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Friday, June 2, 2023

| Nursery World

After reading a story about a green-fingered young gardener, nursery school children were inspired to design a plot of their own. By Annette Rawstrone

Physical development on a budget: Use the stairs

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Friday, June 2, 2023

| Nursery World

In the final instalment of this eight-part series, Dr Lala Manners considers how stairs can be used to support strength, balance, co-ordination and agility

Research Nurseries: A visit to the University of Stirling's psychology kindergarten

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

| Nursery World

A nursery ‘research lab’ that sits within the University of Stirling’s psychology division is providing innovative child development research, Nicole Weinstein discovers

Neuroscience: Understand the 'upstairs' and 'downstairs' brain

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

| Nursery World

Why do some children ‘flip their lid’? Mine Conkbayir explains in this edited extract of her book The Neuroscience of the Developing Child.

Research Nurseries: Supporting early communication with evidence-based projects in Liverpool

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

One setting in Liverpool has been taking part in research projects with universities to improve the professional development of staff as well as enhance its practice in areas such as children's communication development. By Gemma Goldenberg

Child Behaviour: Understand young children's individual learning styles

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

‘Conation’ is the will or urge to do something. Helen Garnett explores the importance of understanding children's different styles of motivation for learning and development

Research Nurseries: Embedding theory through co-locating an expert

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

| Nursery World

One nursery group has embedded theory into its everyday practice by co-locating early years consultant Alice Sharp on the premises of one of its settings to work on staff development. By Gemma Goldenberg

Physical development on a budget: A cushy life

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

| Nursery World

Cushions are an effective resource to promote overall body strength in large muscle groups, says Dr Lala Manners

EYFS Best Practice: how to teach oral language skills

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

| Nursery World

It is traditionally hard to prove how pedagogical knowledge impacts children's outcomes, but a new Oxford University study has gained new ground. By Caroline Vollans

Research nurseries: How a nursery in Sheffield is using research to inform its practice

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| Nursery World

Like research schools, some nurseries use evidence to improve practice. In part one of this series focusing on these settings, Gemma Goldenberg visits an early years research centre in Sheffield

Best Practice: Behaviour – Look at me!

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022

| Nursery World

Attention-seeking is often dismissed as a negative behaviour, but it actually has an important role to play in children’s development, explains Caroline Vollans

Positive relationships - On impulse

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

| Nursery World

In this extract from new Early Years Alliance publication Prioritising Children's Mental Health and Wellbeing, Donna Gaywood unpicks the assumptions behind many behaviour policies and finds deeper methods to help children manage their emotions

Working with Parents – Learning curve

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Tuesday, August 30, 2022

| Nursery World

How one setting adapted its Independent Learning Time for parents evenings to give them a better understanding of their children's development. By Elizabeth Powell