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EYFS Profile Handbook and exemplification materials now online

Thursday, December 20, 2012

| Nursery World

The EYFS Profile Handbook and the EYFS Profile exemplification materials have been published by the Department for Education.

Toddlers who are good talkers 'less likely to express anger as they get older'

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Monday, December 17, 2012

| Nursery World

Children who have good language skills as toddlers are better able to manage frustration and anger at the age of four, according to a study by Pennsylvania State University.

Mums are too busy to play board games with their children, a new survey claims

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

| Nursery World

A quarter of mothers now only play board games with their children twice a year because of their busy lifestyles, despite the majority recognising that they are educational, according to new research.

Pedal-free bikes 'improve children's balance'

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Monday, December 10, 2012

| Nursery World

Riding a balance bike for just over a month can significantly improve a toddler's balance, according to new research.

Raising Children with Asperger's Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism

Review

Friday, December 7, 2012

| Nursery World

By Yuko Yoshida (Jessica Kingsley, 12.99, ISBN 9781849053174)

The Revised EYFS In Practice

Review

Friday, December 7, 2012

| Nursery World

By Ann Langston & Jonathan Doherty (Featherstone, 18.99, ISBN 9781408163948)

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Making a noise

Features

Friday, December 7, 2012

| Nursery World

How do you deal with a child who often emits a high pitched scream? Penny Tassoni looks at possible causes and strategies that can help.

Interview - Mary Gordon

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Friday, December 7, 2012

| Nursery World

Founder of the Roots of Empathy programme which was officially launched in England last month.

The Big Picture: Early language skills in action

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Friday, December 7, 2012

| Nursery World

The minister for children and families, Edward Timpson MP, visited Stonegrove Children's Centre in Edgware, Barnet to celebrate the progress made by children and their families through the Early Language Development Programme (ELDP).

A Unique Child: Child Development - Face to face

Features

Friday, December 7, 2012

| Nursery World

In this extract from her new Practical EYFS Handbook, Penny Tassoni outlines ways of building confidence and self-awareness in children aged 0-11 months.

EYFS best practice: Be Specific ... Mathematics

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Friday, December 7, 2012

| Nursery World

Views of what counts as maths are changing. Linda Pound examines whether revisions to this area of learning and development match up.

Bedford nursery wins national communication award

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Thursday, December 6, 2012

| Nursery World

Haven 2000 Nursery in Bedford has been named Early Years Setting of the Year at the 2012 Shine a Light awards for its work in helping young children to communicate and express themselves from a very early age.

Young children more likely to develop autism if they live near a busy road

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

| Nursery World

Children who are exposed to traffic pollution before they are born and in the first year of life are twice as likely to develop autism, according to a new study.

Roots of Empathy programme brings babies to the classroom

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Monday, November 26, 2012

| Nursery World

A Canadian programme shown to reduce aggression and encourage empathy in children by bringing a very young baby into the classroom was officially launched in England by the Pre-School Learning Alliance last week (23 November)

A new international manifesto for early childhood

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Friday, November 23, 2012

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners need to take a principled stand against political power that is not in the best interests of children, argue Marie Charlton and Richard House of Early Childhood Action

HR Update - Get ready to party

Features

Friday, November 23, 2012

| Nursery World

You may have booked the venue and be looking forward to your staff Christmas party, but have you considered all the potential pitfalls? Jacqui Mann provides a guide to ensuring that the festivities are problem-free

Learning & Development: Two-Year-Olds - Are you ready for me?

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Friday, November 23, 2012

| Nursery World

Help is at hand for settings preparing to offer funded places for two-year-olds in 'Are you ready for me -now I'm 2?'. Its authors, the Cheshire East Early Years and Childcare Team, explain how it supports best practice.

The Big Picture: Toddlers on the fast track

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Friday, November 23, 2012

| Nursery World

The winners of the last event of the Strider UK World Cup for the 2012 season proudly show off their trophies.

Learning & Development: Young Children's Thinking: Part 3 - Full of ideas

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Friday, November 23, 2012

| Nursery World

Practitioners and teachers play a key role in supporting five- to seven-year-olds to build on the bedrock of thinking skills acquired in the early years.

Even moderate drinking in pregnancy can lower a child's IQ, new study finds

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

| Nursery World

Children's intelligence can be influenced by even small levels of exposure to alcohol in the womb, according to a new study led by researchers from the universities of Bristol and Oxford.