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In providing resources for playful learning we need to remember the process in which they will be used, not just the outcome at the end, says Anne O'Connor.
Early years landscape designer Julie Mountain continues her exploration of an innovative Canadian approach to early childhood landscape design - the 7Cs - by looking at context and connectivity.
Stimulate the senses, stretch children's skills and extend provision for special needs by developing a sensory garden, as one nursery shows Viv Hampshire how they did it.
As with the other age groups, the developmental needs and interests of the child provided the starting points for planning the room for two-year-olds.
Outdoor environments can offer good opportunities for children to build and develop hand-eye co-ordination, if the right interventions are made. Julie Mountain considers the best approaches.
The endless potential for learning through play that the natural environment offers to young children is observed by 'nature kindergarten' provider Claire Warden.
'Free-and-found' resources lend themselves to creative, child-directed outdoor play. Julie Mountain offers some guidance on sourcing them.
Outdoor provision for the early years is set to grow and flourish thanks to funding distributed through local authorities. Annie Davy reports.
Joint winner, Houghton Community Nursery School, Houghton le Spring
School and nursery children took the principles of Forest School to the water, with an added environmental message, in ecological sustainability activities beside the seaside.