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Learning & Development: Small-world play - It's fantastic!

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

| Nursery World

Play with small, fantasy figurines is an ideal way to address language impoverishment and help to meet the aims of the 'Every Child a Talker' project, says Michael Jones.

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.

Interview - Sarah Pakenham

Other

Monday, April 1, 2019

| Nursery World

Scallywag Press was founded in 2018 with the purpose of bringing entertaining and memorable books to a worldwide audience, publishing work by talented newcomers as well as established authors and illustrators, and re-issuing classic titles.

Dialogic Reading - Let’s share

Features

Monday, April 15, 2019

| Nursery World

Dialogic reading, where the child is prompted to be the teller of the story, has been a success at LEYF, explains June O’Sullivan

Early years Welsh language scheme launches

News

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

| Nursery World

A new scheme to strengthen early years practitioners’ Welsh language skills has been launched by the National Centre for Learning Welsh.

Families lose legal challenge against Reception baseline

News

Wednesday, July 31, 2019

| Nursery World

Families challenging the Department for Education’s introduction of the Reception baseline assessment have been refused permission to take the case to a full judicial review.

Free school pupils score higher in phonics check

News

Thursday, September 26, 2019

| Nursery World

Children attending free schools and converter academies outperformed those in sponsored academies and local authority-run schools in the phonics check.

Steiner celebrates 100 years in education

News

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

| Nursery World

Steiner education celebrates its centenary this year with a conference open to everyone working in early years.

Proposed EYFS changes ‘not supported by evidence’

News

Monday, September 16, 2019

| Nursery World

New research reveals there is little support among the sector or evidence for making extensive changes to the current Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework.

EYFS Activities: Five ways to… mark-make outside

Features

Monday, September 16, 2019

| Nursery World

How to combine mark-making activity with the outdoors environment. By Julie Mountain

Parent's Guide: Early learning - Woodwork

Features

Monday, September 30, 2019

| Nursery World

What does woodwork at nursery actually entail, and what are the benefits to young children of taking part? Annette Rawstrone explains

EYFS Activities: Sharing books… Elmer

Features

Monday, October 14, 2019

| Nursery World

By David McKee (Andersen Press, 1989)

Consultation on revised EYFS launches

News

Thursday, October 24, 2019

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has today launched a consultation on proposed changes to the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Around the Nursery, Part 4 - Pressing needs

Features

Monday, December 9, 2019

| Nursery World

Dough and other malleable materials have a role to play across the early years curriculum, explains Penny Tassoni

Ofsted's Gill Jones begins drive to clarify Bold Beginnings report

News

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

| Nursery World

Ofsted’s early years head has sought to reassure Reception class teachers and EYFS leaders in the wake of controversy surrounding Ofsted’s report on Reception practice.

'Reading for pleasure' key to turning boys into readers

News

Monday, July 9, 2012

| Nursery World

Male reading volunteers in schools and parenting programmes that focus on fathers are among the recommendations of a major report into how to tackle the gap between boys and girls in reading.

Assessment of early learning goals doesn't provide an 'honest picture', says physical development expert

News

Thursday, March 1, 2018

| Nursery World

According to Lala Manners, the assessment criteria of the early learning goals for physical development are too subjective and must be addressed.

The Big Picture - Full STEAM

News

Sunday, March 4, 2018

| Nursery World

A new animated series on the principles of engineering will air on CBeebies during National Science Week (9-18 March).

Puzzle play supports children's early maths development

News

Friday, February 24, 2012

| Nursery World

Playing with puzzles can help children develop better spatial awareness and may even improve their maths skills, according to a new study.

Nurseries asked to gear up dads for Fathers' Story Week

News

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

| Nursery World

Fathers should participate more in their children's learning, says the Fatherhood Institute, as the think-tank urges schools, nurseries and other family learning settings to sign up for Fathers' Story Week 2012.

BookTrust names free books for under-fives in 2018

News

Thursday, January 11, 2018

| Nursery World

Ed Vere's Max the Brave and David Melling's 123 Splosh will be sent out to 1.2m young children and their families this year.

Campaigners against formal learning in Reception call for controversial report to be withdrawn

News

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

| Nursery World

More than 1,700 academics, Reception and nursery teachers, early years practitioners, parents, headteachers, union leaders, and MPs have signed a letter expressing concern about Ofsted’s Bold Beginnings report.

Heads threaten to boycott phonics reading check

News

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

| Nursery World

Head teachers have threatened to put an end to the phonics reading check for all six-year-olds, if it is seen to be politically motivated and used as a weapon to attack teachers.