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Charity calls for action to reduce attainment gap between Scotland's richest and poorest children

Thursday, May 8, 2014

| Nursery World

A new report calls for more focused interventions to close the attainment gap between children from high and low-income households.

'Can't' rather than 'can do'?

Opinion

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| Nursery World

Early Learning Consultancy's Helen Moylett and Nancy Stewart argue why children have been set up to fail by the new Early Learning Goals

Learning & Development: Praise - Good work?

Features

Monday, May 4, 2015

| Nursery World

Praise is generally considered to be a positive thing, but it can actually have a negative effect on how a child perceives their ability to achieve. Caroline Vollans explains.

Irregular bedtimes for children can cause hyperactive behaviour

News

Monday, October 14, 2013

| Nursery World

A new study has found that children with erratic bedtimes are more likely to be hyperactive and experience emotional difficulties.

Learning & Development: Development Matters - Next steps

Features

Monday, November 4, 2013

| Nursery World

With Development Matters removed from both the Department for Education's website and the Ofsted inspectors' guidance, Lena Engel examines its history and asks what the implications are for practice.

Use of baby signing should be targeted on those at risk, say researchers

News

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

| Nursery World

Learning to sign could help babies who are at risk of language delay because of social deprivation and poorly educated parents, according to new research.

Enabling Environments: Risk - Rise to the challenge

Features

Monday, November 28, 2011

| Nursery World

The benefits of providing risky activities to children and keeping their parents on board are explained by Sylvie Gambell and Ben Hasan.

Positive Relationships: Ask the expert ... Just shy?

Features

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

| Nursery World

Is a child who chooses to play alone a cause for concern? Dr Maria Robinson suggests that being quiet is not necessarily a problem.

Learning and Development: Well-being Part 3 - Zest for life

Features

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

| Nursery World

Early years practitioners must take care to indulge and maintain the natural motivation that children show from babyhood, says Marion Dowling.

New study suggests how children with autism see the world

News

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

| Nursery World

Findings from new research may shed light on why children with autism experience sensory overload.

Smacking is linked to later bad behaviour

News

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

| Nursery World

Young children who are frequently spanked are more likely to grow up to be aggressive, suggests a new study.

Infant mental health services threatened by cuts to funding

News

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

| Nursery World

Early intervention services in the NHS that promote infant mental health and attachment are being targeted for cuts in some areas, a leading child psychiatrist has warned.

Child Development - Free for all

Features

Monday, April 4, 2016

| Nursery World

Experts in child development list the best free resources available online, from web courses to TED Talks

Enabling Environments: Messy Play for Under-threes - Bathtime fun

Features

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

| Nursery World

Babies' baths are not just for home - find out what they can offer in the nursery, says Jean Evans.

Children unharmed by mothers' return to work

News

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

| Nursery World

Mothers who return to work before their child's first birthday do not harm their development, new research suggests.

New early years social networking site

News

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

| Nursery World

A social networking website called the Unique Child Network has been launched by early years specialist Wendy Ellyatt, who said it focuses on 'the vital importance of the early years and the need to protect the rights of each child as a joyful and uniquely predisposed learner'.

Summer-born children at risk of ADHD misdiagnosis

News

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

| Nursery World

Summer-born children are more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a study has warned, raising fears that the condition is routinely being misdiagnosed.

Learning & Development: Assessment - Right on

Features

Monday, February 10, 2014

| Nursery World

Whatever new criteria are given to us, assessment remains an essential expression of our values as practitioners and defines how we support children as learners, argues Jan Dubiel of Early Excellence.

Interview: Merle Davies, Director for the Centre of Early Child Development

Other

Monday, November 2, 2015

| Nursery World

Ms Davies has been appointed to lead part of Blackpool's Better Start project

Home learning - A parent's guide to ... Sleep

Features

Monday, January 26, 2015

| Nursery World

Sleep affects children's development and well-being in a number of ways. Penny Tassoni explains what these are and offers some advice to help make sure your child gets the hours they need.