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The quality of the tools provided for children to paint and draw is important. Nicole Weinstein suggests some key resources to encourage creativity.
Children start to understand the world by exploring objects, writes Jools Page, Senior Early Childhood Consultant, Kent
Pack-away nurseries need be creative to make their settings work. Nicole Weinstein asks three how they manage their storage solutions.
Early years practitioners need to think about how children feel in the environment that we give them and how it affects their ability to learn and grow, says Maria Robinson.
Rather than condemning weapon play, we can benefit by using children's interest in this area as a gateway for learning. Marianne Sargent advises.
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.
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
Wet and dry sand can provide a useful basis for further learning when combined with careful planning and an interesting variety of resources, says Jane Drake. Photography at lescudjack nursery in...
Ofsted's decision to publish inspection reports for childminders on the internet, but not to reveal their full addresses, seems to strike a good balance in terms of making information available...
It's an eye-opening experience to observe what children (and adults) really go for in a setting's outdoor provision, as Janice Ellis discovers.