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Amid the uncertainty surrounding the roll-out of the extended entitlements, early years settings need digital management tools now more than ever. By Karen Hart
The outdoors offers opportunities to get creative with role play. Nicole Weinstein suggests how practitioners might provide resources to support, and build on, children's natural interests.
Children will enjoy being as inventive as the mouse at the centre of a fascinating story with the provision of well-stocked resources and activities across the setting, as suggested by Helen Bromley.
Early years practitioners get to grips with the latest resources for children's emergent writing, letter recognition and fine motor skills and give Sue Hubberstey their verdicts.
Spaces where children can share activities with each other will inspire role play, storytelling and collaboration, explains Amy Jackson
Think big for a project on giants and similar fantasy folk characters, with activity suggestions from Judith Stevens.
You don't need to be near water to give children an outdoor area that offers rich play and learning opportunities with sand, says Jan White.
Joint winner: Sunbeams Day Nursery Leeds
The benefits of 'tummy time' are well documented, but many babies spend too little time playing in this way. Andrea Vaughan explains how her setting has been working to increase parent awareness.
The benefits of offering children continuous access to recycled materials in Reggio-inspired 'ateliers' are explained by Jane Blant.