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Renewed call for early years curriculum to be extended up to seven

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

| Nursery World

Play and well-being must be at the centre of young children's development and learning after the coronavirus crisis, when children return to early years settings and school, say campaigners.

Enabling Environments: Transitions - Grate idea!

Features

Friday, July 12, 2013

| Nursery World

One nursery is replicating the primary school lunch experience to help children adjust more easily to the change. Nicole Weinstein explains.

Learning & Development: Movement sessions: Part 5 - Song time

Features

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

| Nursery World

Organising children to sing songs along to actions or stories is the focus of another movement session by Helen Bilton.

Learning & Development: Play - Party time

Features

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

| Nursery World

The role of play in young children's learning is finding new defenders around the world. Ruth Thomson hears some of the latest thinking.

Nursery Equipment: Emotions - In the mood

Features

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

The right mix of quality play resources, combined with sensitive adult support, will open up opportunities for children to explore feelings.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Rise in children passing phonics check, but teachers' doubts remain

News

Monday, June 29, 2015

| Nursery World

While the number of children passing the phonics check has increased year-on-year, teaching staff are unsure of its value.

Making space for play

Opinion

Monday, July 27, 2015

| Nursery World

Professor Cathy Nutbrown shows why, in the words of Comenius and Confucius, 'it is better to play than do nothing'.

Nursery Equipment: Security - Cosy up!

Features

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

| Nursery World

Create welcoming nooks for children to unwind in

Learning & Development: Communication - Part 5 - Think twice

Features

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

| Nursery World

Let the home language into the nursery for children communicating bilingually, says Helen Moylett

A Unique Child: Quiet Children - Time to chat

Features

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

| Nursery World

Confidence may follow from practitioners giving special attention to the children in a setting who rarely speak up for themselves. Michael Jones explains one approach.

Learning & Development: Two-year-olds: Part 7 - Helping hands

Features

Friday, July 12, 2013

| Nursery World

An understanding of fine motor skills and how they affect children's development can help you to provide the best type of resources and support. Penny Tassoni offers expert insight.

Early Years in School: Physical Development - Move to learn

Features

Monday, January 23, 2017

| Nursery World

Evidence of the vital mind/body connection in early development means we must take a less sedentary approach to learning, explains Anne O’Connor

Baseline protest group calls for assessment review after DfE U-turn

News

Monday, April 11, 2016

| Nursery World

The Better Without Baseline Coalition is calling for a review of assessment and accountability for the early years following the scrapping of Baseline as a progress measure.

Talking Tents are a winner

News

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

| Nursery World

Encouraging a love of language, stories and reading among pre-school children and their families has won a Norwich nursery a National Literacy Trust award.

Learning & Development: How Children Learn: Part 2 - Active duty

Features

Friday, March 2, 2012

| Nursery World

The defining elements of active learning, the second characteristic of effective learning and teaching identified in the Early Years Foundation Stage review, are set out by Jan Dubiel, national development manager of training and resource centre Early Excellence.