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Society's technological drive at odds with child development

Opinion

Friday, September 8, 2017

| Nursery World

Cuts to services are not the only reason children are not 'ready' for school, says Sally Goddard-Blythe.

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

Don't blame early years providers for children arriving at school in nappies

Opinion

Friday, June 8, 2018

| Nursery World

Are more four-year-olds really starting Reception without being toilet trained, asks Alison Featherbe, and where does the fault lie?

'As long as we're reading stories, chidren will be chanting "again", "again!"'

Opinion

Friday, March 8, 2013

| Nursery World

Many parents and carers realise that children love to hear the same stories read again and again. What new research in this area uncovering, however, is why this is repetition is beneficial for learning.

Why ‘school readiness’ is backwards thinking

Opinion

Monday, September 5, 2016

| Nursery World

Too often the school system treats children as 'oven ready' chickens on a production line, writes Anne Gladstone.

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

Too few staff can lead to premature independence

Other

Thursday, March 14, 2013

| Nursery World

Dr Louise Emanuel explains why she believes that proposals to reduce ratios of staff to children could harm children's development

10 top techniques to develop children’s speech and language

Opinion

Friday, July 13, 2018

| Nursery World

I CAN's speech and language expert Jon Gilmartin shares his tips for early years practitioners

Lockdown teaches us that children need less stress

Opinion

Wednesday, July 1, 2020

| Nursery World

Early childhood lecturer Thamara Bulmer's research into young children's experiences of school closures shows that a new reality should mean a new approach, she argues