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The new review, bringing together two separate assessments from early years and health, is being rolled out this month. Charlotte Goddard provides an overview of what practitioners need to know.
Professor Cathy Nutbrown asked Nursery World readers to send in their questions about the future of early years qualifications to feed into her review. Here are her replies
Ways that nurseries can identify and promote children's readiness for reading are highlighted in studies considered by Kyra Karmiloff and Annette Karmiloff-Smith.
Literacy is linked to a specific body of knowledge and skills, so practitioners should focus on helping children to acquire these essentials, says Vicky Hutchin.
Communication and language should be given greater emphasis than literacy in young children's development, the review into the Early Years Foundation Stage recommends.
Neither staff nor children waited to be asked by the inspector how they felt about their outstanding nursery, says Karen Faux.
Try a few pet ducks for a wonderful addition to nursery life, loved by all, says Child First manager Andrea Leonard.
Some food for thought in your professional career. RESOURCES FOR EARLY LEARNING: Children, Adults and Stuff. By Pat Gura (Paul Chapman, 14.99, 020 7374 0645).
'I am a Unique Child. I am Two. What I can do' is a Wokingham-wide assessment tool developed in response to settings' anxieties over the Progress Check at Two. The success of the new resources lie in...