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Observation and assessment is not just about watching young children from a distance, but requires listening closely to their talk and reflecting on what it means, says Helen Bromley.
* We have ten copies of Key Times for Play - The first three years by Julia Manning-Morton and Maggie Thorp (Open University Press, 14.99) to give away to Nursery World readers. Send your name and...
Little acorns grow into big nuts, as we used to say... Well, what could be more fun for Christmas? A new CD, 'Little Acorns', offers children and their nannies a singalong session with artists such as...
One of the largest nursery groups in the country has launched a petition calling for the Government to urgently review funding for three- and four-year-olds, after losing more than 10 per cent on the...
It would seem to be quite a risk for the Coalition Government to ask Frank 'think the unthinkable' Field to carry out a review of poverty and life chances. Here is a character who was a regular...
* We have ten copies of Starting School by Janet and Allan Ahlberg (Puffin, 4.99) to give away to Nursery World readers. Send your name and address on the back of a postcard or envelope, marked...
The process of systematically watching and listening to children and documenting what practitioners see and hear is central to good practice, say Professor Chris Pascal and Professor Tony Bertram.
Education spending is falling at the fastest rate since the 1950s, with early years one of the hardest hit areas, the Institute for Fiscal studies warns.
I am a teaching assistant for a first school and I sympathise with the problems highlighted in 'Assistants "still undervalued"' (News, 1 August). I, too, am looking for routes into teaching, as I...
Professor Cathy Nutbrown is holding one-day events across the country to give the early years and childcare workforce the chance to contribute to the qualifications review.