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An A to Z of enhancements: K is for Kindness

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| Nursery World

Kindness is being explored through enhancements that make compliments you can see and wear, Amy Jackson explains

Sustainability: New climate education document aims to give children agency

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| Nursery World

The drive to net zero includes educating children on climate change and sustainability. Dr Diane Boyd has written Sustainability Matters in Early Childhood, a new resource designed to help settings do just that

Research Nurseries: Practitioner collaboration at BEYA helps to move the sector forward

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| Nursery World

In the penultimate instalment of this series, Gemma Goldenberg hears about grassroots innovations from one nursery federation, such as an assessment tool that is now used by more than 100 settings across the world

Health & Wellbeing: Give babies the feel-good factor

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

| Nursery World

Understanding mental health issues in babies requires specific expertise – yet this means they are often overlooked. By Annette Rawstrone

We've explored… tadpoles

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Monday, June 26, 2023

| Nursery World

A visit to a pond inspired the children at one setting in West Yorkshire to learn about tadpoles and frogs and recreate their environment in their play. By Annette Rawstrone

We've explored… gardening

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Friday, June 2, 2023

| Nursery World

After reading a story about a green-fingered young gardener, nursery school children were inspired to design a plot of their own. By Annette Rawstrone

Physical development on a budget: Use the stairs

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Friday, June 2, 2023

| Nursery World

In the final instalment of this eight-part series, Dr Lala Manners considers how stairs can be used to support strength, balance, co-ordination and agility

Essential Resources: Equip to support children's sense of self

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

| Nursery World

Every child needs a secure and positive sense of their identity. Nicole Weinstein finds out how to sensitively resource your setting so that every child can celebrate their uniqueness

Why the Online Safety Bill must include risks to youngest children

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

| Nursery World

As the Online Safety Bill goes through Parliament this year, national media headlines are focusing on the risks associated with teenagers. But for many years, early years practitioners have been raising serious concerns about the damaging effects of screentime habits on our youngest children

Outdoors: The plants in my street – the dog rose

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

| Nursery World

Dog rose works incredibly hard all year round and there is a distinct lifecycle you can share with children, plus opportunities for making cordial and jelly. By Julie Mountain

Special Report: Strategies to make play experiences inclusive

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

| Nursery World

Ensuring that outdoors learning and play experiences are available to all children regardless of need and ability is a priority at some early years settings. By Karen Hart

Research Nurseries: A visit to the University of Stirling's psychology kindergarten

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

| Nursery World

A nursery ‘research lab’ that sits within the University of Stirling’s psychology division is providing innovative child development research, Nicole Weinstein discovers

An A to Z of enhancements: J is for Junk

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

| Nursery World

Enhancements that incorporate junk modelling can have numerous benefits and unexpected outcomes, says Amy Jackson

Health & Wellbeing: Cost-of-living crisis drives passion for 'good food'

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

| Nursery World

One nursery has replaced processed foods with nutritious and cheap alternativesto create restaurant-quality meals, while getting children into the kitchen to take part. By Annette Rawstrone

Health & Wellbeing: How to give children a sense of belonging

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

| Nursery World

June O’Sullivan, CEO of London Early Years Foundation, considers why a sense of belonging is important

Outdoors: Creating inclusive outdoor environments

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

| Nursery World

How can outdoors be an enabling learning environment for all children? Julie Mountain reports on how award-winning early years settings provide routes to inclusion outside

Neuroscience: Understand the 'upstairs' and 'downstairs' brain

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Thursday, April 27, 2023

| Nursery World

Why do some children ‘flip their lid’? Mine Conkbayir explains in this edited extract of her book The Neuroscience of the Developing Child.

Policy: How the SEND Improvement Plan aims to strengthen support for young children

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

A new Improvement Plan aims to end the ‘postcode lottery’ of the SEND code of practice. Karen Faux provides a guide

We've explored… zip lines

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

A story book inspired the children at one setting to make a zip line as part of their Forest School activities and turn it into a pulley system. By Annette Rawstrone

Inclusion: Supporting families through the SEND Hub

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

A multi-agency strategy to integrate support for children with SEND has had life-changing results. By Annette Rawstrone

Outdoors: The plants in my street – elder

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

Not only is elder versatile all year round, with edible spring flowers and autumn berries, it also makes excellent pea shooters, says Julie Mountain

Research Nurseries: Supporting early communication with evidence-based projects in Liverpool

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

One setting in Liverpool has been taking part in research projects with universities to improve the professional development of staff as well as enhance its practice in areas such as children's communication development. By Gemma Goldenberg

Outdoors: What makes a winning space for physically active play

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

What do settings with good outdoor spaces have in common? In this series, Julie Mountain visits past champions of the Nursery World Awards

Health & Wellbeing: The power of observations

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

Tuning into children is a vital part of practice, says June O’Sullivan, CEO of London Early Years Foundation

Special Report: Ofsted inspections post-pandemic – is change needed?

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023

| Nursery World

With inspections back in full swing post-pandemic, some early years settings are voicing serious concerns about the process and are calling for change. By Annette Rawstrone

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An A to Z of enhancements: K is for Kindness

Sustainability: New climate education document aims to give children agency

Research Nurseries: Practitioner collaboration at BEYA helps to move the sector forward

Health & Wellbeing: Give babies the feel-good factor

We've explored… tadpoles

We've explored… gardening

Physical development on a budget: Use the stairs

Essential Resources: Equip to support children's sense of self

Why the Online Safety Bill must include risks to youngest children

Outdoors: The plants in my street – the dog rose

Special Report: Strategies to make play experiences inclusive

Research Nurseries: A visit to the University of Stirling's psychology kindergarten

An A to Z of enhancements: J is for Junk

Health & Wellbeing: Cost-of-living crisis drives passion for 'good food'

Health & Wellbeing: How to give children a sense of belonging

Outdoors: Creating inclusive outdoor environments

Neuroscience: Understand the 'upstairs' and 'downstairs' brain

Policy: How the SEND Improvement Plan aims to strengthen support for young children

We've explored… zip lines

Inclusion: Supporting families through the SEND Hub

Outdoors: The plants in my street – elder

Research Nurseries: Supporting early communication with evidence-based projects in Liverpool

Outdoors: What makes a winning space for physically active play

Health & Wellbeing: The power of observations

Special Report: Ofsted inspections post-pandemic – is change needed?

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