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Observe three children digging in the sand and you will see three different approaches. Philip Waters looks at how playworkers can respond to a child's playful needs Imagine three children of similar...
Before you can open an after-school club you may welll have to re-organise or expand to accommodate the older children and all the necessary new equipment. here we look at some of your options Screens...
In the penultimate instalment of this series, Gemma Goldenberg hears about grassroots innovations from one nursery federation, such as an assessment tool that is now used by more than 100 settings...
In Northumberland, one setting has created an environment for children with special educational needs and disabilities. By Charlotte Goddard
<P> There's no need for providers to fear inspections under the new national daycare standards. Jean Evans offers reassurance </P>
Don't just hold the front page, but use the whole newspaper for a variety of challenging games and activities. Philip Waters suggests ways to use that wonderfully cheap resource Newspapers. We read...
What is true ‘free-flow play’, and when is children’s ‘involvement’ in their learning not actually worthwhile engagement? Dr Julian Grenier unpicks the theories in the context of best practice
The ascent into springtime is gathering pace and there’s so much going on outdoors, so try not to miss a thing – get out, get active, says Julie Mountain
Which hand we write with is not determined at birth, but our preferences lie in our prehistory and impact on our development. Annette Karmiloff-Smith and Kyra Karmiloff explain how.