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Sunbeams Day Nursery has embedded loose-parts play into provision across all its settings, transforming practice and inspiring children. Nicole Weinstein reports
Creative 'jungle' play can help improve children's understanding of the world, says Nicole Weinstein.
The Forest Schools experience has brought many benefits to children at a setting in Scotland. AnnMarie Cunningham describes the process.
Practitioners can support children's learning by providing as many real-life experiences with minibeasts as possible. Nicole Weinstein suggests resource ideas to make this possible.
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.
Children gain an immense sense of achievement from creating something beautiful from a few simple sticks, says Julie Mountain.
Using these historic creatures to inspire games and activities can help to build curiousity and imagination, advises Marianne Sargent.
The importance of making spaces in which children and their carers can have freedom to think, talk and create was stressed at a major early years conference at Nottingham University earlier this...
With a view to introducing den play at her school, Louise Nicholls carried out a research project looking at the impact this type of play can have on young children. She shares her findings.
Playing outdoors after dark can be exciting and challenging. Julie Mountain advises on making the most of outside spaces all day.