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Learning and Development: Under-threes - Love you!

Monday, November 14, 2011

| Nursery World

The lasting effects of loving interactions between babies and their parents and early years practitioners are borne out in a project explained by Veronica Lawrence and Claire Stevenson.

Early Years Pioneers: Susan Isaacs

Features

Wednesday, January 19, 2005

| Nursery World

Practitioners can learn a great deal from the work of early years educator and lecturer Susan Isaacs, as Professor Tricia David explains

Learning & Development: Play - Master minds

Features

Monday, May 29, 2017

| Nursery World

An artist’s residency at one setting led to loose-parts play, and to practitioners questioning their role and the meaning of early education. By Annette Rawstrone

Learning & Development: Consulting with children - A matter of opinion

Features

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

| Nursery World

Consulting children requires clear objectives and considerations of practical issues. Dr Neil de Reybekill and Lynn Beckett show how.

Learning & Development: First-hand experiences - 'N' is for Nel Noddings

Features

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

| Nursery World

What matters to children in their learning is spelled out in a new A to Z guide compiled by Diane Rich, Mary Jane Drummond and Cathy Myer.

Phonics check branded 'a waste of money'

News

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

| Nursery World

The largest teaching union has slammed the phonics reading check for six-year-olds as a 'waste of money', after Government research found that the majority of teachers found it had 'little or no impact' on children's reading and writing.

Learning & Development: Aggressive Play - For real?

Features

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

| Nursery World

Should childcarers allow aggressive play, and where does the line have to be drawn? Elaine Lee considers the views of various professionals.

Fantastic masterclasses on children's learning and gender at the Nursery World Show 2018

Other

Thursday, January 4, 2018

| Nursery World

Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, presenter of the BBC's The Sky at Night, is leading How children learn: inspiring, supporting, teaching.

Learning & Development: Rhythm - A fact of life

Features

Friday, September 6, 2013

| Nursery World

Rhythm is a critical area for both communication and physical skills development, so how can practitioners ensure children's learning is supported? Lala Manners reports.

Learning & Development: Progress Check at Two: Part 5 - Small steps

Features

Monday, January 27, 2014

| Nursery World

In this case study, Sue Chambers focuses on assessing physical development for the Progress Check at Age Two, and deals with difficult conversations that may form part of some evaluations.

Child Development: Your guide to the first five years: part 1 - A holistic view

Features

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

| Nursery World

Best practice in the Early Years Foundation Stage will depend on understanding how all the aspects of child's development link together. Maria Robinson sets out a way to approach them.

Learning & Development: Self-regulation - A good match?

Features

Monday, November 2, 2015

| Nursery World

A secure and trusting relationship, in the right environment, is key for children to develop internal self-regulation. Megan McClelland and Shauna Tominey explain

Learning & Development: Communication & Language - Up to speed

Features

Monday, June 15, 2015

| Nursery World

A 'language-rich' environment both at home and in the nursery is vital if a child is to progress easily through the many stages of early speech development. In the first of a series on communication and language, Professor Caroline Rowland and Dr Michelle Peter explain why.

Learning & Development - Well-Being: Part 4 - Spiritual growth

Features

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

| Nursery World

The spiritual dimension of life is a challenging aspect of early years development, but a vital one to emphasise, says Marion Dowling.

Early Years Pioneers: Vivian Gussin Paley

Features

Wednesday, December 14, 2005

| Nursery World

Storytelling and storyacting animate Vivian Gussin Paley's observations of children at play, writes Ruth Thomson

EYFS best practice - All about… handwriting

Features

Monday, October 1, 2018

| Nursery World

What are the expectations of young children’s ability to write by hand and how is this changing in the context of an increasingly digital world, asks Annette Rawstrone

Learning & Development: Memory - I remember

Features

Monday, October 5, 2015

| Nursery World

How do children learn and remember information, and what approaches will help them reach their full potential? In an extract from her book on child psychology, Usha Goswami explains.

Learning & Development: ICT - Byte back

Features

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

| Nursery World

We should take the precautionary principle in exposing young children to ICT before we know the long-term effects, argues Dr Richard House.

EYFS Best Practice: All about…Pikler

Features

Monday, March 6, 2017

| Nursery World

How Emmi Pikler’s approach to care-giving for the under-threes can be incorporated into modern best practice at settings and at home. By Dorothy Marlen

Learning & Development: Physical Development - Take your position

Features

Friday, May 11, 2012

| Nursery World

Understanding proprioception leaves settings better placed to meet the physical developmental needs of young children, says Anne O'Connor.

Learning & Development: Babywatching - Hello, baby!

Features

Monday, October 3, 2016

| Nursery World

The increasingly popular BASE Babywatching programme aims to boost children’s empathy in order to tackle violence in schools and beyond. Griselda Kellie-Smith and Andrea Perry explain how it works

Learning & Development: Gender - Oh, boy!

Features

Monday, April 18, 2016

| Nursery World

Thinking in a more challenging way about gender in early childhood can be daunting but is vital to real understanding, say Kath Tayler and Deborah Price

Learning & Development School Readiness: Part 1 - Starting points

Features

Monday, October 17, 2011

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners are caught between what policymakers and educationalists mean by readiness for school, as David Whitebread and Sue Bingham explain.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Sensory development

Features

Monday, February 9, 2015

| Nursery World

How children learn from the world around them is influenced by both their external senses, such as taste and touch, and their internal senses of movement and body awareness. Anne O'Connor considers how these senses help to build understanding, when problems might arise, and how practitioners can make sure they are offering suitable environments