We kick off November with our annual nursery management supplement, plus features on risk and hazard, tantrums, and ASD
Best practice features:
- What is risk and are some risks beneficial? Sarah Watkins has a comprehensive guide
- Interventions for children with ASD are road tested and refined by Thomas Coram Nursery School/centre
- We consider if the word ‘tantrum’ is now out of date by speaking to experts on both sides of the debate
- We consider how to resource for storytelling in the context of the inspirational work of Vivian Gussin Paley
- Jan White provides guidance on supporting challenging play
- We consider the health impacts of poverty in our monthly health and nutrition article
- Special report: Parent friendly apps
Our annual Nursery Management supplement is included – see more here
Activities:
- Michael Rosen teams up with Boogie Mites on rhythm and rhyme in the latest of our music series
- Our series on enhancements to continuous provision continues with C for celebration
- Our project follows a setting which set up its own night vision cameras and spied a host of amazing wildlife
- Lala Manners looks at walls in her physical development on a budget series
- You would not be-leaf all the rich ways there are to explore leaves – one of the key joys of autumn, says Julie Mountain in her Outdoor Calendar
Management:
- Where are we at with T levels?
- In part three of her series on leadership qualifications, Charlotte Goddard looks at pedagogical leaders
- Childcare counsel: holiday entitlements for part-year workers
- Manager’s problem page: Charging parents for holding a place
Analysis:
We look at the status of childcare reforms and the impact of the associated uncertainty in a time of political turmoil
Opinion: Michael Pettavel on Why early years settings need to be accessible to all
Interview: Jack Bedder, NW apprentice of the year
Poster: Investigating light, part 3: shadows
