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It doesn't require a large budget, just plenty of imagination and some careful forethought about how it's going to be used, to kit out your setting with a sensory room, as Annette Rawstrone explains.
Observation of children's interests as they play is at the heart of activities based on a favourite theme in both books and play materials set out by Diana Lawton.
Visiting fire or police stations helps children understand about 'people who help us' but there is a wealth of resources settings can use for role play to support this theme
It's an eye-opening experience to observe what children (and adults) really go for in a setting's outdoor provision, as Janice Ellis discovers.
Teddy bears have a unique role in children's lives and are an invaluable developmental resource. Nicole Weinstein goes on the hunt.
We found that less was more when we cleared our school's outdoor area and let children choose their own challenges in physical play, says Jane Simons.
A museum in Cambridge is enabling children to experience shared public spaces, explains Meredith Jones Russell
The benefits of offering children continuous access to recycled materials in Reggio-inspired 'ateliers' are explained by Jane Blant.
A variety of puppets score highly in practice at early years settings, as Nicole Weinstein discovers.
Let children takes a leap of imagination with a project on a popular amphibian, that's ideal for springtime, with ideas from Helen Bromley.