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Learning & Development: Transition - House to house

Features

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

| Nursery World

Help children cope with an unsettling experience in their lives with suggestions from Jean Evans.

Positive Relationships: A parent's guide to ... Getting ready for school

Features

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| Nursery World

Penny Tassoni provides expert advice for parents on how to prepare their child for starting school

Children left to watch TV alone

News

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| Nursery World

Around 93 per cent of parents in the UK let their young children watch television, with 42 per cent believing it is a great way for children to learn, according to a new poll.

Powers of recall grow as children age

News

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| Nursery World

Young children are less consistent in recalling early memories than older children, according to a new study.

Learning & Development: Communication - Part 5 - Think twice

Features

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| Nursery World

Let the home language into the nursery for children communicating bilingually, says Helen Moylett

A Unique Child: Practice in Pictures - On the beach

Features

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| Nursery World

New sights and new textures are made familiar for a baby with careful adult interest, says Anne O'Connor

Poverty has more impact on children's development than family make-up

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Persistent poverty has a greater effect on children's cognitive development than family instability, according to a new study.

Nursery Equipment: Security - Cosy up!

Features

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Create welcoming nooks for children to unwind in

Nursery Equipment: Private spaces - A place of their own

Features

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Enclosed spaces can foster friendship and heighten young children's concentration and involvement in their play, says Annette Rawstrone.

Nursery Equipment: Community - All together

Features

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Nurseries should echo society's diversity and combat biased attitudes. Mary Evans explains how.

Nursery Equipment: Challenge - Can do!

Features

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Children progress by facing challenges, and good practitioners have a sense of when to step in and when to hold back. Jennie Lindon advises.

Behaviour links found to infant difficulties

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Babies who show excessive crying and difficulties in sleeping and feeding in their first year are more likely to develop significant behavioural problems as they get older, a new study suggests.

Nursery Equipment: Engagement - Endless possibilities

Features

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Creative play and learning come more naturally when the resources are 'open-ended', lending themselves to a variety of uses and constantly holding attention, says Mary Evans.

Nursery Equipment: Emotions - In the mood

Features

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

The right mix of quality play resources, combined with sensitive adult support, will open up opportunities for children to explore feelings.

Enabling Environments: Well-being - Top security

Features

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners need to think about how children feel in the environment that we give them and how it affects their ability to learn and grow, says Maria Robinson.

Nursery Equipment: Independence - Pick and choose

Features

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Equipping and furnishing a setting to provide free choice will help children become confident, resourceful learners who are happy to make their own decisions about their play, says Annette Rawstrone.

Nursery Equipment: Dispositions and attitudes - Switch on

Features

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Camcorders, whiteboards, digital microscopes and metal detectors are helping to build positive attitudes to learning at a Fife nursery school. Nicole Weinstein reports.

Nursery Equipment: Gender - Feeling blue?

Features

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

... Or in the pink? Colour-coding and crass gender signalling persist even in these times of presumed equality. Anne O'Connor helps practitioners to negotiate the minefield of bias.

Nursery Equipment: Introduction - Getting personal

Features

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Settings need to reflect personal, social and emotional development in the fabric of their environment.

Nursery World and National Literacy Trust launch language development survey

News

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

| Nursery World

How do you support language development? Take part in our survey and you could win free membership of the National Literacy Trust's Early Years Network.

'Talking timetable' supports children with EAL

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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.