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Cowgate Under 5s has opened up its spaces so that children of different age groups can move freely around the setting - with significant benefits. The nursery's June Graham explains why it works.
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
Essential resources that can help the younger children to develop their fine motor skills are tested by early years settings for Nicole Weinstein.
Loose parts resources, which can be found, recycled or bought, empower children's creativity and inventiveness, particularly in the outdoor environment. Nicole Weinstein gives some tips.
Although Early Years Capital Grant funding is winding down, nurseries can take a tip from settings that have used it on how best to make improvements, says Mary Evans.
Cold, wet and windy weather doesn't have to mean staying indoors. In the final part of her series on winter play outdoors, Julie Mountain suggests some creative approaches for fun and learning.
A display helped children at Yarm School nursery to explore the meaning of love, as Victoria Harrison explains.
Joint winners - Tall Trees Kindergarten, Frome, Somerset and Norland Nursery, Bath
Put books at the heart of your activities based on a favourite mythical creature, along with art and small-world play, as Helen Bromley suggests.
Innovative and highly useful new early years products that come with built-in child appeal are previewed by Ruth Thomson.