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Nursery teachers are not the only answer to closing the gap

Friday, November 11, 2016

| Nursery World

Sue Martin, professor of early childhood education in Toronto, says that Save the Children's call for more nursery teachers is missing the mark

Laying the foundations of mental health

Opinion

Monday, October 31, 2016

| Nursery World

By understanding how the body responds to stress, early years workers can nurture young children's future well-being, says Dr Janet Rose.

Bringing early years inspections in-house

Opinion

Friday, October 21, 2016

| Nursery World

I’m pleased to be able to write that these are good times for the early years sector.

Inspecting safeguarding in the early years

Opinion

Thursday, October 13, 2016

| Nursery World

Some of you may have recently come across some new guidance on ‘Inspecting safeguarding in early years, education and skills settings’.

Physical reality

Opinion

Monday, October 3, 2016

| Nursery World

The experiences of a child in early years are critical for their future, says Jan Dubiel

'School readiness' is only part of transition

Opinion

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

| Nursery World

Dr Karen Wickett, lecturer in early childhood studies at Plymouth Institute of Education, says that children's need to adjust to school should not be forgotten

Caroline Dinenage: ‘I am ready to roll up my sleeves’

Opinion

Monday, September 19, 2016

| Nursery World

The Government is committed to quality and affordable childcare, says its head of early years

How to support children to be confident about the way they look

Opinion

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

| Nursery World

We need to challenge young children's anxieties about body image, says nursery manager Kayleigh Hollingsworth

Why ‘school readiness’ is backwards thinking

Opinion

Monday, September 5, 2016

| Nursery World

Too often the school system treats children as 'oven ready' chickens on a production line, writes Anne Gladstone.

No clear route to tackle obesity

Opinion

Friday, August 19, 2016

| Nursery World

Linda Cregan, chief executive of Children's Food Trust, says the Childhood Obesity Plan is a missed opportunity for the UK to lead the way

The time for a child abuse helpline is now

Opinion

Monday, August 8, 2016

| Nursery World

News that the Government has finally fulfilled its promise and launched a consultation into mandatory reporting and acting on child abuse and neglect is clearly a welcome move.

Men in childcare - from disappointment to anger

Opinion

Tuesday, July 19, 2016

| Nursery World

David Wright, the nursery owner who has launched the Southampton Area Men in Early Years network, takes Andrea Leadsom to task

Not too much to ask for

Opinion

Friday, July 15, 2016

| Nursery World

Neil Leitch says the delay in the early years funding consultation makes it impossible for the sector to prepare for the 30-hour offer

Helping poorer children – that’s the measure of early years success

Opinion

Thursday, July 14, 2016

| Nursery World

Today, we have published a frank and honest survey of how well early education meets the needs of disadvantaged children in England.

Let's not lose our European links

Opinion

Monday, July 11, 2016

| Nursery World

The vote to leave the European Union jarred with both my personal and professional beliefs about the importance to early years of Britain being part of Europe, writes Verity Campbell-Barr.