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The hotly anticipated revised Early Years Foundation Stage has been published by the Department for Education.
Let the children take on a new identity with fun dressing-up activities from Alice Sharp.
This natural material opens up opportunities for children to experiment and explore both real and imaginary worlds - and a mud kitchen makes a good central point.
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 simple way to encourage children's independence at nursery is explained by Tessa Fenoughty.
In any kind of setting you can provide a way for children to get close to nature while doing their part in its care. Mary Whiting shows how.
Early years settings in England can now apply for grants of up to 15,000 to set up music-making activities. The funding scheme, First Steps, has been launched by the charity Youth Music to give the...
Early years practitioners are themselves part of the provision in any setting. Anne O'Connor outlines their role in and responsibility in promoting learning.
Jane Haywood of the CWDC outlines how EYPs must recognise the vital role that families, parents and carers play in children's lives and how they can encourage partnership working to promote the best...
What is it that makes enclosed spaces so appealing to many children, and how can early years settings support them in this? Annette Rawstrone reports