Settings-Based Research
Examples of research happening in Bristol early years settingsCabot Primary School
Supporting and improving Communication
and Language skills in the
Early Years Foundation Stage
Research by Rebecca Macron, Charlton Imperial Nursery, Bristol
BAFA – Overview and Action Plan: I was delighted to be invited to take part in the Bristol Boys Achievement Project. As part of my undergraduate degree, I studied Women’s History. I have always been interested by equality in our world, and in particular,...
An evaluative study into the provision for bilingual children in an early years setting. BA Early Years
Jenna carried out a small scale research project to explore how practitioners identify speech and language difficulties in children with English as an additional language…
Fallodon Playgroup – The Impact of Forest School on Characteristics of Effective Learning
Specifically being willing to have a go and keeping on trying.
Sunshine Pre-School Case Study
Supporting and Improving Early Literacy Skills In Pre-school Children.
May Park Primary School Case Study
May Park Primary School Case Study.
Once Upon a Time Day Nursery and Pre-School
Once Upon a Time Day Nursery and Pre-School Case Study
Childminder Boys Research Case Study
Childminder Boys Research Case Study
Bristol University Day Nursery
How can a flexible and diverse early years curriculum influence the well-being of summer born boys? Action Research led by Alex Parker
Bristol Boys Achievement Project Leaflet now available
The new Bristol Boys’ Early Years Achievement Project leaflet is now available here to download and print. The leaflet provides useful information for parents, governors and committees and can be very useful in explaining why you are undertaking research...
Cabot Primary School
Supporting and improving Communication
and Language skills in the
Early Years Foundation Stage
Research by Rebecca Macron, Charlton Imperial Nursery, Bristol
BAFA – Overview and Action Plan: I was delighted to be invited to take part in the Bristol Boys Achievement Project. As part of my undergraduate degree, I studied Women’s History. I have always been interested by equality in our world, and in particular,...
An evaluative study into the provision for bilingual children in an early years setting. BA Early Years
Jenna carried out a small scale research project to explore how practitioners identify speech and language difficulties in children with English as an additional language…
Fallodon Playgroup – The Impact of Forest School on Characteristics of Effective Learning
Specifically being willing to have a go and keeping on trying.
Sunshine Pre-School Case Study
Supporting and Improving Early Literacy Skills In Pre-school Children.
May Park Primary School Case Study
May Park Primary School Case Study.
Once Upon a Time Day Nursery and Pre-School
Once Upon a Time Day Nursery and Pre-School Case Study
Childminder Boys Research Case Study
Childminder Boys Research Case Study
Bristol University Day Nursery
How can a flexible and diverse early years curriculum influence the well-being of summer born boys? Action Research led by Alex Parker
Bristol Boys Achievement Project Leaflet now available
The new Bristol Boys’ Early Years Achievement Project leaflet is now available here to download and print. The leaflet provides useful information for parents, governors and committees and can be very useful in explaining why you are undertaking research...
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Mathematics
- Seeing the Maths
- Mathematical engagement
- Developing how children see themselves as mathematicians?
- A mastery approach
- Encouraging maths in free flow
- The adult role in supporting children’s independent mathematical thinking
- Developing children’s mark making
- The adult role in supporting children’s mathematical enquiry
- Supporting parents with children’s maths
- Variations in assessment with different assessment criteria
- Developing mathematical language and reasoning
- Encouraging independent problem solving
- Independent problem solving
- Mathematically informed data
- Mathematical play
- Inside v. outside mathematical provision
- Data handling and mathematical representations
- (Re)configuring quality: From a hegemonic framework to story telling
- Mathematically rich environments
- Speedwell Nursery School and Children’s Centre Allotment Project
Birth to Three
CLL
- A Bristol Childminder’s Research: Autonomy with Food
- Children’s social literacies
- Pretend play and the cultural foundations of mathematics
- Dialogue and Participation in Young Children
- Crescent moon and star: Working towards intercultural approaches in early childhood music education.
- The genesis of mathematical semiosis in early childhood.
- Infant Feeding Practices among Somali-born women now resident in Bristol
- Visible Thinking: the Performance Arts Club
- Early Years Setting promoting Community Cohesion
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Inclusion
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Outdoor Learning
Quality Improvement
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