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Re-discovered research says early school starting age 'harms children'

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

| Nursery World

A leading education campaigner and child psychologist is calling on the Prime Minister to intervene in the ongoing debate about the age at which children should start school.

Interview - Andrea Leadsom MP

News

Friday, May 11, 2012

| Nursery World

Andrea Leadsom MP for South Northamptonshire and founder of the Northamptonshire Parent Infant Partnership (NorPIP).

Learning & Development: Physical Development - Take your position

Features

Friday, May 11, 2012

| Nursery World

Understanding proprioception leaves settings better placed to meet the physical developmental needs of young children, says Anne O'Connor.

EYFS: Nursery group reassesses approach to learning and development in run-up to EYFS

News

Friday, April 27, 2012

| Nursery World

Karen Walker, head of children's services at the London Early Years Foundation, spoke to Nursery World about how the group's nurseries are preparing for the new framework.

EYFS: Early years settings get to grips with changes to practice and planning

News

Friday, April 27, 2012

| Nursery World

Thinking up imaginative ways to use their indoor space to develop children's physical development and renewed thinking about child-initiated learning are just some of the ways nurseries have been preparing for the new EYFS.

EYFS: Progress Check at two - Step two

Features

Friday, April 27, 2012

| Nursery World

The 'Know How' guide will see you through the progress check at two, says Susan Soar, development officer, National Children's Bureau.

EYFS: Development Matters -Take the stage

Features

Friday, April 27, 2012

| Nursery World

Designed to be used in everyday practice, the revised developmental grids give guidance on planning and 'how' children learn, says Helen Moylett, principal consultant, Early Learning Consultancy

EYFS: English as an Additional Language - Second best?

Features

Friday, April 27, 2012

| Nursery World

The EAL requirements reveal a lack of knowledge about how language is learned, say early years consultants Tricia Carroll and Anne O'Connor.

EYFS: Assessment - On the record

Features

Friday, April 27, 2012

| Nursery World

Observation is central to assessment for the new Progress Check at Two and the revised EYFS Profile, says Jan Dubiel, national development co-ordinator for Early Excellence.

Training to help staff support parents to manage children's weight

News

Thursday, April 26, 2012

| Nursery World

Children's centre staff in Wandsworth and Lewisham will be taught how to raise the issue of tackling childhood obesity with families, as part of a new programme commissioned by the NHS.

Depressed dads pass on negativity to their babies

News

Friday, April 13, 2012

| Nursery World

Fathers with postnatal depression are more likely to pass problems onto their children as they tend to be more negative and focused on themselves, according to a new study.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Wild things?

Features

Friday, April 13, 2012

| Nursery World

When boys are playing boisterously and causing disruption, it may be time to look again at what type of activities are being provided for them, advises Penny Tassoni.

Specialist speech centre to close its doors

News

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

| Nursery World

A centre that provides support for children with impaired speech and language in Oxford is to close in June following the government's decision to withdraw funding.

Welsh local authority introduces smoke-free play areas

News

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

| Nursery World

Children in Caerphilly can now enjoy smoke-free play areas, following a campaign by local young people against smoking in playgrounds.

Children who are maltreated score lower in cognitive tests

News

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

| Nursery World

Children who experience emotional trauma when they are young are more likely to have stunted intellectual development, according to a new study.

Interview - Charles Fernyhough, Developmental psychologist and writer

News

Monday, April 2, 2012

| Nursery World

Dr Fernyhough spoke to the Montessori Schools Association annual conference this week about 'How little minds lead to big ideas'. He is the author of The Baby in the Mirror, which charts the first three years of his daughter's life.

Learning & Development: How Children Learn: Part 3 - Think twice

Features

Monday, April 2, 2012

| Nursery World

Thinking is at the root of young children's creative efforts as they use the information and experience they already have to come up with their own ideas and work towards expression, says Jan Dubiel, national development manager at Early Excellence.

Children 'out of touch with nature'

News

Friday, March 30, 2012

| Nursery World

A dramatic decline in children's relationship with the outdoors is harming their emotional and physical health, according to a new report.

Feeding babies on demand could boost children's cognitive development

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

| Nursery World

Babies who are breast-fed or bottle-fed on demand may have a higher IQ and do better at school than those who are fed to a schedule, suggests a new study.

The big picture: Calling the tune on the road for families

News

Friday, March 16, 2012

| Nursery World

Musicians from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra visited the PlayTalkRead bus for an interactive music session to encourage mothers and fathers to have more fun with their children and encourage a life-long appreciation of music.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Hard to part

Features

Friday, March 16, 2012

| Nursery World

If a child relatively new to the nursery shows troubled behaviour, think again about the process of settling in. Penny Tassoni offers some practical tips.

Parents learn from other parents how to deal with children's bad behaviour

News

Thursday, March 15, 2012

| Nursery World

Children with disruptive behaviour problems and their parents can benefit from peer-led parenting classes, claims a new study.

New cartoon to help develop children's motor skills

News

Friday, March 9, 2012

| Nursery World

Occupational therapists from the Dyspraxia Foundation have worked with children's TV channel CBeebies to create a new animation designed to help children get moving.

Research into how school dinner times affect children's development

News

Thursday, March 8, 2012

| Nursery World

A study into how food and eating habits can help to shape children's social skills is being carried out by the University of Leicester.

Sleep disorder link to behaviour problems in young children

News

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

| Nursery World

Young children who experience breathing difficulties during sleep, such as snoring, are more likely to go on to develop behaviour problems when they are older, finds a new study.

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