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Positive Relationships: Men in Childcare - In proportion

Monday, May 29, 2017

| Nursery World

One setting is bucking the norm of a female-dominated early years workforce by making the recruitment of men part of its commitment to equality and diversity, finds Meredith Jones Russell

EYFS Best Practice: All about… teaching assistants

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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

| Nursery World

New research shows that when used in the best way, teaching assistants can have a positive impact on children’s learning and their transition to school, as Marion Dowling explains

Positive Relationships: Working with Parents - Good to talk

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Monday, May 1, 2017

| Nursery World

A project run by a nursery in the West Midlands with the University of Worcester is helping parents to support their children’s language development, explain Alison Prowle and Nicola Stobbs

Home Learning: A parent’s guide to… physical play

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Monday, May 1, 2017

| Nursery World

How to encourage your children to partake in beneficial and enjoyable physical activities. By Penny Tassoni

Positive Relationships: Parenting Programmes - Taking the strain

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Monday, April 17, 2017

| Nursery World

Fortunately for those parents struggling to cope with their child’s behaviour, there are programmes to help, reports Annette Rawstrone

EYFS Best Practice - All about… families after separation

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Monday, April 3, 2017

| Nursery World

With ‘blended families’ on the increase, early years practitioners need to be in tune with the feelings of the children affected, and aware of their obligations to both parents, writes Annette Rawstrone

Home Learning: A parent’s guide to… cooking

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Monday, April 3, 2017

| Nursery World

Far from being something to avoid for busy parents, cooking with children is a great way to spend time together, explains Penny Tassoni

Positive Relationships: Parenting Programmes - Strongest link

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Monday, March 20, 2017

| Nursery World

Early intervention programmes are finding greater success by engaging both parents, rather than just mothers, as well as enrolling them before the birth of their child, discovers Annette Rawstrone

Home Learning: A parent’s guide to…dressing up

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Monday, March 6, 2017

| Nursery World

This activity is always a winner with young children, is easy to do at home, and is developmentally beneficial. By Penny Tassoni

EYFS Best Practice: All about…Pikler

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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

Positive Relationships: Bereavement - Fiona's story

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Monday, February 20, 2017

| Nursery World

‘Once upon a time there was a princess called Fiona…’ How one setting in Luton dealt with the death of an outstanding, much-loved practitioner. By Anni McTavish

Home Learning - A parent’s guide to… number

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Monday, February 6, 2017

| Nursery World

Introducing young children to the concept of number should be easy and entertaining. Penny Tassoni provides some tips

Positive Relationships: Working With Parents - On message

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Monday, January 23, 2017

| Nursery World

It’s important to get parents to support their children’s schematic behaviour, explains Helen Petrie

Home Learning - A parent’s guide to… construction play

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Monday, January 9, 2017

| Nursery World

This type of play should bring out the designer in both boys and girls, explains Penny Tassoni

EYFS Best Practice - All about… contingent talk

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Monday, December 12, 2016

| Nursery World

Noticing what a baby is attending to, and then talking to them about it, boosts language development. By Dr Danielle Matthews, Dr Michelle McGillion and Professor Julian Pine

EYFS Best Practice - All about…touch

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Monday, November 28, 2016

| Nursery World

Why is touch so important for babies and young children? Because it is linked to healthy physical and emotional development, Anne O’Connor explains

Working Mum - Making friends

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Monday, November 28, 2016

| Nursery World

Her daughter struggling to make friends at school was a major worry for Working Mum, until her teacher found some solutions

Home Learning - A parent’s guide to… small-world play

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Monday, November 14, 2016

| Nursery World

Although this type of activity is child-led, parents can help their children immerse themselves in worlds of their own making by following these tips. By Penny Tassoni

EYFS Best Practice - All about… trust

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Monday, October 31, 2016

| Nursery World

Trust and respect – both between children and practitioners, and parents and practitioners – are central to effective early years practice and pedagogy, explains Kathryn Solly

Positive Relationships: Parenting Programmes - Word of mouse

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Monday, October 31, 2016

| Nursery World

A furry toy is being used to engage parents in their children’s learning, finds Annette Rawstrone

Working Mum - All grown up

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Monday, October 31, 2016

| Nursery World

The transition to school nursery is bitter sweet for Working Mum

Cookery corner - Pearl barley, butternut squash and mushroom risotto

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Monday, October 17, 2016

| Nursery World

Replacing rice with pearl barley gives the risotto, served with roasted cauliflower, a lovely texture in this delicious autumnal recipe from Dani, one of our lovely Snapdragons chefs.

Home Learning - A parent’s guide to… social skills

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Monday, September 19, 2016

| Nursery World

From empathising with others’ feelings and needs to winning and losing games gracefully, Penny Tassoni provides some top tips for encouraging social skills in young children

Working Mum - Switch it off!

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Monday, September 5, 2016

| Nursery World

The nursery claims that the use of its television is education, but Working Mum suspects the setting has come to depend on it

Positive Relationships: Parenting Programmes - Easy does it!

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Monday, September 5, 2016

| Nursery World

In the first of an occasional series on supporting parents in their children's learning and development, Annette Rawstrone reports on the roll-out of smartphone app EasyPeasy