Publications
Solvason, C., & Watson N. (2021). Insights into Positive Approaches to Parent Partnership Working in UK Nursery Schools. Journal of Social Psychology Research, 1(1), pp.18-30
Solvason, C., Hodgkins, A. & Watson N. (2021). Preparing students for the ‘emotion work’ of early years practice. NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, 23(1), pp. 14 – 23.
Watson, Nicola (2020) In praise of creativity. Early Years Educator, 22 (6). pp. 21-23.
Watson, Nicola (2020) What happens next? Early Years Educator, 22 (5). pp. 22-24.
Watson, Nicola (2020) Deep and Meaningful. Early Years Educator, 22 (4). pp. 21-23.
Watson, Nicola (2020) Identifying Opportunities. Early Years Educator, 22 (3). pp. 21-23.
Watson, N. (2018) An Evaluation of a workshops-based intervention designed to develop the confidence of women students in managing communications with parents and carers. Worcester Learning and Teaching Journal. 12 pp.31-52
Watson, N. (2018) A Unique Child: By Choice. Nursery World, 2018 (1). pp. 30-31. ISSN 0029-6422
Watson, N. (2017) In the Moment. Nursery World, 2017 (19). pp. 26-27. ISSN 0029-6422
Watson, N. (2017) Can Early Years’ Practitioners Facilitate Social Development During Conflicts Between Young Children? NZ International Research in Early Childhood Education Journal, 21 (1). pp. 17-34. ISSN 2537-7191
Hodgkins, A. and Watson, N. (2017) Chapter 2: Learning to Learn in an H.E. Context, in Studying for your Early Years Degree, (Musgrave, Savin-Baden & Stobbs, Eds) Critical Publishing
Watson, N. (2014) Looking for trouble Every Child Journal 4(2) pp 44-52
Conference presentations
Presentation (online) at the UWDCF FDEY Conference February 2021 ’Reasons to be Cheerful - The new Early Learning Goals for the Prime Areas of Learning EYFS2021’
Symposium at EECERA Conference Budapest Hungary August 2018 ‘Voice, power and emotion: the challenges of practitioner- parent partnerships’
Keynote Presentation at UW CfCF Partnership Conference June 2018 ‘A Woman’s Place in Early Years Education and Care’
Workshop at the UW CfCF Partnership Conference June 2017 ‘What can I say? Managing difficult conversations with parents’
Workshop at the UW CfCF Partnership Conference June 2016 ‘Finding a voice as a new researcher’
Presentation with Angela Hodgkins at the UW CfCF Partnership Conference June 2016 ‘Making our voices heard, children, families and practitioners’.
Presentation of paper at the TACTYC conference held at the NIA Birmingham in October 2015 on supporting young children’s social development during conflicts with peers.
Presentation of paper at the UW CEC Partnership Research Conference June 2015 on supporting young children’s social development during conflicts with peers.