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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.
WINNER: Wendy Whittaker-Large, Networks for Knowledge, Northwich, Cheshire
A creative raft-building project at one setting prompted a range of learning opportunities and discussions about the wider world. The nursery's artist-in-residence Rosie Potter explains.
Everyday life can be a continuous topic when children are encouraged to experience nature's elements up close. Diana Lawton shows how.
A charming book with varied themes that young children will identify with inspires activities across the curriculum from Helen Bromley.
Comics and cartoons, in whatever medium they come in, can help develop children’s literacy and self-esteem, but their depiction of family structures is limiting, finds Yasmin Stefanov-King
Dance is an important part of the ‘Expressive arts and design’ area of the curriculum, so all settings should give it a go, reports Nicole Weinstein, who also pinpoints some useful resources