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Musical instruments can help children develop the sound recognition skills essential for reading, spelling and writing. Early years settings call the tune as they try out a few for Nicole Weinstein.
Printing is an immediately engaging activity for young children because it is both visual and tactile. Nicole Weinstein offers some tips
Active outdoor play has many benefits for children. Viv Hampshire explains how her children's centre is encouraging families to get out and about, rain or shine.
Boys were encouraged to discover new ways to play, learn and practise independence outdoors in a project described by Julie Mountain.
Cowgate Under 5s has opened up its spaces so that children of different age groups can move freely around the setting - with significant benefits. The nursery's June Graham explains why it works.
A visiting artist at one nursery in Salisbury has radically opened up the possibilities for children’s creativity, reports Marianne Sargent
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.
Think about what children can learn from using paint through the way your setting's provision is organised and what experiences are offered to them, says Jane Drake.
In the second of a two-part series on developing fine motor control, Nicole Weinstein looks at resources for children aged three to five years.