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Learning & development: Outdoors - A world of their own

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

| Nursery World

Winter provided the stimulus for a wonderland created by the children themselves for a week of outdoor activities, described by Rachel Jopling.

Early Years Foundation Stage - Time to build on its strengths

Features

Friday, February 19, 2010

| Nursery World

Ahead of a much-anticipated review of the EYFS this year, many nursery heads have firm views on which aspects of the framework need to be improved, writes Melanie Defries.

Enabling Environments: Tried and Tested - Mind your language!

Review

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

| Nursery World

Products to encourage children's verbal and written communication skills are tested by early years settings, who report back to Mary Evans.

Learning & Development: Messy play for under-threes - Play ball

Features

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

| Nursery World

Try these ideas for fun suggested by Jean Evans with a versatile resource that's easily accessible and perhaps even home-made.

Enabling Environments: Visits and Visitors, Part 3 - What do you do?

Features

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

| Nursery World

Don't assume that young children automatically know how to frame questions, says Tessa Fenoughty.

Foundation Stage Profile shows lower achievement by boys and minorities

News

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

| Nursery World

Poor white boys are doing less well than most other children at the age of five, the latest results from the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile reveal.

Opinion: Editor's view - Don't panic about the EYFS - just get to the core of best practice

Opinion

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

| Nursery World

'Evolution not revolution' has become something of a cliche, but certainly not a meaningless one where early years practice is concerned. As Julian Grenier, head of Kate Greenaway Nursery School and Children's Centre, points out in 'All About... planning around core experiences' (pages 17-22), the belief that implementing the Early Years Foundation Stage involves tearing up everything that went before and starting from scratch has caused no end of heartache and stress!

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... planning around core experiences

Features

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

| Nursery World

Early years settings can develop their own practice and expertise in harmony with the Early Years Foundation Stage principles. Julian Grenier explains how.

Enabling Environments - Museums: Object Lessons

Features

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

| Nursery World

Museums today are shedding their old 'look-don't-touch' image and welcoming young children and their carers, says Rachael Woodhead.

Learning & Development: Resources for Under-threes - Box play

Features

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

| Nursery World

You can't beat a plain old cardboard box for one of the most versatile playthings, says Claire Stevenson.

Learning & Development: Messy Play for Under-Threes - Fun with jelly

Features

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

| Nursery World

Jelly is an ideal medium for babies and young children to explore because it can be presented in various ways according to the amount of water used.

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Oliver Who Was Small But Mighty

Features

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

| Nursery World

Go on a voyage of imagination with an appealing story book that lends itself to activities and learning across all areas of your early years setting, suggested by Helen Bromley.

Pre-school practices in Cornish language

News

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

| Nursery World

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

A Unique Child: Inclusion - Positive signs

Features

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

| Nursery World

Signing for the under-twos in a mixed inclusive centre is leading to advanced communication skills for all the children. Laura Marcus finds out about the benefits of a unique form of bilingualism.

Enabling Environments: Visits and Visitors, part 2 - Set in stone

Features

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

| Nursery World

Going on a fossil hunt showed children a new aspect of their local area and was a rich opportunity for exploring the outdoors, says Tessa Fenoughty.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Messy play for under-threes - Splashes of colour

Features

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

| Nursery World

Practitioners caring for very young children are often unsure about whether to introduce babies to paint for sensory exploration.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - All decked out

Features

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

| Nursery World

Staff at Little Acorns Nursery in Urmston, Manchester, have transformed the outdoor provision for their under-twos. Nursery manager Paula Wilkinson explains how.

Learning & Development: Superhero Books - Zap! Pow!

Features

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

| Nursery World

Children's interest in superheroes can be met by something other than violent, impossibly powerful action figures, says Helen Bromley

Learning & Development: Language - Attention seeking

Features

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

| Nursery World

How can practitioners sustain children's attention and involvement when they don't share a language? Michael Jones shows one way.

Learning & Development: ICT - Sound and vision

Features

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

| Nursery World

Digital storybooks add a fascinating new element to using narratives. Marianne Sargent provides a step-by-step guide to creating them.

Enabling Environments: Free Choice - Self service

Features

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

| Nursery World

Children learn to handle the responsibility of choice at one nursery's snack bar. Helen Dashfield explains.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... movement and music

Features

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

| Nursery World

The foundation for learning is the physical readiness nurtured by carers in the years before a child starts school, writes Sally Goddard Blythe.

Learning & Development Independence: A sense of self

Features

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

| Nursery World

Think about ways to encourage children to be independent, to express their preferences and gain a sense of personal identity with these examples of practice from Plum Harrison.

Enabling Environments: Visits and Visitors - Introduction - Planning a visit

Features

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

| Nursery World

Visits are invaluable to young children's learning. Heading out on a trip can provide meaningful contexts for learning, broaden children's experience and feed their insatiable desire to explore.

Learning & Development: Theatre - Curtain up!

Features

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

| Nursery World

Some of the most challenging and most rewarding audiences that actors face are in schools and nurseries, as Judith Napier hears.

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Learning & development: Outdoors - A world of their own

Early Years Foundation Stage - Time to build on its strengths

Enabling Environments: Tried and Tested - Mind your language!

Learning & Development: Messy play for under-threes - Play ball

Enabling Environments: Visits and Visitors, Part 3 - What do you do?

Foundation Stage Profile shows lower achievement by boys and minorities

Opinion: Editor's view - Don't panic about the EYFS - just get to the core of best practice

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... planning around core experiences

Enabling Environments - Museums: Object Lessons

Learning & Development: Resources for Under-threes - Box play

Learning & Development: Messy Play for Under-Threes - Fun with jelly

Enabling Environments: Let's explore ... Oliver Who Was Small But Mighty

Pre-school practices in Cornish language

A Unique Child: Inclusion - Positive signs

Enabling Environments: Visits and Visitors, part 2 - Set in stone

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Messy play for under-threes - Splashes of colour

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - All decked out

Learning & Development: Superhero Books - Zap! Pow!

Learning & Development: Language - Attention seeking

Learning & Development: ICT - Sound and vision

Enabling Environments: Free Choice - Self service

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... movement and music

Learning & Development Independence: A sense of self

Enabling Environments: Visits and Visitors - Introduction - Planning a visit

Learning & Development: Theatre - Curtain up!

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