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Imagination is the most valuable resource for creating spaces where children love to talk, says Elizabeth Jarman.
Childminders have bought and equipped a beach chalet for a unique resource they can share with other providers. Annette Rawstrone reports.
Most children like to draw. Nicole Weinsteinfinds out how practitioners can best support young children’s early development of drawing – and looks at some of the best resources on offer
In the run-up to International Mud Day on 29 June, Jan White and Menna Godfrey make the case for creating a mud kitchen in your setting and offer advice on how to best approach the task.
Put books at the heart of your activities based on a favourite mythical creature, along with art and small-world play, as Helen Bromley suggests.
The benefits of providing risky activities to children and keeping their parents on board are explained by Sylvie Gambell and Ben Hasan.
Food and free flow are the heart of one nursery, says Karen Faux.
The outdoors offers opportunities to get creative with role play. Nicole Weinstein suggests how practitioners might provide resources to support, and build on, children's natural interests.
Nicole Weinstein explores how settings can resource effectively for ‘people who help us’ role play
Keep children's interests on the move with a varied collection of transport resources suited to their age group, says Nicole Weinstein.