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Booktrust book schemes for babies and children to lose Government funding

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

| Nursery World

The Booktrust charity, which provides free books to every baby and all five- and 11-year-olds, has had its annual budget of 13m cut by the Government.

Early years programmes 'failing to improve literacy and numeracy'

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

| Nursery World

Early years initiatives, such as Sure Start and the free entitlement for three-and four-year-olds, have not improved children's literacy and numeracy by the time they start school, according to new research.

Learning & Development: ICT - Byte back

Features

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

| Nursery World

We should take the precautionary principle in exposing young children to ICT before we know the long-term effects, argues Dr Richard House.

Scotland's guidance for working with babies and under-threes is revised

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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

| Nursery World

Revised guidance and a multimedia resource for Scottish practitioners working with parents from pregnancy, and with babies and children under three, is being unveiled on Wednesday.

Time to talk with your chatterboxes

News

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

| Nursery World

Nurseries, playgroups and primary schools are being invited to register and get involved in the annual Chatterbox Challenge by I CAN, running early in 2011.

Outdoor space advice on offer to London settings

News

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

| Nursery World

Learning through Landscapes is offering up to 20 London early years settings the opportunity to improve their outdoor space on a budget with a new award scheme.

Concert pianist calls the tune at nurseries

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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

| Nursery World

A concert pianist is to tour nurseries across the country next year to teach children about playing the piano.

Montessori can lead way to education re-think, says neurologist

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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

| Nursery World

Montessori teaching shows the way forward for educators in the 21st century and 'School 2.0', according to a leading neuropsychologist.

Tell the National Literacy Trust about literacy and language development in your setting for a chance to win 150 of M & S vouchers!

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

| Nursery World

The National Literacy Trust is inviting early years and nursery professionals working to support literacy to complete a ten-minute online survey.

League tables loom for EYFS Profile results

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

| Nursery World

Early Years Foundation Stage Profile results are to be published by school for the first time, under proposals in the Department for Education's five-year business plan.

Creativity for children 'must be protected in new political climate'

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

| Nursery World

Creativity in children's early years is vital for the country's future economic growth, a new report argues.

Scotland's literacy action plan launched

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

| Nursery World

The first action plan to improve literacy from early years through to adulthood has been developed by the Scottish government.

Learning & Development: Small-world play - It's fantastic!

Features

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

| Nursery World

Play with small, fantasy figurines is an ideal way to address language impoverishment and help to meet the aims of the 'Every Child a Talker' project, says Michael Jones.

Enabling Environments: Climbing - Up the wall

Features

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

| Nursery World

The challenges of climbing boosts young children's well-being, learning and language as well as physical strength, as Ruth Thomson hears.

Communication champion seeks more emphasis on PSED

News

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

| Nursery World

The review of the Early Years Foundation Stage might consider the option of an increased emphasis on personal, social and emotional development and communication and language, according to Communication Champion Jean Gross.

Learning & Development: Bilingualism - Talk, talk

Features

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

| Nursery World

An inclusive approach to children learning and speaking more than one language is explored by Tina Bruce, Carolyn Meggitt and Julian Grenier.

Analysis: 'Computers benefit children'

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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

| Nursery World

Debates about the effects of computers on young children should address what they are used for and how, says, John Siraj-Blatchford.

Enabling Environments: Messy Play for Under-threes - Bathtime fun

Features

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

| Nursery World

Babies' baths are not just for home - find out what they can offer in the nursery, says Jean Evans.

A Unique Child: Quiet Children - Time to chat

Features

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

| Nursery World

Confidence may follow from practitioners giving special attention to the children in a setting who rarely speak up for themselves. Michael Jones explains one approach.

Nursery's film goes to TV

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

| Nursery World

Children and nursery teachers from the foundation unit of a Nottingham primary school who won a competition to find the most innovative use for video in the classroom have got themselves a slot in a new series shown on Teachers' TV.

Learning & Development: ECAT - Stage struck

Features

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

| Nursery World

A partnership between Every Child A Talker and a community theatre company has helped parents and practitioners get more in tune with children's language development, says Sian McDermott, early years consultant teacher for Enfield Council.

Analysis: Learning & Development - Rethinking play

News

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

| Nursery World

Adults should not impose their own preconceptions of what is natural or innocent on children's play, argue Sue Grieshaber and Felicity McArdle.

Learning & Development: Play - Party time

Features

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

| Nursery World

The role of play in young children's learning is finding new defenders around the world. Ruth Thomson hears some of the latest thinking.

Teacher-led approach 'best for learning' in early years

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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

| Nursery World

New research suggests that young children learn better when they have more teacher-led activities.

Learning & Development: Blockplay - Stacking up

Features

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.

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