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Observation - Take notice

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

| Nursery World

Observing individual children and using the information gained to support their learning are vital exercises, explains Dr Stella Louis, who looks at how the revised EYFS may impact practice

A Unique Child: Practice in pictures - Security and perseverance

Features

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

| Nursery World

In a safe environment where they feel secure, even very small children can enjoy constructive problem-solving and concentrate for surprising amounts of time, says Anne O'Connor.

Observation, Assessment and Planning in the EYFS: Part 8: Reporting and describing progress

Features

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

| Nursery World

Sharing observations on children's achievements with both parents and the children themselves is a delicate process for thoughtful practitioners, says Helen Bromley.

A Unique Child Pretend Play: Practice in pictures - Who's calling?

Features

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

| Nursery World

A pretend telephone communication can demonstrate a very young child's grasp of speaking languages, imitating adult reality and being held in mind, as Anne O'Connor explains.

Observation, Assessment and Planning in the EYFS: Part 3: Planning

Features

Thursday, July 2, 2009

| Nursery World

Approaches to planning need to be reconsidered, especially in the light of the Early Years Foundation Stage and Ofsted inspections, says Helen Bromley.

Learning & Development: Development Matters - Next steps

Features

Monday, November 4, 2013

| Nursery World

With Development Matters removed from both the Department for Education's website and the Ofsted inspectors' guidance, Lena Engel examines its history and asks what the implications are for practice.

Nursery Equipment: Planning - Be inspired

Features

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

| Nursery World

To create effective 'enabling environments', we must be open to ideas from a range of sources, including educational pioneers, overseas settings and children themselves, says Nicole Weinstein.

EYFS Best Practice: All about ... Teaching in the EYFS

Features

Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

Bureaucracy and misconceptions led to the decline of 'teaching' in the original EYFS. Early years expert Lena Engel explains why it must be restored to its rightful place under the revised framework.

Learning & Development: Assessment - Right on

Features

Monday, February 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Whatever new criteria are given to us, assessment remains an essential expression of our values as practitioners and defines how we support children as learners, argues Jan Dubiel of Early Excellence.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Why are the leaves yellow?

Features

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

| Nursery World

What do children really get out of playing outdoors? An action research project into children's fascinations and explorations in nature, described by Annie Davy and Jennie Creese, found the evidence.

Learning & Development: EYFS Profile - To scale

Features

Friday, January 25, 2013

| Nursery World

With the arrival of the EYFS Profile Handbook, Jan Dubiel highlights some significant changes to the structure and content of the Profile.

Observing, assessing and planning across the early years: keeping the child at the heart of effective practice

Other

Friday, October 31, 2014

| Nursery World

Refine your observation and assessment skills and make sure children's development is at the heart of your thinking

Assessment of PD: something isn't adding up

Opinion

Thursday, November 13, 2014

| Nursery World

How can 86 per cent of children achieve an ‘expected’ level for PD in the EYFS Profile when 90 per cent have woeful levels of physical activity, asks Dr Lala Manners, director, Active Matters

Observation, Assessment & Planning in the EYFS

Features

Thursday, February 18, 2010

| Nursery World

Nursery World's series on Observation, Assessment & Planning in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), by Helen Bromley, early years consultant and literacy specialist.

Learning & Development: Planning for under-threes - Room to grow

Features

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

| Nursery World

Babies are the stars of the show in a room approach at Rainbow Nursery, Middlestone Moor, where staff plan experiences with a highly individual touch. Karen Crawford and Sheila Gardiner explain it all.

A unique child: Music therapy - Scaling up

Features

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

| Nursery World

A study has measured the effects of music therapy on children's emotional well-being, reports Karen Faux.

A Unique Child: Integrated Review - In view

Features

Monday, November 30, 2015

| Nursery World

How does the integrated review combine the Progress Check, Ages & Stages and the Healthy Child Review, and what do the different perspectives bring to the table? Dr Kay Mathieson explains

Observation, Assessment and Planning in the EYFS: Part 6: Listening to children

Features

Thursday, July 2, 2009

| Nursery World

Observation and assessment is not just about watching young children from a distance, but requires listening closely to their talk and reflecting on what it means, says Helen Bromley.

Analysis: Teacher-led activities 'produce better results'

News

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

| Nursery World

The upcoming review of the Early Years Foundation Stage needs to look carefully at worldwide studies of effective pre-school approaches, says Oli de Botton of the CfBT Education Trust.