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The best ways to be alert to young children's play choices include: * Use your skills of observation in a relaxed and informal way: look, listen and observe what the children are doing and in what...
Despite appearances, messy play can make an enormous contribution to babies' and young children's cognitive and creative development What do we think about when we hear the word 'messy'? Untidy,...
The huge outcry over the proposed Early Years Foundation Stage outlined in the Childcare Bill (see News, page 4) indicates an amazing lack of awareness that we already have a Foundation Stage...
Two reports highlighting the abrupt transition that children undergo when moving from reception class to Key Stage 1, from play-based learning to a more formal approach, will be welcomed by early...
Three primary schools have been praised by Ofsted inspectors for the achievements of their Black Caribbean pupils. In the schools, Sudbourne Primary in Lambeth and Allfarthing in Wandsworth, London,...
With Development Matters removed from both the Department for Education's website and the Ofsted inspectors' guidance, Lena Engel examines its history and asks what the implications are for practice.
Develop children's awareness of why we need blankets in our lives using these fun activities from Jean Evans Warm up cold winter days, and extend learning across the curriculum, with this stimulating...
Young children should have more opportunities for learning through play in Year 1 to help ensure a smooth transition from the Foundation Stage, according to a new study for Sure Start. Research...
A group of leading early years specialists has launched a campaign to urge practitioners and parents to fight Government plans to adopt synthetic phonics for teaching children to read in reception...
* The Coram Family project Listening to Young Children has been contracted by the Government to provide a comprehensive training programme for those who train professionals working with children aged...