina Bruce CBE, Dr Stella Louis and Dr Carole Bloch

Nursery World Show: 'Idea of visual learners unhelpful', says top neuroscientist