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Oxford University Press launches augmented and virtual reality EYFS app for pre-school children and parents

Friday, February 16, 2024

| Nursery World

Education experts at Oxford University Press have designed a new app for pre-school children to use with their parents, which uses augmented and virtual reality activities to support the areas of learning in the EYFS.

Share your thoughts on two-year-old ratios

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Thursday, February 1, 2024

| Nursery World

Researchers from the Institute of Education at Nottingham University are asking for early years professionals and nursery managers and leaders to share their experiences of the recent changes to ratios for staff and two-year-olds in the EYFS.

Slight rise in children achieving 'a good level of development' at end of EYFS

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Friday, December 1, 2023

| Nursery World

The proportion of five-year-olds with a good level of development and who reach the expected level across all areas of the EYFS at the end of the Reception year has risen slightly, according to the latest statistics.

Join us for a webinar on the International Baccalaureate early years programme

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Friday, October 27, 2023

| Nursery World

Find out how the IB Primary Years Programme Early Years (PYP) can enrich your curriculum and enhance best practice with children from the age of three to six, at a free webinar hosted by Nursery World on 15 November.

Reception Baseline: Just 3 per cent of teachers believe test provides 'accurate' information on children's skills

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Friday, October 20, 2023

| Nursery World

Most teachers believe Reception Baseline tests in English and Maths for four- and five-year-olds are inaccurate and do not provide a good experience for children, according to a new survey.

Draft EYFS published, ahead of changes to two-year-old ratios in September

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

| Nursery World

Changes to the EYFS, including staff-to-child ratios in nurseries and clarifying how many children childminders can care for, are now set out in an updated version of the framework, which will come into force on 4 September.

Maths programme boosts young children's development by three months

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

| Nursery World

Children who took part in an early numeracy programme focussing on professional development were three months ahead of their peers in both maths and language, according to new research.

Wales launches ant-racist training and resources for practitioners working with babies and young children

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Friday, May 12, 2023

| Nursery World

The Welsh government has launched anti-racist professional training for the childcare, playwork and early years sector.

Join Nursery World for a one day conference: EYFS: Developing a curriculum for your children to thrive (12 July)

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023

| Nursery World

Take ownership of your curriculum and build on your own knowledge to design and implement an effective curriculum. In this essential one day conference a range of experts provide ideas and guidance.

Wildflower seeds to be sent to every primary school in England to celebrate the Coronation and boost biodiversity

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

| Nursery World

Wildflower seeds will be given to every primary school to mark the Coronation and inspire children to learn about nature and biodiversity, in a joint project between the Department for Education and the Eden project.

BookTrust Cymru’s annual Big Welsh Rhyme Time returns with more bilingual rhymes

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

| Nursery World

BookTrust Cymru is encouraging families, schools and early years spaces across Wales to join in with Big Welsh Rhyme Time, a weeklong celebration of sharing bilingual rhymes, poems and songs

Deprived children less likely to achieve a good level of development, reveal EYFSP results

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Thursday, November 24, 2022

| Nursery World

Less than half of children eligible for free school meals achieved a good level of development at the end of Reception, reveal the latest EYFS profile results.

DfE-funded website still fails to include all EYFS areas of learning despite amendment

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Thursday, November 3, 2022

| Nursery World

Oak National Academy has updated its website to more accurately reflect the EYFS, however it only lists five of the seven areas of learning, leaving early years experts confused at such a change.

Educators call for primary school testing to be scrapped

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

| Nursery World

A new report calls for all tests in primary school, including the baseline assessment and phonics screening check, to be replaced by a system that prioritises children’s learning.

Government keeps the early years sector guessing on childcare reforms

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years organisations and campaigners have urged the new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to scrap plans to change staff-to-child ratios, and axe the deregulation agenda pursued by the previous PM Liz Truss.

Campaign calls for EYFS to include sensory food play

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Friday, October 21, 2022

| Nursery World

Baby food brand Ella’s Kitchen has launched a national campaign calling on the Government to improve childhood nutrition by introducing sensory food play in all early years settings.

Early years experts call for incorrect information on DfE funded website to be amended

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Friday, September 30, 2022

| Nursery World

Early years experts are calling for Oak National Academy, which provides online teaching resources and is partially funded by the DfE, to update its website to accurately reflect the EYFS areas of learning.

Get your tickets to our Sustainability in the Early Years conference

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Thursday, June 9, 2022

| Nursery World

There's just less than a month to go until our conference on sustainability on 13 July where delegates will hear from a top line-up of presenters about how to adopt sustainable practice and provision.

Updated guidance for early years practitioners on two-year-old check

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Monday, May 16, 2022

| Nursery World

New guidance for early years practitioners on carrying out the progress check at age two has been released by the Department for Education (DfE).

Early years settings in Wales prepare for the roll out of the new national curriculum

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Friday, April 1, 2022

| Nursery World

Wales’ education minister Jeremy Miles has praised the work of early years settings as they prepare for the roll-out of the new national curriculum for three-to-16-year-olds.

New EYFS Essentials training videos on the early years curriculum out now

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022

| Nursery World

Leading early years specialist Jan Dubiel presents the latest series of Nursery World EYFS Essentials training videos, which focuses on the early years curriculum.

Early years settings told they can relax ratios as Covid deemed an 'exceptional circumstance'

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

| Nursery World

The Department for Education has confirmed that early years settings struggling with staff absences due to Covid can relax their ratios in line with the EYFS.

Find expert guidance on the revised EYFS

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Thursday, September 9, 2021

| Nursery World

Nursery World's invaluable Practice Guide on the Revised EYFS collects together our recent series of articles on each of the Areas of Learning.

Children starting Reception face 'the most challenging school start for generations'

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

| Nursery World

The charity Nesta warns that children starting Reception this term will need more support due to the number of hours of early education they have missed in the coronavirus pandemic.

EYFS: Development Matters updated following early adopter trial

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021

| Nursery World

A revised version of Development Matters has been published by the Department for Education this week following feedback from early adopters of the revised Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

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Oxford University Press launches augmented and virtual reality EYFS app for pre-school children and parents

Share your thoughts on two-year-old ratios

Slight rise in children achieving 'a good level of development' at end of EYFS

Join us for a webinar on the International Baccalaureate early years programme

Reception Baseline: Just 3 per cent of teachers believe test provides 'accurate' information on children's skills

Draft EYFS published, ahead of changes to two-year-old ratios in September

Maths programme boosts young children's development by three months

Wales launches ant-racist training and resources for practitioners working with babies and young children

Join Nursery World for a one day conference: EYFS: Developing a curriculum for your children to thrive (12 July)

Wildflower seeds to be sent to every primary school in England to celebrate the Coronation and boost biodiversity

BookTrust Cymru’s annual Big Welsh Rhyme Time returns with more bilingual rhymes

Deprived children less likely to achieve a good level of development, reveal EYFSP results

DfE-funded website still fails to include all EYFS areas of learning despite amendment

Educators call for primary school testing to be scrapped

Government keeps the early years sector guessing on childcare reforms

Campaign calls for EYFS to include sensory food play

Early years experts call for incorrect information on DfE funded website to be amended

Get your tickets to our Sustainability in the Early Years conference

Updated guidance for early years practitioners on two-year-old check

Early years settings in Wales prepare for the roll out of the new national curriculum

New EYFS Essentials training videos on the early years curriculum out now

Early years settings told they can relax ratios as Covid deemed an 'exceptional circumstance'

Find expert guidance on the revised EYFS

Children starting Reception face 'the most challenging school start for generations'

EYFS: Development Matters updated following early adopter trial

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