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Providing opportunities for active outdoor play significantly increases children's agility and it need not be expensive, says Julie Mountain.
Best practice in the Early Years Foundation Stage will depend on understanding how all the aspects of child's development link together. Maria Robinson sets out a way to approach them.
Small-world play offers children the chance to explore real and imagined worlds in miniature. Early years settings put a range of small-world play equipment to the test and report back to Nicole...
Action research has helped to develop a nursery garden to better provide open-ended opportunities for learning, as well improving practice. Teacher Sue Duglan breaks down the transformation.
'Free-and-found' resources lend themselves to creative, child-directed outdoor play. Julie Mountain offers some guidance on sourcing them.
Imagination is the most valuable resource for creating spaces where children love to talk, says Elizabeth Jarman.
Puzzles, magnets and wind equipment set fun challenges for early science exploration in products that childcarers tested for Mary Evans.
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.
With so much to gain from the effective use of ICT, it makes sense to ensure that early years settings are suitably resourced, says Jane Drake.
In any kind of setting you can provide a way for children to get close to nature while doing their part in its care. Mary Whiting shows how.