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Role play and small-world play themes are often beyond the experience of many young children. The dentist's surgery, the vet's, the farm, even the beach, are places that children may have visited only...
Children's freedom to play is being stifled by a culture of caution, according to a survey that found some providers have gone to extremes such as banning the making of daisy chains, playing with...
The Jamaica Home Visit Intervention was a landmark study demonstrating the positive impact of home intervention programmes on three-year-olds. This has gone on to influence early years practice across...
In the first of a new series on 'play theory', playwork co-ordinator Philip Waters explores the different types of children's play and how to offer a child a freely-chosen play environent Not too long...
The best new nurseries are not built just to look stylish - the environment they create is crucial to children's learning and happiness. Annette Rawstrone sizes up some winners
Get on track for developing skills and using materials in progressive stages by making trains, says Lena Engel Area of learning:
It is perhaps a measure of how far the early years sector’s relationship with Ofsted has improved that after chief inspector Amanda Spielman’s speech at our Business Summit last week, there was no...
Parents’ growing appreciation of the dangers of too much, too soon and the benefits of outdoor settings can be a political force
Nine play projects across England have been awarded a total of 1.8m in grants by the Big Lottery Fund, as part of its Pounds 155m children's play initiative. The grants were awarded as part of the...