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Adults' facial expressions have a strong impact on very young children learning about social relationships. Anne O'Connor explains social referencing and why early years workers need to understand it.
Play involving hands and feet can help develop observation and thinking skills beyond simple recognition of size, shape and pattern. Marianne Sargent suggests some ideas.
Imagination is the most valuable resource for creating spaces where children love to talk, says Elizabeth Jarman.
Encouraging parents to visit their children at nursery, be it to breastfeed or just for a cuddle, can have benefits for all, says Annette Rawstrone.
Julie Mountain continues her series on Newham’s Outdoors and Active programme by looking at its approach to open spaces, surfaces and level changes, climbing, large objects and storage
Practitioners wondering how to deal with a child's toileting difficulties are advised by Maria Robinson.
How early years work arrived at the concept and practice of the key person approach is explained in the first part of a new series by Anne O'Connor.
How do you deal with a child who often emits a high pitched scream? Penny Tassoni looks at possible causes and strategies that can help.
In practice, treasure baskets are a tried and tested resource that provide endless fascination for the babies who explore them, but their originator was strict about how they should be made and used....
Is independence something that can be taught? How do early years practitioners approach it with the children's parents? Annette Rawstrone spoke to teachers at a Montessori school.