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In our National Strategies features on the Early Years Foundation Stage, senior regional adviser Lorna Dick and regional adviser Jo Paterson reflect on how children make sense of the world.

Learning & Development: Sand Play - Under-threes

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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

| Nursery World

Influenced by the principles of heuristic play, staff at Stepping Stones Childcare Centre have developed sand areas that give the under-threes choice and unrestricted access. Manager Jill Tomlinson explains how.

Learning & Development: Blogging - 21st century literacy

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

| Nursery World

These days the nursery teddy bears are more likely to be writing blogs than going down to the woods, say Asma Parveen and Jackie Marsh.

Learning & Development: Resources for Under-Threes - Song and dance

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

| Nursery World

Movement and dance experiences such as crawling, creeping, rolling, turning, walking, reaching and swinging are essential for babies' brain development.

Learning & development: Messy Play for Under-Threes - Make a splash

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Tuesday, May 26, 2009

| Nursery World

The youngest children will delight in using their whole bodies to explore water, says Jean Evans.

Learning and Development: Storytelling - All told

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

| Nursery World

Put the books aside and discover how easy and rewarding it is to tell children stories creatively. Sue Learner hears how from experienced tellers.

Learning & Development: Physical Development - Part 3 - Hands and knees

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

| Nursery World

The importance of crawling to physical and mental development, and how to encourage it, is explained by Anne O'Connor and Anna Daly.

Learning and Development: Physical Development - Part 3 - Hands and knees

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

| Nursery World

The importance of crawling to physical and mental development, and how to encourage it, is explained by Anne O'Connor and Anna Daly.

Learning & Development: National Strategies series - part 8 - Movement, mark-making and maths

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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

| Nursery World

In the latest of our National Strategies features on the EYFS, Jacqui Hardy, Paula Healey, Gill Hunter and Judith Stevens reflect on where movement, mark-making and maths fit into the themes.

Learning & Development: Outdoor Games - Part 3 - Going in circles

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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

| Nursery World

Even the younger children can enjoy this chalk and number recognition game explained by Helen Bilton.

Learning and Development: Left-handed children - Side effects

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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

| Nursery World

Some practical help right from the start can make a huge difference to the learning outcomes of left-handed children, says Viv Hampshire.

Learning & Development: Physical Development: Part 2 - Tummy time

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

| Nursery World

The experience of moving the body from a prone position is surprisingly important for a child's development, say Anne O'Connor and Anna Daly.

Learning & Development: Physical Development: Part 2 - Tummy time

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Tuesday, April 14, 2009

| Nursery World

The experience of moving the body from a prone position is surprisingly important for a child's development, say Anne O'Connor and Anna Daly.

Learning & Development: National Strategies series - part 7 - Play and Exploration

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Tuesday, April 7, 2009

| Nursery World

In the seventh of the National Strategies features on the EYFS, Gail DuBock and Yvonne Au, Early Years Regional Advisers in the south east, reflect on the centrality of play and exploration in children's learning