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New primary schools curriculum based on Rose review is abandoned

Monday, June 7, 2010

| Nursery World

The Government will not go ahead with plans for the new primary curriculum, drawn up under Labour, following Sir Jim Rose's review.

Pledge to extend free entitlement for nursery education to 15 hours is upheld

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Monday, June 7, 2010

| Nursery World

The extension to the free entitlement to 15 hours per week is to go ahead from September as planned.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... the Reggio Approach

Features

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

| Nursery World

Find out about the principles behind the renowned early years centres in Reggio Emilia, Italy, and see how they have inspired practice at settings in the UK with early years consultants Linda Thornton and Pat Brunton (www.alcassociates.co.uk)

Educators weigh up academy opt-out offer for primary schools

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Friday, May 28, 2010

| Nursery World

Primary head teachers have been weighing up the pros and cons of opting out of local authority control following education secretary Michael Gove's invitation for state primary schools to become academies.

Childminder shares her work online in blog

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Tuesday, May 18, 2010

| Nursery World

A childminder's weblog has gained her a place on the shortlist for a national award.

Early Years Exclusive at Eureka! Museum

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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

| Nursery World

Early years groups will have exclusive access to Eureka!, the children's museum in Halifax, West Yorkshire, during Early Years Week from 11 to 14 May.

EYFS Best practice: All about ... Forest schools

Features

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

| Nursery World

Explore the forest school movement in England with a study of local projects and a trip to the country where the movement started, as practitioners reflect on what they have learned.

School to offer guidance on adopting Montessori methods

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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

| Nursery World

Five years on from becoming the first state primary school to introduce Montessori teaching, Gorton Mount Primary School in Manchester is producing a 'how-to' guide for other state schools that are considering adopting Montessori methods.

Success for nursery music project

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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

| Nursery World

A community project that aims to boost music-making in nurseries and children's centres in London has been found successful in bringing quality musical experiences to children.

Pre-school practices in Cornish language

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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

| Nursery World

The UK's first Cornish language pre-school has opened at Cornwall College.

Learning & Development: Creativity - At a stroke

Features

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

| Nursery World

Creativity underpins all the learning at Kingsland Nursery School. Head teacher Nicola Mulliner explains why, in the first of an occasional series featuring Stoke-on-Trent's outstanding nursery schools.

Learning & Development Heuristic Play: Outdoor treasures

Features

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

| Nursery World

It's not just babies who gain from heuristic play - and better still if it takes place outdoors, as Sara Davies found in her research.

Enabling environments: Around the Nursery - Water Area - Splash out

Features

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

| Nursery World

Make the most of water play by offering the best experiences and stocking the essential resources, as suggested by Jane Drake

Enabling environments: Tried and tested - Puppets, Hand in glove

Review

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

| Nursery World

Puppets come in all shapes and sizes and are indispensable in most settings. Early years professionals put their hands up and give their verdicts on the following selection to Sue Hubberstey.

Learning & development: ICT - Digital ages

Features

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.

Free care offered to two-year-olds

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Wednesday, October 12, 2005

| Nursery World

Free part-time, high-quality childcare for two-year-olds is to be the centrepiece of a 46m initiative for children aged nought to three unveiled in the Welsh Assembly government's budget last week.