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Gove makes partial U-turn over plan to axe Booktrust funding

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

| Nursery World

Education secretary Michael Gove has partly reversed the Government's decision to axe the 13m grant for programmes which provide free books for babies and children, after the move was slammed by writers including the poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy and children's author Philip Pullman.

Child Development: Your guide to the first five years: part 6 - Memory

Features

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

| Nursery World

The different types within the human memory system, what they are used for and the ages and stages at which they develop in young children are outlined by Maria Robinson.

Child Development: Your guide to the first five years: part 5 - Physical development

Features

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners need to appreciate how the interrelated processes of physical development in a child's body support their growing sense of mental and emotional well-being, says Maria Robinson.

'Talking timetable' supports children with EAL

Features

Thursday, April 21, 2011

| Nursery World

Children with English as an additional language are benefitting from the introduction of a visual and audio timetable and story sacks at a Lancashire nursery.

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Pirates!

Features

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

| Nursery World

Set sail for adventure, imagination and creative activities across all areas of the curriculum with a topic on these popular characters, outlined by Helen Bromley.

EYFS data highlights growing gap between disadvantaged children and their peers

News

Thursday, November 29, 2018

| Nursery World

The gap between children on free school meals and their peers at the end of Reception has widened, updated data from the EYFS Profile shows.

Nursery children tackle dementia

News

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

| Nursery World

A new television programme investigates whether three- and four-year-olds can help elderly people with dementia.

Look to our past, not Europe

Opinion

Friday, February 8, 2013

| Nursery World

We should remember past mistakes in early years policy when trying to move forward or our youngest children will be in inappropriate environments, say Karen Wickett and Dr Verity Campbell Barr, lecturers in Early Childhood Studies at Plymouth University

Don't blame early years providers for children arriving at school in nappies

Opinion

Friday, June 8, 2018

| Nursery World

Are more four-year-olds really starting Reception without being toilet trained, asks Alison Featherbe, and where does the fault lie?

'As long as we're reading stories, chidren will be chanting "again", "again!"'

Opinion

Friday, March 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Many parents and carers realise that children love to hear the same stories read again and again. What new research in this area uncovering, however, is why this is repetition is beneficial for learning.

Physical Development - Move on!

Features

Monday, July 9, 2018

| Nursery World

Supporting the physical development of children in their first year does not require specialist equipment, explains a new book by the Pre-school Learning Alliance

Cross-party support for Early Intervention Foundation launch

News

Monday, April 15, 2013

| Nursery World

The Early Intervention Foundation will be officially launched today by David Cameron.

New study into the early years workforce and its role on children's outcomes

News

Monday, July 23, 2018

| Nursery World

The Education Policy Institute has launched a two-year programme of research into the early years workforce and its impact on children’s outcomes.

Learning & Development: Reading - Spread the word

Features

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

| Nursery World

Encouraging parents to read to their children is just one aim of the National Year of Reading. Ruth Thomson talks to one nursery chain getting in on the act themselves.