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onlineresourceswww.nurseryworld.co.uk BIG ISSUE
Coronavirus: Find all the latest news on how the pandemic is affecting the early years sector and children.
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big-issues/coronavirus
PRACTICE GUIDE Discover outdoor practice in Japan ➜ https://www. nurseryworld.co.uk/
category/practice-guides/outdoorsin-japan
MANAGEMENT GUIDE Plan your career by exploring qualifications levels from Level 1 to 6
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category/management-guides/ qualification-levels
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APRIL 2022 ■ Outdoors key 4: How to support
children and staff’s movement between indoors and out ■ Health and nutrition: What can
be done to mitigate the negative effects of the pandemic on children’s physical development ■ All about...assessment within the
revised EYFS, by Di Chilvers ■ How to make the transition to
in the moment planning ■ Business: New series begins with
a guide to financial management
POSTER The second in our series of A2 posters spotlights people who help us in an emergency
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in this issue NEWS 6 analysis
New research reveals the extent of the financial fallout settings have faced due to the pandemic 8 news round-up
All you need to know in brief 11 noticeboard
Community catch-up
OPINION 12 to the point
Michael Pettavel argues for urgent investment in children’s services while Professors Brett Smith and Charlie Foster explain the need for children with disabilities to exercise 13 people
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s Peter Matejic on childhood poverty 50 over to you
Your letters and social media posts
PRACTICE 14 keys to the outdoors
Why it is important to let children choose when they want to be outside 16 building a curriculum
Place children at the heart of learning 20 essential resources
Ideas to support transporting schemes 28 health and nutrition
Giving dads emotional support 30 good practice
Should behaviour charts be scrapped? 32 all about
Down’s Syndrome 35 special report
Managing healthy food on a budget 40 Nursery World Show 2022
Your sneak preview
ACTIVITIES 22 Sustainable education
Introducing the topic of trees and their preservation 23 SEND
Strategies to help calm over-stimulated children 24 project
How children and families explored hair types and styles together 26 outdoor calendar
As Spring approaches it’s time to start planting
44 anti-racist leadership
Liz Pemberton explains why the language we use is important 46 manager’s problem page
How to defend your nursery’s policies
CLASSIFIED 47 services 48 appointments
MANAGEMENT 42 Recruitment
Meeting today’s challenges
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