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Special books – designed to help nursery children make the move to a new room or Reception – are child-led, so they also let practitioners see the world through their eyes, explains Zoe Kimber

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Caught on film

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Friday, February 3, 2012

| Nursery World

An observational classroom study by Rachel Holmes, Maggie MacLure, Liz Jones and Christina MacRae can give practitioners some revealing insights.

A Unique Child: Inclusion - Shine on

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Friday, January 11, 2013

| Nursery World

A Bedford-based nursery's strategy for developing children's communication skills has won it a major award.

Nursery Equipment: Proprioception - A clean sweep

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Monday, May 28, 2012

| Nursery World

Everything from household chores to tumbling heightens body awareness, explains Anne O'Connor.

Learning and Development: Under-threes - Love you!

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Monday, November 14, 2011

| Nursery World

The lasting effects of loving interactions between babies and their parents and early years practitioners are borne out in a project explained by Veronica Lawrence and Claire Stevenson.

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Taking a fresh view

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Monday, November 30, 2015

| Nursery World

A training programme tackling nursery exclusions is giving some practitioners a new understanding of behaviour. By Annette Rawstrone

Positive Relationships: Working with Families - A visual journey

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Monday, December 12, 2011

| Nursery World

Photographs taken by parents gave practitioners new insight into how children experience ways to communicate at home, says Elizabeth Jarman.

Positive Relationships: Working With Parents - Kith and kin

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Monday, October 16, 2017

| Nursery World

To improve their relationships with kinship carers, and to help make these people feel less isolated, practitioners should understand their particular challenges. By Nicola Stobbs and Alison Prowle

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Once bitten

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Friday, October 12, 2012

| Nursery World

Penny Tassoni offers suggestions to ensure a child who bites is deterred from making a habit of it.

A Unique Child: Child Development - Face to face

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Friday, December 7, 2012

| Nursery World

In this extract from her new Practical EYFS Handbook, Penny Tassoni outlines ways of building confidence and self-awareness in children aged 0-11 months.

Sleep - White out

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Monday, April 29, 2019

| Nursery World

Trust Taplins Childcare in Southampton reviewed its baby room sleep practice, resulting in increased quality and quantity of sleep times. By senior nursery manager Anna Rixon

Two-year-olds: Relationships - Safe and secure

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Friday, June 28, 2013

| Nursery World

Settling in and building relationships are key challenges for settings involved in the two-year-old programme, and nurseries can find ways to smooth the process, says Penny Tassoni.

Practitioners need help with nature

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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

| Nursery World

Teachers and early years practitioners need sustained training programmes to understand the importance of children engaging with the natural world, according to school grounds charity Learning through Landscapes.

Early Years Pioneers: Susan Isaacs

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Wednesday, January 19, 2005

| Nursery World

Practitioners can learn a great deal from the work of early years educator and lecturer Susan Isaacs, as Professor Tricia David explains

Enabling Environments: Well-being - Top security

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners need to think about how children feel in the environment that we give them and how it affects their ability to learn and grow, says Maria Robinson.

A Parent's guide to ... Physical development

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Friday, July 6, 2012

| Nursery World

Hear 'physical development' and you'll probably think of the health benefits that a good diet and lots of running around can bring your child. In fact, physical development is fundamental to every aspect of your child's life.

Learning & Development: Play - Master minds

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Monday, May 29, 2017

| Nursery World

An artist’s residency at one setting led to loose-parts play, and to practitioners questioning their role and the meaning of early education. By Annette Rawstrone