Footsteps Day Nursery and Pre-School in Farnborough, Hampshire, part of Bright Horizons, enjoyed a mud-themed day to raise money for the group's charity, Bright Spaces.
A new initiative will explore existing early childhood music practice and develop new ways practitioners can work musically with families and young children.
Nursery World has teamed up with education consultancy Elizabeth Jarman to give away a free set of the Communication Friendly Spaces bags for families.
Assess how your outside space is used before rushing out to spend your equipment budget, says Julian Grenier.
Attending a course delivered by Elizabeth Jarman has motivated nursery leader Pip Otter to re-evaluate her nursery environment and introduce changes to create communication-friendly spaces
Have fun outside in the dark early evenings remaining before the clocks go forward, writes Julie Mountain
Narrative boosts language skills and lays the foundations for reading and writing.