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While Britain's early years practice benefits from investment and research, truly innovative thinking may be at risk of being stifled by rigid government-imposed frameworks, warns Wendy Ellyatt.
Involving children in collecting and presenting data for graphs, charts or pictograms helps them to understand the information.
Both the fear and the fun of the dark, and the effects of light, featured in a project observed by Jean Evans.
Have a fresh think about how you can ensure that all the children in your setting enjoy equal access to your ICT equipment and gain from the experience, with advice from Amy Stancer.
Different language rules and cultural attitudes to how children learn provide some valuable insights for practitioners working with bilingual children. Professor Elena Lieven explains.
Endless opportunities for children's expression, development and learning across all curriculum areas are provided by music and movement activities suggested by Margareta Burrell
Early years settings need to offer provision that will help sustain young children's thinking by using their own initiative, says Marion Dowling.
The spiritual dimension of life is a challenging aspect of early years development, but a vital one to emphasise, says Marion Dowling.
Imagination and creativity went into the mix when Rainbow Nursery children made banners with Sarah Denham.
National Strategies series: Part 3 - From the child