Few would dispute, however, that the EYFS has put much more stress onthe importance of the environment and resources - indeed, one of thefour principles is the Enabling Environment.
You can see this reflected in Nursery World this week. Anne O'Connorbegins a fantastic new series on continuous provision ('Don't stop menow!', pages 18-20). In her first article she explains how continuousprovision is far more than having good equipment on offer. Rather, it isa 'principled, philosophical approach' in which children can makechoices, participate confidently and have time and space for free-flowplay.
We hope the series will be essential reading for everybody re-evaluatingtheir practice as the EYFS begins, especially those unsure of how suchlong-term planning can deliver all the outcomes andwho have reliedinstead on medium-term planning through topics.
This issue also sees the return of Tried and Tested, our ever-popularseries where early years settings try out resources and give theirverdicts ('Crafty ways', pages 22-23). And we also look at bag books asa way to enable children with severe learning difficulties to accessstories (pages 28-29).
Happy 10th Birthday!
Nursery Chains, our supplement focusing on the groups supplying anincreasing proportion of the UK's childcare, has now been published forten years. The latest edition is free with Nursery World this week, andyou can see just how much has changed in the past decade.
