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A month in the life of Harry Tobias

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  • Wednesday, January 18, 2006
  • | Nursery World
Harry's language has developed considerably this month. He repeats whatever he hears, much of it quite clearly. He names many items in his picture books and can point to many more if asked. He often mimics Jasmine, re-stating what she is doing for anyone listening. On one occasion when he knew it was teatime, he called 'Alan' up the stairs to let his daddy know. Harry enjoys looking at photographs, particularly when he is in them, referring to himself as 'you'.

Private nursery staff want to keep ratios

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  • Wednesday, March 6, 2002
  • | Nursery World
Private day nurseries have shown overwhelming support for keeping or tightening up the ratio of one adult to eight children currently set out in the care standards for three- to five-year-olds in England. A study funded by the Department for Education and Skills sought to investigate the impact on quality of 'relaxing' staff:child ratios in daycare settings from the 1:8 set out in Children Act 1989 guidance to 1:13, the ratio applied to nursery schools and classes in the maintained sector.

Making connections

    News
  • Wednesday, January 18, 2006
  • | Nursery World
Do children bring to nursery a knowledge of ICT that depends on their parents' income? Jackie Cosh looks at research that found some other surprising factors at work, with recommendations for nursery practice Children's experience of ICT in the home varies, but does it vary in response to the household income? This is something that Interplay, at the University of Stirling, decided to find out.

Interview - Dr Bex Lewis

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  • Monday, February 24, 2014
  • | Nursery World
Dr Bex Lewis, Research fellow in social media and online learning at the University of Durham and author of Raising Children in a Digital Age.

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