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Monday, January 9, 2023

| Nursery World

Professor Cathy Nutbrown has been made a Dame in the New Year Honour’s list, for services to early childhood education.

Researchers to study how toddlers learn to communicate using technology

Monday, January 9, 2023

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Parents are being invited to take part in a new research project into how toddlers learn to communicate using TV streaming, digital books and family video calls in their everyday lives.

Megan Stephens: How the legacy of Victorian philanthropy lives on in the campaign for free school meals

Friday, January 6, 2023

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We may be forgiven for thinking we’re living in the midst of a novel by Charles Dickens, says Megan Stephens, who highlights an unlikely link between a Victorian champion of education, one of the world’s most famous scientists, and an English star of the Qatar World Cup.

Coram and Hempsall's to take over running of Foundation Years website

Friday, January 6, 2023

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Coram Family and Childcare and Hempsall’s are to take over the running of the Foundation Years website, on behalf of the DfE.

Criminal investigation launched into the death of a child at a Dudley nursery

Friday, January 6, 2023

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Police have launched a criminal investigation after a one-year-old boy died at a nursery in Dudley, West Midlands.

There's a lot to discover in the January Nursery World

Thursday, January 5, 2023

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We have a host of new series this January, on baby rooms, research nurseries, intelligent observations, early years activities from cultural institutions around the UK, a gorgeous activity series based around plants, plus a feature from our former editor Liz Roberts on her time at the helm over 26 years.

PM criticised for failing to mention childcare as a priority for 2023

Thursday, January 5, 2023

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Early years organisations have expressed their shock at the Prime Minister’s failure to mention early education or childcare within his speech on 'building a better future'.

Brett Wigdortz, CEO, Tiney: 'We cannot allow the rise in remote working to become another excuse not to act on the childcare crisis'

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

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The CEO of childminding agency Tiney says the claim by Ofsted that demand for childminder places is down because more parents are home working is an 'out of touch hunch'.

DfE responds to petition calling for childcare funding increase

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

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The Government has published a response to the childcare funding petition, which has over 12,000 signatures.

Business: What 'buy now, pay later' deals have to offer

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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Corporate solicitor Helen Wong provides a 'buyers and sellers' guide to deferred consideration, and why it is an option in today's economic climate

Dr Rebecca Montacute: Families need a bigger safety net

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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The benefits system needs to reach more families and be raised in line with inflation sooner in order to avoid children going cold and hungry, says Dr Rebecca Montecute of the Sutton Trust

Research nurseries: How a nursery in Sheffield is using research to inform its practice

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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Like research schools, some nurseries use evidence to improve practice. In part one of this series focusing on these settings, Gemma Goldenberg visits an early years research centre in Sheffield

EYFS Best Practice: Observation part 1 – challenging assumptions

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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In this first of a four part series, Dr Sue Allingham looks at how effective and informed observation can support the emotional and physical wellbeing of young children

EYFS Activities: An A to Z of enhancements – E is for Environmental Awareness

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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Enhancements are a good tool for learning about the natural world and our place in it, finds Amy Jackson

Michael Pettavel: Is Ofsted really putting children first?

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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If Ofsted were truly independent, as it claims to be, then would it not be criticising an early years policy that is clearly failing children?

Health & wellbeing – happy days

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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In the first of a new series, June O’Sullivan, CEO of London Early Years Foundation, considers how staff support children in the group's settings to feel happy

Outdoors: the plants in my street - willow

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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Plants are local to everyone and fertile ground for activity ideas. This year, outdoors specialist Julie Mountain will be pointing out some commonly found flora and what you can do with it

EYFS Best Practice: Working with babies part 1 – on the go!