We have a host of new series this January, on baby rooms, research nurseries, intelligent observations, early years activities from cultural institutions around the UK, a gorgeous activity series based around plants, plus a feature from our former editor Liz Roberts on her time at the helm over 26 years.
Practice features include:
- A new series on baby rooms looks at the challenges and rewards of working with the youngest children
- A new series on effective and informed observation, by Dr Sue Allingham
- Like research schools, there are also nurseries which are embedded in research, as we feature in our new series
- Our former editor Liz Roberts on 26 years of policy, politics and Nursery World
- Our essential resources series features Penny Holland and weapon play
- How to help children from military families in our health and wellbeing section
- A special report on buying and selling nurseries
- And more
- Online highlights include Donna Gaywood on academic resilience
Our activities section highlights include:
- Julie Mountain’s new outdoors series using common plants in your neighbourhood as a springboard for a host of activity ideas
- As more museums and galleries enhance their early years offer, our new ‘Let’s go to’ series starts with the national maritime museum
- A setting which used local connections to get visits from a range of tractors, diggers and farm machinery
Management
- A new series looking at a toolkit from Cambridge University based on evidence based pedagogy from around the world can be used in a setting
- Business: What 'buy now, pay later' deals have to offer
- Manager’s panel: messy play for all?
- Online: Ivana LaValle and Eva Lloyd on how to fix our broken childcare system
Analysis
The sector’s hopes and dreams for 2023
Interview: Marg Randles, co-founder and chief academic officer of Busy Bees Childcare, which celebrates 40 years in business in 2023
Opinion
- Michael Pettavel: Is Ofsted really putting children first?
- Dr Rebecca Montacute of the Sutton Trust on why families need a bigger safety net
And there's an A2 natural learning calendar for 2023.
Next month: an illustrated children’s world map
All the content in the January issue is available online and fully accessible to subscribers.
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