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Maths programme boosts young children's development by three months

Thursday, July 13, 2023

| Nursery World

Children who took part in an early numeracy programme focussing on professional development were three months ahead of their peers in both maths and language, according to new research.

Childminders and early years settings offered DfE-funded training to boost language and numeracy

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

| Nursery World

More than 700 early years settings and childminders in England will be able to take part in new training projects funded by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF).

Guided play as effective as adult-led instruction for children's learning and development

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

| Nursery World

A new study finds that learning through guided play can be as effective as adult-led instruction and, in some cases, it can have a greater impact on children’s numeracy.

Find expert guidance on the revised EYFS

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

| Nursery World

Nursery World's invaluable Practice Guide on the Revised EYFS collects together our recent series of articles on each of the Areas of Learning.

Early language learning linked to academic ability in primary school

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Tuesday, December 15, 2020

| Nursery World

Children who spend more time discussing letters and sounds with their parents are better at reading and mathematics when they start school, a new report by Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) reveals.

Call for nurseries to take part in early years maths research

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Thursday, February 27, 2020

| Nursery World

Nurseries are being asked to join an NDNA study to improve young children’s maths development.

Everyday objects and picture books help children to develop early maths

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Friday, January 24, 2020

| Nursery World

Picture books and everyday objects can be powerful tools for helping to develop children’s understanding of basic maths, new research shows.

Schools start to prepare children for SATs ‘as young as three’, report claims

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Tuesday, September 24, 2019

| Nursery World

Some schools start to prepare children for SATs from when they are in nursery, according to research on the impact of testing on primary-age children.

Almost 200 schools drop out of Baseline pilot

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Wednesday, September 18, 2019

| Nursery World

Almost 200 schools that initially signed up to the Reception Baseline pilot have dropped out.

Nursery rhymes may help to develop children's maths skills

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Wednesday, June 19, 2019

| Nursery World

Singing songs and rhymes with children may help early numeracy more than counting, a new study suggests.

The Big Picture - Full STEAM

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Sunday, March 4, 2018

| Nursery World

A new animated series on the principles of engineering will air on CBeebies during National Science Week (9-18 March).

Space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock: ‘Space is messy and kids love mess!'

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Wednesday, February 7, 2018

| Nursery World

Cosmologist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock shared her tips for sparking young children's interest in science at the Nursery World Show.

Bold Beginnings: getting the message over

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Monday, February 5, 2018

| Nursery World

By Gill Jones’ own admission, Ofsted’s ‘Bold Beginnings’ report on Reception class teaching, which she co-authored, has ‘caused quite a stir’.

Bringing maths into everyday activities key to success

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Monday, February 27, 2017

| Nursery World

A new report outlines what nurseries and childminders can do to close the gap in maths attainment for children, especially for those from less privileged backgrounds.

Tim Peake reveals space seeds used in children's 'rocket science' experiment

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Thursday, June 30, 2016

| Nursery World

A YouTube video of astronaut Tim Peake has revealed which salad rocket seeds planted by UK children actually went into space as part of the national Rocket Science experiment – the seeds in the blue packet.

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Maths programme boosts young children's development by three months

Childminders and early years settings offered DfE-funded training to boost language and numeracy

Guided play as effective as adult-led instruction for children's learning and development

Find expert guidance on the revised EYFS

Early language learning linked to academic ability in primary school

Call for nurseries to take part in early years maths research

Everyday objects and picture books help children to develop early maths

Schools start to prepare children for SATs ‘as young as three’, report claims

Almost 200 schools drop out of Baseline pilot

Nursery rhymes may help to develop children's maths skills

The Big Picture - Full STEAM

Space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock: ‘Space is messy and kids love mess!'

Bold Beginnings: getting the message over

Bringing maths into everyday activities key to success

Tim Peake reveals space seeds used in children's 'rocket science' experiment

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