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Whole families had fun working together at Oakwood House Nursery's first den-making festival in Huddersfield.
The outdoors offers opportunities to get creative with role play. Nicole Weinstein suggests how practitioners might provide resources to support, and build on, children's natural interests.
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.
A forest environment stimulates the use of descriptive language, says Caroline Watts, a Forest Schools leader for several schools in Kent.
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.
What is meant by continuous provision, and what does it require of early years practitioners? Anne O'Connor explains the key elements.
Why not use the Christmas countdown as a chance to focus on writing? Marianne Sargent offers pointers.
Nurseries and schools are building a love of reading with Lovemybooks, says co-founder Sue McGonigle
Nursery school children in Verona, Italy, take part in challenging outdoor trips to develop their confidence and all-round skills.
For children to get the most out of their time outdoors, practitioners need to develop the right qualities for leadership, says Annie Davy.