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Just 5 per cent of nursery books feature characters in non-stereotypical gender roles

News

Monday, August 23, 2021

| Nursery World

A new survey has highlighted harmful stereotyping in children's books used in early years settings.

'Nurturing children through an inclusive and diverse lens'

Opinion

Friday, January 28, 2022

| Nursery World

Aaron Bradbury explains how his upcoming event focusing on LGBTQ+ children and families will help practitioners to gain the voice of the child and support their inclusive practice.

Why we need to be aware of ableism

Opinion

Thursday, April 28, 2022

| Nursery World

Stephen Kilgour outlines why it is unfair to a child to label their needs as additional because they are neurodivergent, or have a physical disability. In line with this it is crucial that provision is adapted to meet the needs of each child, rather than making attempts to adapt the child.

LGBT+ charity forced to clarify 'unclear' tweet suggesting two-year-olds could be transgender

News

Thursday, July 28, 2022

| Nursery World

A row has broken out on Twitter over a tweet from LGBT+ charity Stonewall, suggesting that children as young as two recognise their ‘trans identity’, which it has since clarified.

Petition launched amid fears teaching assistant jobs could be slashed

News

Thursday, June 20, 2013

| Nursery World

A petition that urges the Education Secretary Michael Gove not to get rid of teaching assistants has gained more than 60,000 signatures.

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

A Unique Child - Health: A guide to ... Cystic fibrosis in children

Features

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

| Nursery World

This serious genetic condition is explained by Jody Blake, information manager at WellChild.

A Unique Child - Inclusion: All embracing

Features

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

| Nursery World

High ratios and high quality care for all are features of a new nursery visited by Annette Rawstrone.

A Unique Child Inclusion: Put into words

Features

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

| Nursery World

Children speaking different languages, or very little at all, learn to communicate happily at a nursery visited by Annette Rawstrone.

My Best course Developing a new persona

Features

Friday, October 18, 2013

| Nursery World

Head teacher Barbara Kenny explains how Persona Doll Training has had a big impact on promoting inclusion and well-being in her nursery

Positive Relationships: Behaviour - A meeting of minds

Features

Monday, November 3, 2014

| Nursery World

In the second of her series on child behaviour and its links to the new SEND code of practice, Kay Mathieson looks at working with parents.

A Unique Child: Inclusion: A guiding hand

Features

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

| Nursery World

The Family Nurse Partnership programme, currently being piloted across the UK, is taking vulnerable, young first-time mothers under its wing. Annette Rawstrone assesses the positive impacts of the scheme.

A Unique Child: Inclusion - Heads together

Features

Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

Only high-quality provision for funded two-year-olds will tackle disadvantage and support the early identification of SEN - and practitioner/parent teamwork will help, says Dr Kay Mathieson.

Nursery Management: Integrated review - Reality check

Features

Monday, March 19, 2018

| Nursery World

The Integrated Review has received a mixed response from settings in terms of the effectiveness of its impact on identifying developmental problems early. Charlotte Goddard reports

Black Children in Care: health, hair and skin

Review

Monday, April 6, 2015

| Nursery World

By Denise Lewis and Flora Awolaja (Positive Image Project, £9.99)

Inclusion - Supporting ... Lucas

Features

Monday, October 31, 2011

| Nursery World

How one nursery and key worker care for a child with cerebral palsy is described by Sue Learner.

Proposed SEND funds 'not enough', sector says

News

Monday, October 3, 2016

| Nursery World

The sector has welcomed the Government’s recognition of the inequality of access to childcare for children with special educational needs and disabilities, but has questioned how far its proposed reforms will go.

'Learning together' trial open to 150 settings

News

Friday, October 21, 2016

| Nursery World

Settings are invited to taking part in a £680k trial looking at the effects on children of boosting their parents' teaching skills and confidence.

A Unique Child: Inclusion - Supporting ... May

Features

Monday, June 13, 2011

| Nursery World

A nursery that said 'no problem' when a mother sought a place for her brain-damaged child has made all the difference to the family, says Sue Learner - and the staff and children have benefited too.