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The importance of outdoor play to development is well documented. Julie Mountain explains how to get right both attitude and resources.
Use these key points for discussion at staff meetings or with parents and carers: 1 How does your questioning focus and extend children's thinking and learning? Have you discussed the key vocabulary...
Physical skills and fine motor control are declining among some school-starters, so what better time to stock up on products that aid the development of these abilities, says Marianne Sargent
Some food for thought in your professional career. LITERACY LEARNING IN THE EARLY YEARS. Edited by Caroline Barratt-Pugh and Mary Rohl. (Open University Press, 15.99, 01280 823388)
Equipment plays an essential part in children’s Personal, Social and Emotional Development. Annette Rawstrone explores some of the resourcing options for two- and three-year-olds
The great outdoors naturally encourages exuberance and noise - but how can you harness this to help children communicate? Anne O'Connor explains.
Some food for thought in your professional career Developing Language and Literacy with Young Children. By Marian R Whitehead. (Paul Chapman, 15.99, 020 7374 0645)
Early years practitioners should have more guidance on how to support literacy with digital technologies, says a new study.
Exploring Montessori - with its focus on nurturing the whole person in a well-planned learning environment - can offer lessons for all of us. Marianne Sargent takes a look.
Nurseries should echo society's diversity and combat biased attitudes. Mary Evans explains how.