Nursery World - Learning & Development: Mathematics

A project from the National Day Nurseries Association is empowering
graduates to take the lead in settings to improve the maths skills and
confidence of practitioners. Meredith Jones Russell reports.

The National Day Nurseries Association's (NDNA) Maths Champions project asks graduates to take the lead in settings, using online tools and resources to raise confidence levels in mathematics among fellow practitioners, so helping them improve their skills and better support maths through play.

The two-year scheme was set up in March last year and is supported by funding from the Department for Education. Through the project, NDNA set out to recruit 20 graduates from among its members to participate in the pilot, and ended up with 66. Project leader and lead early years advisor at the NDNA Jo Baranek says that although such a high level of demand is surprising, there was always an expectation that practitioners would be keen to receive help for maths teaching.

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