Stages of Development

Sam Wass opening Fennies Day Nursery and Pre-school in Walton-on-Thames
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Fennies nursery group partners with TV child psychologist

Provision
Bispham Endowed Primary School in Blackpool is delivering the Natterbox Nook sessions
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Music and storytelling activities to boost children's communication skills

Families
Babies can understand the subtle differences between phrases, such as 'Clap your hands', and 'Take your hands', before they learn to talk
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Babies recognise phrases before they can talk, study finds

Birth to Threes
The International Early Learning and Child Well-Being Study looks at children at age five
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Low birth weight an indicator of delayed development at age five - study

Child Development
The ELGs have been removed from Development Matters to avoid the ‘top-down’ pressure of the goals
Features

EYFS guidance - The big picture

Practice
Red Hen Day Nursery in Lincolnshire has embraced the opportunity to mix ages
Features

Mixed-Age Groups – Win, win?

Practice
The programme will look at how practitioners and parents can support children's move from early years settings to starting primary school
News

Leeds Beckett to partner with European-wide project to look at the transition to school

Child Development
The research finds that children only learn how to do jigsaws once they hit a certain age
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New research reveals how children learn to do jigsaw puzzles

Child Development
Some children are regressing as a reaction to the coronavirus crisis and lockdown
Features

Child Development: An essential guide to… regression

Practice
Critics of the EYFS reforms say that Reception class teachers are under 'huge pressure' to ensure that all children achieve the Early Learning Goals at the age of five
News

Row breaks out between critics of the revised early years curriculum and DfE

Review of The Early Years Foundation Stage
A few key questions can help establish the impact of lockdown on a child's physical skills
Features

'Closing the gap' post-lockdown: observing and supporting physical skills

Child Development
Is anybody listening? The sector feels its views on the EYFS have been ignored
Features

The early adopter EYFS: What’s wrong and where do we go from here?

Characteristics of Effective Learning
Features

Child Development: 5 things you need to know about… empathy

Practice
Supporting schemas enables more attuned learning experiences
Features

Supporting Schemas - Link up

Practice
Children gain a sense of agency when there is no external control (photos courtesy of Froebel Trust)
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Intrinsic Motivation - Rich rewards

Practice
Features

Child Development: 5 things you need to know about… object permanence

Practice

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