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Is your nursery space working for or against gender diversity? Dr Jen Lyttleton-Smith examines why promoting gender diversity and avoiding stereotypical roles is important when working with young children, and how settings can change their practice and environment for the better

Positive Relationships: Working With Parents - Kith and kin

Features

Monday, October 16, 2017

| Nursery World

To improve their relationships with kinship carers, and to help make these people feel less isolated, practitioners should understand their particular challenges. By Nicola Stobbs and Alison Prowle

Risking it all

Opinion

Monday, October 16, 2017

| Nursery World

I had the pleasure of being invited to speak at the Northamptonshire Childminding Conference in September.

New Forest School award launches

News

Friday, October 13, 2017

| Nursery World

Forest school providers can now gain an accredited award, which recognises their good practice.

Call for children with reading difficulties to have hearing checks

News

Friday, October 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Academics from Coventry University are recommending children with reading difficulties be more 'thoroughly screened' for hearing problems.

Scottish government consults on closing the gap

News

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

| Nursery World

The Scottish government has launched a consultation on assessing progress in literacy, numeracy and health and wellbeing for children and young people from 3-18.

Popular baby book scheme tops 1,000

News

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

| Nursery World

More than a thousand babies in Bradford are being given a free book every month as part of a literacy skills development programme.

EYFS Best Practice - All about… memory

Features

Monday, October 2, 2017

| Nursery World

How does the ability to form and retrieve memories develop in children, why is it important to early learning, and how can adults help to stimulate it? Anne O’Connor reports

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - How cruel?

Features

Monday, October 2, 2017

| Nursery World

Ahead of next month’s Anti-Bullying Week, Caroline Vollans examines what bullying behaviour actually is and shows how practitioners can encourage children’s kindness and co-operation

Early language as important as obesity as a sign of child wellbeing

News

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

| Nursery World

Early language development must be prioritised as a child wellbeing indicator to close the gap between children in low-income and better-off households, according to a new study.