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Monday, February 1, 2016

| Nursery World

Nursery children are to receive a maths boost in return for taking part in early years research.

Early Years in School: Two-Year-Olds - The 3Rs

Monday, January 25, 2016

| Nursery World

With more two-year-olds heading for a school-based setting, Julia Manning-Morton offers some starting points for effectively meeting this age group’s needs

Test flags reading-ready three-year-olds

Friday, January 15, 2016

| Nursery World

Pre-school children’s readiness to read could be measured with a simple test, experts have suggested.

Enabling Environments: Uganda - Model work

Monday, December 14, 2015

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Di Cosgrove, co-founder of the Redearth Education charity in rural Uganda, tells Nicole Weinstein how its Redearth Model Nursery aims to transform local childcare and education practice

Learning & Development: Froebel - Special songs

Monday, December 14, 2015

| Nursery World

Singing has a long tradition in nurseries, thanks largely to the work of Friedrich Froebel, and the practice is intimate and complex, explain Sacha Powell, Kathy Goouch and Louie Werth

Steiner reaches into the woods

Thursday, December 10, 2015

| Nursery World

Outdoor sessions are bringing the Steiner Waldorf approach to education to families across Kent.

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - On Platform 3

Monday, November 30, 2015

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A pilot online training programme building nursery practitioner confidence with children’s language needs is being extended to childminders. Sue Owen looks at what it offers

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - My Mistake

Monday, November 16, 2015

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When learning a language, children often say things that don’t sound quite right. In the last article in this series, Professor Julian Pine explains why ‘clever mistakes’ are often a sign of progress

More five-year-olds achieving a 'good level of development'

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

| Nursery World

The number of children achieving the expected level for their age at the end of Reception has continued to rise.

Nursery World Awards 15: Equipment - professional books

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Sunday, September 27, 2015

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Winner- Foundations of Child Development series,various authors, Routledge

Editor's view - Tablets of stone?

Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

Debate about the role of ICT in the early years is surely some of the most polarised around, as our head-to-head between Professor Annette Karmiloff-Smith and Dr Richard House shows (see pages 14-16).

ICT - for & against: Toddlers, TV and touchscreens

Monday, September 21, 2015

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Do ICT and multimedia in the early years have positive potential, or are they a danger to development? Here, two experts make their case.

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Confused?

Monday, September 21, 2015

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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.

Nick Gibb signals move to change school start for summer-borns

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

| Nursery World

Schools should allow summer-born children to start Reception at the age of five, the schools minister has said.

Enabling Environments: Movement-Play - For mind and body

Monday, September 7, 2015

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The freedom to explore certain types of movement is vital for both physical and mental development.Carol Archer and Professor Iram Siraj explain.

Enabling Environments: Tummy Time - Floor show

Monday, September 7, 2015

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The benefits of 'tummy time' are well documented, but many babies spend too little time playing in this way. Andrea Vaughan explains how her setting has been working to increase parent awareness.

Editor's View - Fresh air and fun

Monday, August 24, 2015

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Outdoor nurseries past and present enshrine important principles of good practice,says Editor Liz Roberts

Making space for play

Monday, July 27, 2015

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Professor Cathy Nutbrown shows why, in the words of Comenius and Confucius, 'it is better to play than do nothing'.

Editor's view - Lovely lullabies

Monday, July 27, 2015

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Liz Roberts finds out why it's good to slow down and sing with babies

A question of logic

Monday, July 27, 2015

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Sue Cowley asks what summer-born children need

Learning & Development: Froebel - A different story?

Monday, July 27, 2015

| Nursery World

Seeing Froebelian principles in action in a township in South Africa gave Early Childhood Studies students Valeria Scacchi and Jennifer Partridge a fresh view on what the philosophy can look like in practice. Here, they share their experiences.

Learning & Development: PSED part 2 - Mind out

Monday, July 27, 2015

| Nursery World

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

Save the Children highlights early language gap