How do you audit your outdoor provision and draw up plans for improvement? Workforce, environment, and practice are the key factors, according to Gail Ryder Richardson.
Designing and making jewellery is a fun way to develop children's creativity, fine motor skills and imaginative play, with these easily-resourced activities from Denise Bailey Make the most of...
A Nativity play led on naturally to puppet making and a puppet show for Chinese New Year. Tessa Fenoughty describes how.
As the result of much careful planning, The Mulberry Bush Nursery boasts some fabulous spaces - including a kitchen designed specially for use by the children. Jackie Cosh finds out how it took shape.
Books We recommend the following books as a starting point on your journey of exploration and investigation into the Reggio approach.
The Covid-19 response group, formed by more than 70 childcare groups and the sector membership organisations, has called on the Government to allow children to delay starting Reception until January...
Advocates for the use of learning platforms are joined by Linda Mort in promoting their benefits for Foundation Stage children and families.
A three-year project, funded by Youth Music, studied the effect of music-making on more than 400 under-fives attending early years settings.
Early years settings should weigh up the benefits of outdoor play against the risks and include children in their assessment so that valuable opportunities are not lost, play experts have advised...
Caroline Vollans discovers how a community art project founded in the wake of the Grenfell Fire disaster has helped local children and their parents to process the tragedy and work towards wellbeing.