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Building a swing in the woods was a model of child-led learning, says Caroline Watts, Forest School leader with St George's Primary School, Wrotham.
A small outdoor area provides huge opportunities for play and learning at one pre-school that can draw on Forest School leadership. Michelle Shaw and Ruth Thompson describe how they created it.
Joint winners - Tall Trees Kindergarten, Frome, Somerset and Norland Nursery, Bath
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.
Good-quality props and practical domestic experiences can offer deep learning opportunities in the home corner, Nicole Weinstein discovers in the first of a series looking at aspects of role play
How can settings support the development of small hand movements? Nicole Weinstein advises.
Special books – designed to help nursery children make the move to a new room or Reception – are child-led, so they also let practitioners see the world through their eyes, explains Zoe Kimber
The review of the Early Years Foundation Stage is welcomed by the early years sector - and by Julian Grenier, who sees it as only the beginning of a new dialogue.
Use this colourful season to introduce children to a changing environment and encourage physical development, suggests Marianne Sargent.
Put your best foot forward and measure it, paint it, tickle it and fit it with comfortable shoes. Sheila Ebbutt suggests a range of activities.