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'Can't' rather than 'can do'?

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, October 29, 2013
  • | Nursery World
Early Learning Consultancy's Helen Moylett and Nancy Stewart argue why children have been set up to fail by the new Early Learning Goals

Kicking it out

    Opinion
  • Thursday, February 26, 2015
  • | Nursery World
Jane Lane asks what lessons should be learned from the recent incidents of racism from football supporters

Making space for play

    Opinion
  • Monday, July 27, 2015
  • | Nursery World
Professor Cathy Nutbrown shows why, in the words of Comenius and Confucius, 'it is better to play than do nothing'.

Roots and shoots

    Opinion
  • Monday, September 22, 2014
  • | Nursery World
As summer comes to an end, gardeners start preparing for winter: tidying fallen leaves, planting bulbs for the spring, and protecting some more delicate plants from anticipated frosts.

Changing the game

    Opinion
  • Monday, May 13, 2019
  • | Nursery World
What do we know about the science behind learning through play in early childhood development? And how can we use it to move the field forward for all our children, asks Dr. Jack P. Shonkoff, the 2019 LEGO Prize winner

Catching up to what?

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, May 4, 2021
  • | Nursery World
Education is not a race, and children need quality time invested in them, says our columnist Michael Pettavel

Rosamund Adoo Kissi Debrah: Act now for cleaner air

    Opinion
  • Tuesday, June 28, 2022
  • | Nursery World
Air pollution can cause asthma and other potentially fatal conditions, but many parents are not aware of their children’s exposure to it, says Rosamund Adoo Kissi Debrah, WHO BreatheLife ambassador and founder of the Ella Roberta Family Foundation

Three wishes for 2015

    Opinion
  • Monday, December 15, 2014
  • | Nursery World
What do we want for children and families in the coming year?, asks Professor Cathy Nutbrown

A vision for post-2015

    Opinion
  • Monday, August 11, 2014
  • | Nursery World
Dame Tessa Jowell calls for renewed efforts on international commitments to early childhood development

Look to our past, not Europe

    Opinion
  • Friday, February 8, 2013
  • | Nursery World
We should remember past mistakes in early years policy when trying to move forward or our youngest children will be in inappropriate environments, say Karen Wickett and Dr Verity Campbell Barr, lecturers in Early Childhood Studies at Plymouth University

Editor’s view - Keep it in mind

    Opinion
  • Monday, May 30, 2016
  • | Nursery World
Emotions have been running high for children, parents and teachers in the past few weeks of SATs, with tales of impossible questions, leaked papers, and playground tears.

Why physical activity in the early years is so vital

    Opinion
  • Monday, January 24, 2022
  • | Nursery World
A free course, a finalist in the Nursery World Awards 2021, aims to train early years practitioners to boost young children's physical development. Dr Jackie Musgrave of the Open University, who helped design it, explains the thinking behind it

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