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Documentary film night highlights childcare activism in the 1970s

Saturday, June 1, 2024

| Nursery World

A recent retro film night and discussion on 1970s childcare activism in London and NYC was both inspiring and frustrating. How much has really changed? Karen Hart reports

What research tells us (the science bit)

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Thursday, May 30, 2024

| Nursery World

Gabriella Jozwiak looks more closely at a study led by Nim Tottenham from the Department of Psychology, Columbia University, which investigated how children’s attachment with a parent or carer affects their learning.

EYE SUPPLEMENT Research: Building oral skill

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

| Nursery World

Dr Ioanna Bakopoulou discusses the Supporting Spoken Language in the Classroom Programme, which aims to help practitioners develop strong language provision.

EYE SUPPLEMENT Professional Book Review: Nurturing minds

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

| Nursery World

Richard Willis, visiting professor at the University of South Wales, reviews a book which explores how mindfullness can be integrated into settings. It combines theory, case studies and research to discuss how to improve the emotional wellbeing of our children.

What Research Tells Us (The Science Bit)

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

| Nursery World

Is a decline in independent activity in early years causing poorer childhood mental health?Gabriella Jozwiak looks at some research from the US.

Safeguarding: Understanding 'verbal abuse' and roads to prevention

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

A study on the lasting impact of ‘childhood verbal abuse’ highlights the need for all adult caregivers to be mindful of how they communicate to children, finds Caroline Vollans

EYE SUPPLEMENT Research: How rhythm and tone are key for the early language-learning brain

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

A study recently concluded babies first learn language via rhythm and tone instead of phonetic information. Professor Usha Goswami shares more about the BabyRhythm project.

What Research Tells Us: About intergenerational learning

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Gabriella Jozwiak looks more closely at a study by Anne Fitzpatrick and Ann Marie Halpenny, from the School of Social Sciences, Law and Education at Technological University Dublin, which investigated the benefits of intergenerational learning.

EYE SUPPLEMENT Professional Book Review: Integrating theory and practice

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Richard Willis, visiting professor at the University of South Wales, reviews a book which integrates early years theory and practice, and aims to encourage readers to start a conversation about their own beliefs and experiences.

What Research Tells Us: ‘Children’s voices: Inclusive early childhood placemaking with children’

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

| Nursery World

Creating enabling environments in early years settings is a core theme of the Early Years Foundation Stage. But do early years practitioners consider children’s own views when designing a nursery environment? By Gabriella Jozwiak

Maths: Harness the executive function to help children gain a deep understanding of maths

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Tuesday, January 30, 2024

| Nursery World

Executive functions play an important role in early maths, says Rosemary O’Connor, from a University of Oxford team who have developed a programme to embed these crucial mental skills into fun maths activities

What research tells us: Bucharest Early Intervention Project, 2000

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Monday, January 8, 2024

| Nursery World

In the first of a new column on the science foundations which underpin everyday best practice, Gabriella Jozwiak looks at what a study of Romanian orphanages tells us about the effect of care environment on development

Learning Behaviours: How should we view the CoEL?

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Monday, January 8, 2024

| Nursery World

In this final part of his series on learning behaviours, Jan Dubiel explores how early years practitioners should approach the Characteristics of Effective Learning

Social Interactions part 3: Understanding how self-regulation and co-regulation work together

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

| Nursery World

What are co-regulation and self-regulation skills and how do they interact? Caroline Vollans reports

Research Nurseries: On a learning curve

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Wednesday, August 2, 2023

| Nursery World

In the last of the series, researcher Gemma Goldenberg discusses what research- informed practice means to different settings and unpicks some of the differing views about what works

Research Nurseries: Practitioner collaboration at BEYA helps to move the sector forward

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| Nursery World

In the penultimate instalment of this series, Gemma Goldenberg hears about grassroots innovations from one nursery federation, such as an assessment tool that is now used by more than 100 settings across the world

Research Nurseries: A visit to the University of Stirling's psychology kindergarten

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

| Nursery World

A nursery ‘research lab’ that sits within the University of Stirling’s psychology division is providing innovative child development research, Nicole Weinstein discovers

Research Nurseries: Supporting early communication with evidence-based projects in Liverpool

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

One setting in Liverpool has been taking part in research projects with universities to improve the professional development of staff as well as enhance its practice in areas such as children's communication development. By Gemma Goldenberg

Research Nurseries: Embedding theory through co-locating an expert

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

| Nursery World

One nursery group has embedded theory into its everyday practice by co-locating early years consultant Alice Sharp on the premises of one of its settings to work on staff development. By Gemma Goldenberg

Professional book review: 'Learning how movies work'

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

| Nursery World

Dr Cath Arnold reviews How Toddlers Learn the Secret Language of Movies by Cary Bazalgette and discovers why movie-watching is much more than a passive experience

EYFS Best Practice: how to teach oral language skills

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Tuesday, February 28, 2023

| Nursery World

It is traditionally hard to prove how pedagogical knowledge impacts children's outcomes, but a new Oxford University study has gained new ground. By Caroline Vollans

Research Nurseries: Evidence-based practice at a nursery with no disadvantage gap

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Friday, February 10, 2023

| Nursery World

In part 3 of this series, Gemma Goldenberg discovers what evidence-based practice looks like at a research school

Research Nurseries: How Pen Green develops its staff through research

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| Nursery World

Internationally renowned centre Pen Green has a model of research-led practice with practitioners leading the way. By Gemma Goldenberg

Research nurseries: How a nursery in Sheffield is using research to inform its practice

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| Nursery World

Like research schools, some nurseries use evidence to improve practice. In part one of this series focusing on these settings, Gemma Goldenberg visits an early years research centre in Sheffield

What is an enabling environment – and who is doing the enabling?

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Thursday, August 18, 2022

| Nursery World

Is it time to reassess our view of the enabling environment? Turning the term on its head, an environment that enables is more than the adult and more than the child – it becomes a context for intent, agendas and interests, say Dr Angela Scollan and Professor Federico Farini.

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Documentary film night highlights childcare activism in the 1970s

What research tells us (the science bit)

EYE SUPPLEMENT Research: Building oral skill

EYE SUPPLEMENT Professional Book Review: Nurturing minds

What Research Tells Us (The Science Bit)

Safeguarding: Understanding 'verbal abuse' and roads to prevention

EYE SUPPLEMENT Research: How rhythm and tone are key for the early language-learning brain

What Research Tells Us: About intergenerational learning

EYE SUPPLEMENT Professional Book Review: Integrating theory and practice

What Research Tells Us: ‘Children’s voices: Inclusive early childhood placemaking with children’

Maths: Harness the executive function to help children gain a deep understanding of maths

What research tells us: Bucharest Early Intervention Project, 2000

Learning Behaviours: How should we view the CoEL?

Social Interactions part 3: Understanding how self-regulation and co-regulation work together

Research Nurseries: On a learning curve

Research Nurseries: Practitioner collaboration at BEYA helps to move the sector forward

Research Nurseries: A visit to the University of Stirling's psychology kindergarten

Research Nurseries: Supporting early communication with evidence-based projects in Liverpool

Research Nurseries: Embedding theory through co-locating an expert

Professional book review: 'Learning how movies work'

EYFS Best Practice: how to teach oral language skills

Research Nurseries: Evidence-based practice at a nursery with no disadvantage gap

Research Nurseries: How Pen Green develops its staff through research

Research nurseries: How a nursery in Sheffield is using research to inform its practice

What is an enabling environment – and who is doing the enabling?

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