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'Play and joy' in the snow

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  • Monday, March 5, 2018
  • | Nursery World
A strong emphasis on the outdoors and a later start to formal learning are key in Scandinavia, Catherine Gaunt discovered on Nursery World’s study tour to Finland and Sweden last month

Ofsted calls for early years experts

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  • Thursday, August 30, 2018
  • | Nursery World
Ofsted is calling for academics, researchers and practitioners to apply to take part in a new early years forum to debate early years teaching and practice.

Nursery World Awards 2018 – see the results and photos

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  • Sunday, September 23, 2018
  • | Nursery World
The wonderful recipients of the Nursery World Awards 2018 were unveiled last night (22 September) in a glittering ceremony at The Brewery in London, with Greenfields Nursery School and Children’s Centre named Nursery of the Year. Find out the winners, highly commended and finalists of all our categories…

Check out Nursery World’s July issue

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  • Tuesday, June 29, 2021
  • | Nursery World
Best practice has the emphasis firmly on fun at this time of the year – when children can enjoy being energetic and creative outdoors. We’ve got lots of ideas to try. Why not display their weatherproof art outdoors or make art from the land itself? We also explore some big issues including how to be vigilant with safeguarding and the need to address childhood obesity with a balanced approach.

The Big Picture: Outdoor fun for under-5s

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  • Friday, August 23, 2013
  • | Nursery World
Nature Tots, a new six-session parent and toddler group focusing on engaging under-fives in wildlife and outdoor activities, has been launched by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.

Lower staff:child ratios to bring down costs, says DfE

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  • Monday, November 30, 2015
  • | Nursery World
As Nursery World went to press, the early years sector was still digesting confirmation of the funding rates for the 30-hour childcare entitlement for working parents, released just 24 hours before, and poring over two hefty reports.

Practitioners need help with nature

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  • Tuesday, August 24, 2010
  • | Nursery World
Teachers and early years practitioners need sustained training programmes to understand the importance of children engaging with the natural world, according to school grounds charity Learning through Landscapes.

Phonics check branded 'a waste of money'

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  • Tuesday, May 21, 2013
  • | Nursery World
The largest teaching union has slammed the phonics reading check for six-year-olds as a 'waste of money', after Government research found that the majority of teachers found it had 'little or no impact' on children's reading and writing.

Welsh practitioners go down to the woods for inspiration

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  • Tuesday, October 11, 2011
  • | Nursery World
Thirteen private nurseries and playgroups in Bridgend will discover how to promote outdoor learning through a new training scheme being delivered by the Woodlands for Learning team (WfL), which is part of Forestry Commission Wales. This represents a drive by the local authority's Foundation Phase advisory team to improve the outdoor learning skills of these settings.

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