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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

Dr Bilbao has published Understanding Your Child's Brain, which recommends parents ration or not allow screen time for children under six. He says devices with screens should ‘find their way into the child's hands gradually’ once they have developed emotionally and intellectually.

Child Behaviour: Understand young children's individual learning styles

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

‘Conation’ is the will or urge to do something. Helen Garnett explores the importance of understanding children's different styles of motivation for learning and development

Chris Reid: 'Paper has no place in the office'

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

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The chief executive and founder of Connect Childcare says that early years settings should only use paper for drawing and sticking.

Management queries: Advice on dealing with inappropriate social media posts

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

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Is it a manager's place to address controversial staff comments that they have made on social media? By Gabriella Jozwiak

Essential Resources: Supporting social and emotional development (part 1)

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

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How can the environment provide security at the same time as building relationships? Nicole Weinstein goes back to basics on resourcing with an eye on PSED.

Editor's view: Assessing the assessor

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

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The situation is more nuanced than the headlines suggest, but Ofsted must evolve to meet both providers' and parents' needs

Physical development on a budget: On the couch!

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

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We don't associate sofas with exercise, but their size, shape, weight and softness mean there are many creative options for supporting movement, finds Dr Lala Manners

Inclusion: Create a deaf-friendly learning environment

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

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A new early years toolkit from the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) contains a host of advice on creating an environment that supports deaf children to achieve their learning potential. Emma Fraser reports

New film highlights the reality faced by families struggling to afford food

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

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A new short film has been released to highlight the struggle faced by families to put food on the table due to the cost-of-living crisis.

Independent inquiry launched into Ofsted inspection in schools

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

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The National Education Union is sponsoring a ‘timely and urgent’ independent inquiry into Ofsted to look at the current inspection system, in the wake of ongoing controversy and calls for reform.

appetito: Prioritising food safety

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Monday, April 24, 2023

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SPONSORED CONTENT Rupert Weber, general manager, apetito talks about the importance of managing young children's allergens.

Michael Pettavel: How to live in turbulent times

Monday, April 24, 2023

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It’s all feeling a bit extreme in the world at the moment, says Michael Pettavel, but solutions seldom lie in outrage and knee-jerk reactions can divide us further

Ofsted's chief inspector accused of forgetting the early years sector when promising change

Friday, April 21, 2023

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The sector has accused Ofsted’s chief inspector, Amanda Spielman, of forgetting about the early years within her statement promising change.

Ofsted promises to make improvements to inspection process

Friday, April 21, 2023

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Ofsted has confirmed it is making changes to its complaints process and safeguarding in light of intensified debate around reform of inspections following the tragic death of headteacher Ruth Perry.

Ashbourne takes over two Harp Nurseries

Thursday, April 20, 2023

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Ashbourne Nurseries has taken over a further two settings from the Harp Group.

New resource to support mental health in the early years

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

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UNICEF UK and the University of Cambridge have launched a new resource to support the mental health of babies and young children.

Carly Budd: Strategies for increasing the amount of tummy time in your setting

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

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The specialist paediatric occupational therapist says that tummy time enables us to interact with babies in a different way, and gives babies the chance to discover their environment from a new perspective.

Investigation launched into PM's possible failure to declare his wife's interest in childminding agency

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

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Parliament’s standards watchdog has launched an inquiry into the Prime Minister’s potential breach of transparency relating to his wife’s financial interest in a childminding agency.

Put your questions to HMRC on Tax-Free Childcare

Monday, April 17, 2023

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Nursery World is inviting early years providers to put forward questions for HMRC about Tax-Free Childcare.

One in four children in Scotland referred to social care before their fifth birthday

Thursday, April 13, 2023

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One in four children in Scotland are referred to social care before their fifth birthday, and one in 17 children are investigated for suspected abuse, reveals new research.

Harp Nurseries: Parents given just days to find alternative childcare as group closes Langho site

Thursday, April 13, 2023

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A nursery operated by the Harp Group in Langho, Blackburn is shutting tomorrow (14 April) after giving parents less than a week’s notice of the closure.

Sarah Brown: 'It's time for Government to wake up to the evidence that investing in early years is the best decision '

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

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The chair of Theirworld explains the importance behind the global children's charity's newly launched Act For Early Years campaign, which calls for quality early childhood care and education for every child.

Parents in UK face tougher struggle to afford childcare than parents abroad – survey

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

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One in four UK parents has been forced to leave their job or stop studying because of the ‘rocketing cost of childcare’, according to a worldwide survey by global children’s charity Theirworld.

Fears nursery recruitment incentives are fuelling 'job hopping'