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Flower gardens let children explore the world of flora and fauna all year round, and can be provided by every setting, explains Diana Lawton.
The deputy head at a nursery school in Manchester with NTS status tells Annette Rawstrone about its collaborative working ethos, which has benefited the children, their families and staff alike
Offer the under-threes simple objects to manipulate and mark with and hone their skills, suggests Marie Richardson
Use an enjoyable story book to complement experiences that children have with resources found in the real world around them, following suggestions from Helen Bromley.
Walking and running are both challenging locomotor skills for children to master. But the right approach can maximise opportunities for learning, says Lala Manners.
Role play and imaginative play, early literacy development and other activities can be facilitated with a favourite toy, says Diana Lawton.
Early years practitioners get to grips with the latest resources for children's emergent writing, letter recognition and fine motor skills and give Sue Hubberstey their verdicts.
The Early Years Foundation Stage was intended to represent continuity in early years practice, sharing, as it does, the same principles as its predecessors, the Foundation Stage and Birth to Three...
Removing toys from a nursery school in Bristol for a month resulted in the two-year-olds not wanting them back. Nicole Weinstein reports
See what the winners of Nursery World's Outdoor Challenge 2010, run in association with Learning through Landscapes, have set their sights on achieving with specialist support