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Early years settings put the latest construction products to the test and reported back to Nicole Weinstein on how the children used them.
Role play and imaginative play, early literacy development and other activities can be facilitated with a favourite toy, says Diana Lawton.
Resources for productive role play, and the best practice for organising and offering them, are outlined by Jane Drake in our series on continuous provision in an early years setting.
In addition to Aliens Love Underpants (see right), here are some other great storybooks and texts available about aliens and pants! Remember to use the local library - and encourage everyone to share...
The children are free to roam from shelter to shelter while enjoying the outdoors at England’s first ‘open air’ nursery, situated in south east London. Nicole Weinstein reports
Offer the under-threes simple objects to manipulate and mark with and hone their skills, suggests Marie Richardson
A grant-funded outdoor space was made to order according to the nursery children's wishes and needs. Ruth Thomson takes a look around.
Dolls happily lend themselves to use in extended play across all areas of early years provision, and their houses make the perfect resource for domestic and construction activities, says Judith...
Use an enjoyable story book to complement experiences that children have with resources found in the real world around them, following suggestions from Helen Bromley.
A project involving British and international nurseries is focusing on getting young children to engage with their local communities. Marianne Sargent finds out how it is taking shape.