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A Unique Child: Child Development - Being 'me'

Monday, April 7, 2014

| Nursery World

Self-awareness is not something we are born with, but an understanding that grows over time. Crucially, says Maria Robinson, it relies on a baby's experience of interacting with others

Home Learning Practitioners: How to count

Features

Monday, April 7, 2014

| Nursery World

Giving parents step-by-step information about how the concept of number is developed can encourage them to support their children to count at home. Penny Tassoni explains.

A Unique Child: Inclusion - A shift in thinking

Features

Monday, March 24, 2014

| Nursery World

A study on alcohol and pregnancy has implications for both mothers and those working with affected children.

Home Learning: Dressing Skills - Parents

Features

Monday, March 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Learning to get dressed is a skill that children need to master. It takes time and practice. Here are some activities that not only help children learn about dressing and caring for their clothes, but also help other aspects of their development.

Home Learning: Dressing Skills - Practitioners

Features

Monday, March 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Parents can play an important part in helping children learn to dress, but how might settings support them in this? Penny Tassoni offers some suggestions to help smooth the process.

Stress for boys in infancy could lead to snoring later

News

Friday, March 7, 2014

| Nursery World

Baby boys who experience stressful situations may grow up to snore as adults, according to new research.

Learning & Development: Progress check at two: Part 6 - Loud and clear

Features

Monday, February 24, 2014

| Nursery World

In this case study, Sue Chambers focuses on assessing communication and language development for the Progress Check at Age Two, with the example of a child hindered by her need of a dummy.

A question of trust

Opinion

Thursday, February 13, 2014

| Nursery World

Current early years policies betray a lack of understanding of very young children's needs, argues Pre-School Learning Alliance chief executive Neil Leitch

Learning & Development: Assessment - Right on

Features

Monday, February 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Whatever new criteria are given to us, assessment remains an essential expression of our values as practitioners and defines how we support children as learners, argues Jan Dubiel of Early Excellence.

Tests in Reception branded 'a waste of time and money'

News

Monday, February 3, 2014

| Nursery World

Early years experts have criticised the Government’s plans to introduce formal “baseline” testing for children at the start of Reception, after press reports at the weekend revealed that the tests will start in 2016.

Synthetic phonics 'damages' children's love of reading

News

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

| Nursery World

The education secretary’s insistence that children should be taught to read using synthetic phonics is almost ‘a form of abuse’, a leading academic claims.

Your chance to take part in new early years research

News

Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Squeezing, moulding, pinching are all some of the many ways that babies and toddlers use their hands to explore the world around them.

The big picture: Clown around

News

Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Children at Streatham and Clapham Junior School Nursery took part in a circus skills workshop to develop physical abilities, self-confidence, communication and role-play.

A Unique Child: Vulnerable Children: Part 1 - How do your children grow?

Features

Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

Working with vulnerable children and their families can be demanding, but the right approach will make all the difference to an individual's future. Marion Dowling looks at the barriers and solutions

Learning & Development: Progress Check at Two: Part 5 - Small steps

Features

Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

In this case study, Sue Chambers focuses on assessing physical development for the Progress Check at Age Two, and deals with difficult conversations that may form part of some evaluations.