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The Big Debate: For or against plans to change child benefit?

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Is the Chancellor’s proposal to move to using household income as a measure for Child Benefit a good idea? We asked two experts in the sector to share their views

June O' Sullivan: Why we developed a new toolkit to support prisoners’ children

Opinion

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

LEYF has created a guide for early years settings – Supporting Children with a Parent in Prison – so it can better help affected families

An A to Z of enhancements: T is for Transport

Features

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Children’s ongoing interest in transport was enhanced by a role-play train station and various experiences, explains Amy Jackson

HR Guru: The importance of probationary periods

Features

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Imogen Edmunds, managing director of Redwing Solutions, which specialises in HR for early years settings, on probationary periods.

EYFS Best Practice in Schools: Providing the best environment for children with SEND

Features

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

How can primary schools create emotionally and socially safe environments for the rising number of children with autism and social communication needs? Nicole Weinstein speaks to experts and teachers to find out what steps they are taking

DfE publishes childminder agency plans

News

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

The Government has been accused of ‘watering down childminder agencies’ with proposals to reduce the number of quality assurance visits and make practice support optional.

Lockdown Babies: Supporting children with SEND and their parents

Features

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Jo Parkes looks at the impact on settings from the increase in children requiring more support from staff, and how they are navigating the best ways to help parents.

Our working relationship: Drawing on each other's strengths

Features

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Karen Fish is nursery manager at Toddletown Nursery, Godalming, and Lily Martin is the deputy manager.

Essential Resources: Nursery World visits… Daycare St Martin’s, Solihull

Features

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Nicole Weinstein visits a Birmingham day nursery on the site of an independent school to see loose parts play in action

EYE SUPPLEMENT Research: How rhythm and tone are key for the early language-learning brain

Features

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

A study recently concluded babies first learn language via rhythm and tone instead of phonetic information. Professor Usha Goswami shares more about the BabyRhythm project.

Physical Development part 4: Have fun developing agility and hand-to-eye coordination

Features

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Ball skills can help with hand-eye co-ordination and can be introduced in developmentally appropriate ways, says Dr Lala Manners

EYE SUPPLEMENT Picture book Reviews: Spring Reads

Features

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Meg Barclay, educational consultant and early years reviewer for the School Library Association, reviews books which help children learn about the natural environment and develop a love of nature, as well as explore their emotions.

Health & Wellbeing: Ensure children stay hydrated

Features

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

It is important practitioners recognise the signs of dehydration and ensure children are drinking enough. By Annette Rawstrone

Kids Planet grows to 190 nurseries

News

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Kids Planet, the third largest nursery group in the UK, has bought two more nurseries, taking its total number of settings to 190.

EYE SUPPLEMENT Student Spotlight: Learning Online

Features

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Student Rachel Wall, studying Early Childhood Studies at the University of Derby, discusses completing her course virtually alongside her job as deputy manager of Bangor Abbey Preschool, as well as her ambitions for the future.

Sarah Mackenzie: Ofsted isn't asking the right questions

Opinion

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Ofsted has launched its Big Listen – but the inspectorate is asking the wrong questions, and thereby avoiding any proper self-reflection

LONG READ: Nursery staff lose out as they face paying more tax from April

News

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

Lower earners, such as most early years staff, are about to lose more of their pay to income tax. By Katy Morton

Editor’s View: Celebrate spring and get outdoors!

Opinion

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

With spring in the air, now is the perfect time to think about how you can make the most of the great outdoors

We’ve explored… music outdoors

Features

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

The children at one setting in Scotland have access to an outdoor area with loose-parts musical ‘instruments’, and have even built their own stage, finds Annette Rawstrone

Special Focus: Now is the time to make the most of your space

Features

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

| Nursery World

When it comes to resources, storage and activities, how can early years settings optimise their outdoors space – even when this is limited? By Karen Hart