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Physical development on a budget: A cushy life

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

| Nursery World

Cushions are an effective resource to promote overall body strength in large muscle groups, says Dr Lala Manners

Enabling Environments: Continuous Provision: Part 3 - Level best

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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

| Nursery World

The environment we provide for children should meet their needs to a point where they can direct their own play and learning, says Anne O'Connor.

Speech & Language: Part 10 - Full attention

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Monday, February 4, 2019

| Nursery World

Anne-Marie Tassoni and Penny Tassoni explain ways to help children aged three to five who struggle to follow instructions or sit quietly during group times

Learning & Development: Physical Development: Part 2 - Tummy time

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

| Nursery World

The experience of moving the body from a prone position is surprisingly important for a child's development, say Anne O'Connor and Anna Daly.

Learning & Development: Physical Education - Move on

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Wednesday, January 28, 2009

| Nursery World

The elements of a developmentally appropriate movement framework for young children are described by Mike Jess and Jan McIntyre.

Learning & Development: PSED part 2 - Mind out

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Monday, July 27, 2015

| Nursery World

How can practitioners help children to play in a manner that best supports their development? Marion Dowling explains.

Reading for enjoyment helps children do better at maths

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Friday, September 13, 2013

| Nursery World

Children who read for pleasure are more likely to perform well at maths and English, according to new research by the Institute of Education (IOE).

Survey seeks sector's views on children's literacy and language

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Thursday, July 11, 2013

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners are invited to take part in the National Literacy Trusts survey on supporting childrens language.

Speech & Language: Part 12 - Just ask?

Features

Monday, April 1, 2019

| Nursery World

Anne-Marie Tassoni and Penny Tassoni explain the purpose of asking questions of children, and what they should entail

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Confused?

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Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

What is it like growing up with two languages, and how does it affect development? Ludovica Serratrice and Samantha Durrant address some common misunderstandings and provide the facts.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Imagination

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

| Nursery World

Imagination is a vital part of learning and development because it lets children understand and adapt to the wider world, says early years consultant Linda Pound.

Nursery Equipment: Engagement - Endless possibilities

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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.

Learning & Development: Rhymes for birth to three - Garden snail gets ticklish!

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Wednesday, April 23, 2008

| Nursery World

Unique Child: Practice in pictures - Babies and books

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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

| Nursery World

Sharing a book creates a partnership between a young child and their carer that will promote their attention, social awareness and a habit of reading for pleasure. Anne O'Connor shows why. Photographs courtesy of Siren Films.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Rapid response

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Friday, March 22, 2013

| Nursery World

Providing opportunities for active outdoor play significantly increases children's agility and it need not be expensive, says Julie Mountain.

Learning & development: ICT - Digital ages

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

| Nursery World

One nursery takes a far-sighted approach to incorporating ICT into its daily life and learning, as well as its staff assessments. Ruth Thomson reports.

Learning & Development: Thinking - Part 3: Broaden the mind

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

| Nursery World

When children are exposed to a wide range of thought-provoking experiences and encouraged to make their own decisions, they will take responsibility for their learning. Marion Dowling shows how.

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.

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

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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.

Learning & Development: Blockplay - Stacking up

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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

| Nursery World

A deeper understanding of children's blockplay and significant improvements in practice in different types of settings were discovered in a unique research project by early years consultants Daniel Spry, Pauline Latchford and Annabel Hollis.

Learning & Development: Education Pioneer - Chris Athey, 27.1.1924 - 27.11.2011

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Monday, December 12, 2011

| Nursery World

We have this far-sighted thinker and researcher to thank for strides in early education described by Wendy Scott and Liz de Keller.

Nursery Equipment: Gender - Feeling blue?

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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.

Child Behaviour: Understand young children's individual learning styles

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

‘Conation’ is the will or urge to do something. Helen Garnett explores the importance of understanding children's different styles of motivation for learning and development

Physical development on a budget: Use the stairs

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Friday, June 2, 2023

| Nursery World

In the final instalment of this eight-part series, Dr Lala Manners considers how stairs can be used to support strength, balance, co-ordination and agility

Enabling Environments: All about ... Sensory rooms

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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

| Nursery World

It doesn't require a large budget, just plenty of imagination and some careful forethought about how it's going to be used, to kit out your setting with a sensory room, as Annette Rawstrone explains.

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