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One child's disability and another's distress led to a surprisingly simple nursery resource with proven benefits for children's well-being and language development. Michael Jones explains how.
A 'language-rich' environment both at home and in the nursery is vital if a child is to progress easily through the many stages of early speech development. In the first of a series on communication...
The Baby Room Project has succeeded in directing some much-needed attention to the care of the youngest children. Dr Sarah Christie talks to its founders Professor Sacha Powell and Dr Kathy Goouch.
In this extract from the guide Playing to Learn, author Di Chilvers points out that, in order to teach children, we need to tune into their existing world of play.
What do settings with good outdoor spaces have in common? In this series, Julie Mountain visits past champions of the Nursery World Awards
Young and old are reuniting in Torbay to celebrate nature and music-making outdoors, thanks to a new series of intergenerational projects supported by the council, Nicole Weinstein finds out
The Babysong Project has been looking at how singing and song can establish intimacy between practitioners and babies. Vanessa Young explains
Understanding proprioception leaves settings better placed to meet the physical developmental needs of young children, says Anne O'Connor.
When learning a language, children often say things that don’t sound quite right. In the last article in this series, Professor Julian Pine explains why ‘clever mistakes’ are often a sign of progress
You don't need a high-tech sensory room to stimulate children's senses. Early years settings test some of the latest resources for sensory play and tell Nicole Weinstein what they think of them.