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One child's disability and another's distress led to a surprisingly simple nursery resource with proven benefits for children's well-being and language development. Michael Jones explains how.
As a nursery nurse with five years' experience of working in a day nursery, I feel I must voice my opinion about the recent news report about the benefits to children of their attending pre-school...
Parents and carers interested in another way to communicate with babies before they can talk are attending baby signing classes, which has raised concerns that it may hinder speech development. But ...
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Try these tips from Alison Davies, professional storyteller and author of Storytelling in the Classroom
The need for good speaking, listening and communication skills in the early years has, rightly, shot up the agenda in recent years, with the Bercow Report and the Every Child a Talker programme.
The UK’s second largest nursery chain Bright Horizons has bought Little Unicorn Day Nurseries, a group of four nurseries in London.
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.
In both the indoors and outdoors environments, loose parts are an ideal resource for involving children in maths activities, explains Shardi Vaziri
Scotland’s Named Person scheme is planned to go national by September, but the policy has divided opinion, reports Charlotte Goddard