How children learn from the world around them is influenced by both their external senses, such as taste and touch, and their internal senses of movement and body awareness. Anne O'Connor considers...
WINNER - Woodville Pre-School, Storal, Derbyshire
Painting offers young children a world of opportunities for experimentation and expression, so early years settings should equip them with ample materials and varied techniques.
Early years settings are overwhelmingly against Government plans to change ratios, with just 2 per cent of the opinion that the rule change would enable them to lower fees for parents, according to a...
The needs of children and young people are more important than available spaces when planning playgrounds, according to a Government-funded guide published last week. The guide, More than Swings and...
The Kent 'Space to Grow' has helped settings to improve the quality of outdoor learning experiences that they offer children in their care. Gail Ryder-Richardson provides an update on its successes...
Attractive presentations in well-defined spaces will serve to enhance children's creative play. Sue Crook and Betty Farmer explain how.
In both the indoors and outdoors environments, loose parts are an ideal resource for involving children in maths activities, explains Shardi Vaziri
Does your workplace follow the most recent laws and best practices when it comes to selecting staff and settling them in? Laura Henry gives a checklist.