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Friday, July 12, 2019

| Nursery World

Saurus Nurseries has acquired a West Sussex nursery as part of expansion plans.

Government to face high court legal challenge against Reception baseline

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

| Nursery World

Families challenging the Department for Education's introduction of the Reception baseline assessment will outline their concerns to the High Court tomorrow.

Families lose legal challenge against Reception baseline

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

| Nursery World

Families challenging the Department for Education’s introduction of the Reception baseline assessment have been refused permission to take the case to a full judicial review.

Progress on closing the disadvantage gap in early years at a standstill

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

| Nursery World

The disadvantage gap has now stopped closing in the early years, and there is a real risk any progress made over recent years to eradicate it could be undone, warns a new report.

DfE to pilot free learning apps for under-fives in deprived areas

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has launched a competition today to find the best educational apps for pre-school children as part of a drive to encourage disadvantaged parents to ‘kick-start’ children’s early language and literacy at home.

Training Talk - Positive Behaviour

Monday, August 5, 2019

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Attending training on positive behaviour has helped foster a collaborative spirit in Melina Adamopoulou’s setting. By Gabriella Jozwiak

More 'robust intervention' needed from Government to increase healthy voucher take-up

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

| Nursery World

The Government has been accused of failing to invest in its Healthy Start scheme, as new figures show almost half of eligible London families are missing out on the vouchers.

Premature summer-born children face ‘significant’ challenges at school

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

| Nursery World

New research reveals being born just three weeks premature can impact upon children's development, particularly if it means they fall into an earlier school year.

EYFS training: Part 8 – PSED - Get emotional

Monday, August 19, 2019

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The mental health and emotional well-being of our youngest children has never been so high on the agenda. Charlotte Goddard asks what this means for training

Free school pupils score higher in phonics check

Thursday, September 26, 2019

| Nursery World

Children attending free schools and converter academies outperformed those in sponsored academies and local authority-run schools in the phonics check.

Nursery World Awards 2019: Initiatives - Community Support

Monday, September 2, 2019

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GNG Nursery, Smethwick Youth and Community Centre (SYCC) Birmingham

NW Equipment & Resources Awards 2019: Understanding the World

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

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One gold, four silver and two bronze medals were awarded.

NW Equipment & Resources Awards 2019: Outdoors

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

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Six silver medals were awarded.

Teaching assistants buying school uniforms for 'cash-strapped' families

Friday, September 6, 2019

| Nursery World

Teaching assistants are using their own money to help families buy school uniforms, fund trips and provide lunch money, according to a new survey.

Nursery Management: Forest School - Good wood

Sunday, September 15, 2019

| Nursery World

More and more settings are claiming Forest School is part of their offering. But how do you ensure it is more than just a marketing gimmick? Meredith Jones Russell reports

Nursery Management: Working Poverty: Parents - On the breadline

Sunday, September 15, 2019

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We know that 70 per cent of all poor children are in working families. So how easy is it for these families to access childcare? Charlotte Goddard investigates

Children's commissioner launches manifesto for children's life chances

Saturday, September 7, 2019

| Nursery World

The Children’s Commissioner for England has launched a children’s manifesto aiming to transform young people’s life chances.

Steiner celebrates 100 years in education

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

| Nursery World

Steiner education celebrates its centenary this year with a conference open to everyone working in early years.

Discovering Dinosaurs