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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

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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.