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EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Empathy

A lack of consideration for others is seen as the root of many social problems - hence the key role of the early years in developing empathy in children.
Nursery complaints about Ofsted inspection on the rise

Complaints about Ofsted inspections are nothing new, but in recent weeks, Nursery World has been inundated with emails, comments on our forum, and our Linkedin group, pointing to growing unrest and frustration with Ofsted's inspections regime.
Does France really lead the way?

Neil Leitch finds elements of practice to question on a visit to French nurseries

Iodine deficiency in pregnancy may lower a child's IQ according to research from the universities of Bristol and Surrey.

Five men have been arrested in Worcestershire after a child told their family that they had been sexually abused at a Bright Eyes nursery.

Three nurseries in Dublin are being investigated by police following reports of the mistreatment of children in their care.

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Practitioners should work closely with parents of adopted children who will often have a history of upheaval and trauma, says Anne O'Connor.

Enrich a child's language skills by talking about books, say Claire Bates and Helen Roscoe, Suffolk County Council Early Years and Childcare Service

You can recreate a seaside experience by careful choice of resources, says Nicole Weinstein.

A project using lullabies to engage more fully with children and their families is demonstrating the power of music, reports Katy Morton.

If a child stops breathing and goes stiff after an upsetting episode, they may be experiencing breath-holding spells. Sue Chambers explains.

World of Beans
28 February 2013
Beans here again! I’ll try not to rabbit on too much, but I was going to tell you about all the hopping mad things I got up to in February! (And a little bit about what’s been going on at Nursery World...
The waiting game
18 January 2013
Leading lights from the early years sector have been out in force at a succession of events this week – most planned on the assumption that, surely, the Government would have released its responses...