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Positive Relationships: Emotion - Mixed feelings

Monday, June 1, 2015

| Nursery World

Emotions play an important role in our nursery relationships - and child development. The University of Roehampton's Peter Elfer explains

Sector wants more play opportunities for children

News

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

| Nursery World

Early years professionals want less structured learning for children and more opportunities for play, finds a sector-wide survey.

Education policies: Current certainties to new visions

News

Monday, May 4, 2015

| Nursery World

A new book looks at the ways we teach children and how we assess their progress - and sets out a vision for improving our methods. One of the book's editors, Dominic Wyse, explains.

Enabling Environments: Collections - All in hand

Features

Monday, May 4, 2015

| Nursery World

How can settings support the development of small hand movements? Nicole Weinstein advises.

Cambridge Primary Review Trust - Challenging aspects of EY practice

News

Monday, April 6, 2015

| Nursery World

A research paper published earlier this year has major implications for the early years because of the challenges it makes to some of the ideas that have become 'best practice', says Julian Grenier

Nurseries urged to spend a day on the spoken word

News

Thursday, February 26, 2015

| Nursery World

Speech and language charities call for early years settings and schools to dedicate a whole day to spoken language.

What are the options for the baseline assessment?

News

Monday, February 23, 2015

| Nursery World

Following confirmation of the Reception baseline providers earlier this month, schools that want to use the baseline during the pilot year from this September have until April to sign up.

Home learning - A parent's guide to ... bilingualism

Features

Monday, February 23, 2015

| Nursery World

More children now grow up with two or more languages, but how can you help them learn? Penny Tassoni offers some advice.

EYFS Best Practice: A short history of ... Early education

Features

Monday, January 26, 2015

| Nursery World

Consultant Wendy Scott OBE was one of the leading figures within the early years sector to be recognised in the New Years Honours List for services to education. Here, she provides a brief history of nursery education in the UK as a celebration of the principled reflection, determined action and thoughtful provision that has led to innovative early years care and education across the nation and which has been acknowledged worldwide.

Reading charity gives away books at food banks this Christmas

News

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Free books for children and adults are to be handed out at food banks during the festive period, thanks to a partnership between Booktrust and The Trussell Trust food bank network.

All about ... children's values

Features

Monday, December 1, 2014

| Nursery World

The values nurtured in the early years shape how children approach the wider world later in life. But which values are beneficial and how do we balance different interests? By Marion Dowling

Figures show wider gap in attainment for five-year-olds with SEN

News

Thursday, November 20, 2014

| Nursery World

A more detailed breakdown of the EYFS Profile statistics, published today, shows that the gap has widened between children with special educational needs and their peers.

A Unique Child: Inclusion - Special friends

Features

Monday, October 20, 2014

| Nursery World

Dolls with their own personas and life stories are being used by some practitioners to help raise issues of equality and encourage children to think critically. Vicky Hutchin explains.

Learning & Development: Physical Development - All fine by us!

Features

Monday, October 6, 2014

| Nursery World

Can daily sessions of focused physical activities help children develop the gross and fine motor skills they need to become confident writers? Helen Chilton reports on her school's progress.

Programme boosts children's early literacy

News

Thursday, September 25, 2014

| Nursery World

An evaluation of the first year of the Making it REAL programme, published today, has found it has been successful in considerably improving children’s early literacy development.

EPPSE research: Pre-school leads to higher GSCE grades

News

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

| Nursery World

Children who attend a pre-school setting go on to gain better grades at GCSE than those who do not, the latest findings from a major study show.

Enabling Environments: Post-walking skills - On the hop

Features

Monday, August 11, 2014

| Nursery World

Hopping and skipping are challenging skills to master. Here, Dr Lala Manners looks at how they emerge and offers ideas for supporting their development.

Enabling Environments: Post-walking physical skills - Run for it!

Features

Monday, July 28, 2014

| Nursery World

Walking and running are both challenging locomotor skills for children to master. But the right approach can maximise opportunities for learning, says Lala Manners.