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In the first of a new series we hear from Carla Hendry, a family worker at Pen Green Nursery, Corby, sharing her observations of one child.
Organising children to sing songs along to actions or stories is the focus of another movement session by Helen Bilton.
Children viewed the world from some interesting angles when taking part in a photography project in a local theatre garden. Annette Rawstrone went for a look.
It's not just babies who gain from heuristic play - and better still if it takes place outdoors, as Sara Davies found in her research.
Children are being diagnosed with conditions such as Asperger's syndrome and autism because they are growing up in a risk-averse society that stifles their development, child psychologist Dr Tanya...
A child's communication begins at home, and early years practitioners need to promote it there and in partnership with the nursery, as Helen Moylett explains.
Viv Hampshire recreates the setting of picture book Dear Zoo in a local park so a group of children can learn about animals and their habitats.
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.
Music for babies and toddlers, by Anna Corballis Fry
Requiring only simple materials, block play nevertheless gives children the power to bring imaginary worlds to life. Michael Follett suggests handing over creative control.