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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.
Sunbeams Day Nursery has embedded loose-parts play into provision across all its settings, transforming practice and inspiring children. Nicole Weinstein reports
Understanding both physical and psychological environments is key when creating areas for two-year-olds. Julia Manning-Morton explains how settings' management of this impacts on children's...
From seeing the sky in puddles to finding the symmetry in faces, there are lots of ways to mirror all areas of the curriculum, say Carole Skinner, Fran Mosley and Sheila Ebbutt.
Making the move from nursery to primary school can throw up challenges for everyone involved, but settings can take steps to make the process easier. Rebecca Fisk suggests some methods.
Using these historic creatures to inspire games and activities can help to build curiousity and imagination, advises Marianne Sargent.
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
Children gain an immense sense of achievement from creating something beautiful from a few simple sticks, says Julie Mountain.
The aims and principles that went into developing an innovative children's centre outdoor area are explained to Karen Faux. Photographs by Teri Pengilley at Woodlands Park Nursery.
Observation, assessment and planning are the foundation of any forest school programme, as Sarah Blackwell outlines an example of one.