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Special books – designed to help nursery children make the move to a new room or Reception – are child-led, so they also let practitioners see the world through their eyes, explains Zoe Kimber
The benefits of 'tummy time' are well documented, but many babies spend too little time playing in this way. Andrea Vaughan explains how her setting has been working to increase parent awareness.
New resources for role play are reviewed by early years settings that observed how the children used them and reported back to Mary Evans.
Let the ideas go round and round the nursery with activities and resources for following a natural interest, suggested by Diana Lawton.
See how an array of simple resources can combine with curiosity to help children explore the properties of light, with nursery activities used by Angela Chick.
Create polar landscapes to help children learn about the people and animals that inhabit them, and to provide opportunities for role play, suggests Nicole Weinstein.
Puzzles can help young children to develop their fine motor skills and give them a great sense of achievement when they're done. Nicole Weinstein asked early years settings to put some together.
Winner - Teasel Nursery School-on-the-Marina, Hayes
Joint winner: Holmsdale Manor Nursery Ibstock, Leicestershire
Build up your setting's construction area carefully, with attention to the movement around it and materials with the most potential, says Jane Drake.