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An award-winning art gallery has been running sessions to encourage children to engage with and explore its collections. Sue Owen finds out why the project was a hit with childminders.
Playing with toy farm animals and the resources that support their use broadens children's understanding of the world, says Nicole Weinstein.
This topics enables each child to relate their own unique experiences, and offers insights for practitioners.
When deciding which resources to buy for shopping role play, choose products that children will instantly recognise, says Nicole Weinstein.
A charming book with varied themes that young children will identify with inspires activities across the curriculum from Helen Bromley.
By Mark Dudek (National Children's Bureau, 15.99, ISBN 9781907969959)
Cold, wet and windy weather doesn't have to mean staying indoors. In the final part of her series on winter play outdoors, Julie Mountain suggests some creative approaches for fun and learning.
Teddy bears have a unique role in children's lives and are an invaluable developmental resource. Nicole Weinstein goes on the hunt.
Spaces where children can share activities with each other will inspire role play, storytelling and collaboration, explains Amy Jackson
A yurt in Hebden Bridge, Calderdale, has become the base for two childminders providing funded early education places. Leah Findlay and Peter Findlay explain the thinking behind the unusual set-up.