Found 20091 results for "Enabling Environments: Making Spaces ...?type=Feature?Tags/Name=Health?pageSize=25"
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.
In the second instalment of a two-part series on pattern, Nicole Weinstein looks at language, movement and sound - and suggests some resources for assisting exploration and learning.
Monsters offer a rich source of activity to develop children's creativity and explore fear and emotions. By Marianne Sargent
Use this colourful season to introduce children to a changing environment and encourage physical development, suggests Marianne Sargent.
Nicole Weinstein explores the benefits of working with wood, provides some tips on safety, cites the key resources needed and details where to go for more help
Build up your setting's construction area carefully, with attention to the movement around it and materials with the most potential, says Jane Drake.
To create effective 'enabling environments', we must be open to ideas from a range of sources, including educational pioneers, overseas settings and children themselves, says Nicole Weinstein.
A charming book with varied themes that young children will identify with inspires activities across the curriculum from Helen Bromley.
Children's perennial fascination with knickers and monsters can be explored fruitfully using this quirky, beautifully illustrated book, says Judith Stevens.
In an extract from his book of story-based adventures, Adam Dove explains how woodland fairies and a big-footed troll can provide an exciting and engaging starting point for outdoor learning