Joint winner, Meadow Lane Children’s Nursery, St Ives
Childminders have bought and equipped a beach chalet for a unique resource they can share with other providers. Annette Rawstrone reports.
The benefits of providing risky activities to children and keeping their parents on board are explained by Sylvie Gambell and Ben Hasan.
Swedish science and outdoor education expert Professor Anders Szczepanski discusses the benefits of being outside with Annette Rawstrone
Pretend shops are a magnet for young children – and the role play can be meaningful too, explains Nicole Weinstein, who also provides some useful resourcing pointers
A course in enabling environments helped Sayyeda Meghji convince her staff change was needed. By Gabriella Jozwiak
A small outdoor area provides huge opportunities for play and learning at one pre-school that can draw on Forest School leadership. Michelle Shaw and Ruth Thompson describe how they created it.
A three-year place-based learning project helped children to locate themselves in the community and wider world, says Will Coleman.
In the first of an occasional series, Claire Stevenson, Donna Luck and Veronica Lawrence look at learning resources designed for children under three and the powerful effects of imagery.
For an average of £15 a month, nurseries can access an 'Aladdin's cave' of donated resources in London.