Nursery World - All about...Working with two-year-olds

By Julia Manning-Morton, a senior lecturer in early childhood studies at London Metropolitan University, co-author of Key Times: A framework for developing high-quality provision for children under three years (Open University Press, forthcoming) and Key Times for Play: the first three years (OUP, 14.99) and author of Nursery World's series, 'Birth to Three - Your guide to developing quality provision' All change

All change

The rapid developmental changes that can be seen week to week and the emotional changes that can occur moment to moment in a child aged two

Group care

How the size and age range of a group affect the quality of provision for two-year-olds

On the move

Two-year-olds' growing physical competence and independence

Sense of self

Why social co-operation is hard for children aged two

Time to explore

Cognitive development and the desire to explore through movement

Small talk

How rapidly improving communication skills can still lead to frustration

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