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Encouraging children to use their bodies in any way they want stimulates their physical and brain development and has a noticeable beneficial effect on behaviour, writes Annette Rawstrone
Dolls enable children to act out real-life situations, learn about human growth and develop their fine motor skills. Early years settings tested some new specially-designed dolls for Nicole Weinstein
Let fairy tales, fantasy play and conjuring all cast a spell on children's imaginations with fun activities suggested by Sheila Ebbutt.
'Bucket and Spade' is a CD-Rom from Sherston aimed at children from four to seven years old. It features eight entertaining activities, covering almost every aspect of infant shape and space work,...
With so much to gain from the effective use of ICT, it makes sense to ensure that early years settings are suitably resourced, says Jane Drake.
‘Peck, Peck, Peck’, by Lucy Cousins has been chosen as the best picture book for children from birth to five at the Booktrust awards.
Well-chosen activities, heuristic play resources and a number-rich environment can help practitioners to support children's understanding of numbers and counting. Nicole Weinstein looks at some...
A yurt in Hebden Bridge, Calderdale, has become the base for two childminders providing funded early education places. Leah Findlay and Peter Findlay explain the thinking behind the unusual set-up.
We found that less was more when we cleared our school's outdoor area and let children choose their own challenges in physical play, says Jane Simons.
A very versatile vehicle can be the focus of activities across all areas of learning. Try some of these suggestions from Diana Lawton.