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Kick off!

Give 'early learning goal' a new meaning and kick off your autumn term by taking the children to visit your local football club. Football has rarely been off our television screens this year, and if football fever hit your early years setting during this year's World Cup, then you might want to mark the beginning of the new football season with a visit to a local club.

Football has rarely been off our television screens this year, and if football fever hit your early years setting during this year's World Cup, then you might want to mark the beginning of the new football season with a visit to a local club.

Small local teams will probably be more than happy to show you around, but most league teams regularly open their doors to visitors.

The schools programmes organised by league clubs are generally aimed at older children, but their regular tours on offer to their devoted fans should prove an interesting day out for older Foundation Stage children.

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