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No more inspections for 'outstanding' school nurseries

Monday, October 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Early years provision managed by schools that are graded outstanding may no longer be subject to routine inspections under Ofsted's new inspection framework for schools, which takes effect in January 2012.

Early Years in School: 30 Hours Free Entitlement - Count down

Features

Monday, January 23, 2017

| Nursery World

As the 30-hour offer nears full roll-out, Karen Faux finds out how schools are planning to cope

Enabling Environments: Collections - Top gear

Features

Monday, October 17, 2011

| Nursery World

Keep children's interests on the move with a varied collection of transport resources suited to their age group, says Nicole Weinstein.

DfE abandons Year 3 Phonics check retake

News

Friday, February 3, 2017

| Nursery World

The Department for Education (DfE) has dropped plans to introduce a retake of the phonics check in Year 3.

Nursery Equipment: Fine Motor Skills - Within grasp

Features

Monday, May 16, 2016

| Nursery World

Physical skills and fine motor control are declining among some school-starters, so what better time to stock up on products that aid the development of these abilities, says Marianne Sargent

Learning & Development: School Readiness: Part 3 - A better way?

Features

Monday, December 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Contrasts between early years provision in different countries can help us reflect on whether education is for teaching children readiness for life, argue David Whitebread and Sue Bingham.

Nursery Equipment: Creativity - Slippery, gooey

Features

Thursday, May 16, 2013

| Nursery World

Getting children to work creatively with messy materials can assist with the development of descriptive language, explains Anne O'Connor.

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.

Your outdoor calendar: June

Features

Tuesday, June 1, 2021

| Nursery World

Activities and tasks to help get your children outside this month. By Julie Mountain

EYFS Activities - Education for Sustainability: Powering ahead

Features

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

| Nursery World

Continuing her series on introducing the Sustainable Development Goals, Dr Diane Boyd explores the importance of green energy sources

EYFS activities - Education for Sustainability: All life long

Features

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

| Nursery World

Continuing her series on the Sustainable Development Goals, Dr Diane Boyd examines how to provide a ‘life-long’ learning environment that takes in the whole locality

EYFS Activities - Education for Sustainability: Nice work!

Features

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

| Nursery World

Sustainable economics and employment might be a weighty subject, but young children can still be introduced to it in meaningful ways, explains Dr Diane Boyd

Book extract - Falling into line

Features

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

| Nursery World

In extracts taken from her new book, Di Chilvers considers how children’s mathematical development unfolds through play and exploration from birth

Expressive Arts and Design: 3D Structures: Shaping up

Features

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

| Nursery World

What are the developmental benefits of using 3D objects in play and making activities, and how can early years settings best resource for this? Penny Tassoni explains

EYFS Activities - An A to Z of Learning: V & W are for Visits, Values & Watermelons

Features

Tuesday, January 4, 2022

| Nursery World

What do visiting local shops, promoting the setting’s values and exploring a really big watermelon entail? By the Rachel Keeling Nursery School team

Essential Resources: Pioneers & Influencers - Natural curiosity

Features

Thursday, April 28, 2022

| Nursery World

In a new series celebrating the pioneers and influencers of early years education, Nicole Weinstein looks at what resources best fit their pedagogies, starting with Robert Owen

Outdoors: key 7 - Cause and effect

Features

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

| Nursery World

As part of a series on 12 keys to unlocking learning outdoors, Professor Jan White considers what makes a good-quality outdoor learning environment

EYFS activities – Making music outdoors

Features

Monday, August 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Boogie Mites’ Sue Newman on what the opportunities for music-making are outdoors

Learning and Development: Supporting role

Features

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

| Nursery World

A traditional story from Diwali became an opportunity for role play, narrative and creative expression that was eagerly grasped by a whole class, as teacher Tessa Fenoughty explains.

Three Baseline providers approved following delays

News

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

| Nursery World

The names of the providers that will offer the Reception Baseline from September have finally been confirmed.

Learning & Development: ICT - Switching on

Features

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

| Nursery World

Enthusiastic practitioners, well-chosen equipment, and curious children were the perfect ingredients for a county-wide ICT project. Amy Stancer describes the outcomes.