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Using smartphones and tablets helps to develop early literacy

News

Friday, March 13, 2020

| Nursery World

An OECD study has found a link between five-year-olds’ use of digital devices and early literacy and working memory.

Woodwork - We’ve nailed it!

Features

Monday, November 25, 2019

| Nursery World

Children at one school in London are encouraged to become confident users of real tools in a designated woodwork shed. Gabriella Jozwiak reports

International - Child at Street 11

Features

Monday, October 28, 2019

| Nursery World

‘The people that society wants for tomorrow are in Child at Street 11 today’ – Anne O’Connor went to meet them and learn about this Singapore centre’s ‘pedagogy of possibilities’

Children’s Thinking - In deep thought

Features

Monday, October 14, 2019

| Nursery World

The deepening of children’s thinking and learning at one setting in west London is examined by Jo Dabir-Alai in part one of this three-part series

Parents find reading together helps children talk about their worries

News

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

| Nursery World

More than 700,000 Reception children will receive a free book this week, as a study finds reading helps children to open up about their feelings.

Interview - Chris Caws, development manager, Youth Sport Trust

Other

Monday, September 16, 2019

| Nursery World

The Youth Sport Trust has been working in West Somerset, an Opportunity Area, which is ranked lowest in the Social Mobility Index

Exclusive interview: Montessori St Nicholas on its milestone year

News

Monday, April 1, 2019

| Nursery World

As Montessori celebrates 100 years of training in the UK, Nursery World meets Leonor Stjepic, CEO of Montessori St Nicholas

Speech & Language: Part 12 - Just ask?

Features

Monday, April 1, 2019

| Nursery World

Anne-Marie Tassoni and Penny Tassoni explain the purpose of asking questions of children, and what they should entail

Parents rate early education highly, survey shows

News

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

| Nursery World

Nine in ten parents of children six and under agree that early years educators have an essential role to play in their child’s development and believe they should be paid accordingly, research suggests.

Physical Development - Doing fine

Features

Monday, March 18, 2019

| Nursery World

Fine motor skills are apparently declining in school-leavers, so instilling them in the early years is vital, says Caroline Vollans

Charities unite to call for action on children's SLCN

News

Thursday, March 7, 2019

| Nursery World

Sixty charities and organisations have joined forces to urge the Prime Minister to do more to improve support for the 1.4 million children with speech, language and communication needs.

Speech & Language: Part 11 - Let me explain

Features

Monday, March 4, 2019

| Nursery World

What type of expressive language should you expect three- to five-year-olds to be able to use when re-telling a story or event? Anne-Marie Tassoni and Penny Tassoni advise

Boys from poorer backgrounds gain most from not delaying school start

News

Friday, February 22, 2019

| Nursery World

Disadvantaged boys benefit most from starting Reception in September, according to new research.

Speech & Language: Part 10 - Full attention

Features

Monday, February 4, 2019

| Nursery World

Anne-Marie Tassoni and Penny Tassoni explain ways to help children aged three to five who struggle to follow instructions or sit quietly during group times

Shops and businesses to help children develop language skills

News

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

| Nursery World

Clarks has pledged to train all 6,500 of its staff in developing children’s speech, language and communication skills and engaging with families in stores across the country.

Children's early cognitive skills should be prioritised to close the disadvantage gap

News

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

| Nursery World

Early years services must prioritise children’s cognitive development to combat income-related learning gaps, an early intervention charity has warned.

Gap between poor five-year-olds and their better-off peers has grown

News

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

| Nursery World

The early learning gap between children in poverty and their peers has widened in half of areas across England, according to new analysis.

EYFS data highlights growing gap between disadvantaged children and their peers

News

Thursday, November 29, 2018

| Nursery World

The gap between children on free school meals and their peers at the end of Reception has widened, updated data from the EYFS Profile shows.

Speech & Language: Part 8 - Speaking out

Features

Monday, November 26, 2018

| Nursery World

Two- to three-year-olds’ expressive language is at a crucial stage. Anne-Marie Tassoni and Penny Tassoni explain what to expect and when you should be concerned

Inclusion - Supporting… Jaipreet

Features

Monday, November 12, 2018

| Nursery World

How one nursery in the West Midlands helped a Punjabi-speaking girl become a confident talker in English before moving on to school. By Annette Rawstrone