Imagination is the most valuable resource for creating spaces where children love to talk, says Elizabeth Jarman.
In the final part of her four-part series on the 7Cs approach to planning the outdoor play space, Julie Mountain looks at Change and Chance.
Think about what children can learn from using paint through the way your setting's provision is organised and what experiences are offered to them, says Jane Drake.
The benefits of providing risky activities to children and keeping their parents on board are explained by Sylvie Gambell and Ben Hasan.
A playgroup in Surrey has been making use of the resources provided by autumn to inspire learning opportunities.
A Beach School is opening up a wealth of new learning experiences for children at one nursery in Bristol. Ruth Thomson finds out more Photographs At woodland house nursery, Bristol, by Marcus Way.
Risk-taking is a key ingredient of healthy development, but its place in practice can still be limited by how it is perceived, says Kathryn Solly.
Encouraging children to explore the outdoors more freely proved to be a culture change in Poole, says Clare Schmieder, Early Learning Advisory Teacher (ELAT) within the Poole Early Years Team.
This first in a two-part series looking at resources for developing children's fine motor control starts with the under-threes. Nicole Weinstein reports.
Rain, sun and fog are elements children can have fun exploring with suggestions in part two of our weather feature by Nicole Weinstein.