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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.
A 'monster' sighting at one nursery sparked a project looking at a range of themes.
Small-world play offers children the chance to explore real and imagined worlds in miniature. Early years settings put a range of small-world play equipment to the test and report back to Nicole...
The basis for good early years practice in helping children develop their creativity is adults who know how to encourage them and model activity but not control the creative process.
Introducing less formal learning to Years 1 and 2 is producing positive results, reports Annette Rawstrone
Karen Hart unpicks Standard 1 of the Early Years Teacher criteria, and offers an insight into how trainees might demonstrate the standard and embed it into their practice.
Children in one West Sussex school have been getting close to nature thanks to a creative project and the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust free visits programme, says Jordan Chamberlain.
Encouraging children to explore the outdoors more freely proved to be a culture change in Poole, says Clare Schmieder, Early Learning Advisory Teacher (ELAT) within the Poole Early Years Team.
Creative 'jungle' play can help improve children's understanding of the world, says Nicole Weinstein.
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.