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Free school meals on the rise

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

| Nursery World

The number of pupils eligible for free school meals has risen dramatically, figures from the Department for Children, Schools and Families reveal.

Positive Relationships: Fathers - Dad's day

Features

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

| Nursery World

Early years and family events to highlight the role of fathers could be the perfect way to celebrate Father's Day, says Viv Hampshire.

Child detention 'will be ended', says new government

News

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

| Nursery World

Campaigners have welcomed a pledge by the new coalition Government to end the detention of children in immigration centres.

Views sought on tackling child poverty in Wales

News

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

| Nursery World

A newly launched strategy and delivery plan outlines how the Welsh Assembly Government aims to tackle poverty in Wales.

High-quality childcare leads to better academic performance

News

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

| Nursery World

Children who experience high-quality childcare in the early years perform better academically at age 15 and are less likely to misbehave, an American study has found.

A Unique Child: The Developing Brain, part 1 - Life before birth

Features

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

| Nursery World

In its last few weeks in the womb a baby is already busy learning, says Annette Karmiloff-Smith, in the first of a new series on the developing brain.

Positive relationships: Ask the expert ... All night long

Features

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

| Nursery World

A practitioner's interest in a child's remark about family life poses questions for Dr Maria Robinson.

Workshop on mental health of infants

News

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

| Nursery World

Professor Colwyn Trevarthen will speak at a School of Infant Mental Health workshop on 12-13 June, looking at research into the effects of trauma, music and movement on the developing brain and mind in the first year of life.

Opinion: To the Point - Another look at change

Features

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

| Nursery World

This is a time to think about changes children will soon be experiencing. In particular, many nursery children will be thinking about the move to 'big school', and children in reception will be leaving the EYFS and starting the primary curriculum.

New study links TV viewing to low school achievement

News

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

| Nursery World

Watching television in early childhood increases the risk of belowaverage school performance and poor health at the age of ten, according to new research.

Learning & Development - Well-Being: Part 4 - Spiritual growth

Features

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

| Nursery World

The spiritual dimension of life is a challenging aspect of early years development, but a vital one to emphasise, says Marion Dowling.

Positive Relationships: Rewards - Sticking points

Features

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

| Nursery World

The pitfalls of using rewards such as stickers to guide behaviour are examined by Jennie Lindon.

Dyslexia training cash offered to teachers

News

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

| Nursery World

Schools are being urged to take up Government-funded specialist training in dyslexia for teachers in a new charity campaign.

EYFS Best practice: All about ... Forest schools

Features

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

| Nursery World

Explore the forest school movement in England with a study of local projects and a trip to the country where the movement started, as practitioners reflect on what they have learned.

New unit to study young children's language skills

News

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

| Nursery World

The ways that young children learn words and develop language skills, including how to hold a conversation, are to come under scrutiny at a new academic unit.