At Eagle House Early Years in Berkshire, the children joined in with making some scones, with the help of Kirsty, who showed the children how it is done.
So much of policy-making and change feels short-term in nature that it is refreshing and illuminating to step back and think about the long term - history.
Play campaigners in England are calling on the Government to allow children under 12 to be exempt from the outdoor meeting rules, citing that the regulations are ‘unfair and discriminatory’.
One of the best ways to ensure staff feel comfortable outside is to get the right resources and clothes – for them as well as the children. By Gabriella Jozwiak
How one setting is immersing children in activities related to STEM subjects. Annette Rawstrone reports
Early years practitioners play a key role in making parents aware of the CANParent scheme, whereby families receive vouchers to pay for parenting advice.
At Co-operative Childcare in Wimbledon babies have been making cupcakes while the older children have been using arts and crafts.
Explore the ups and downs, and ins and outs of outdoor play The outdoors gives children opportunities to use opposites vocabulary in different contexts. Practitioners can encourage the children to use...
The proportion of nurseries and childminders judged Good or Outstanding at their latest inspection now stands at 91 per cent - the best ever recorded.
Expand children's conception of pattern by exploring the design and repetition in actions and events, writes Lena Engel A pattern can consist of colours, shapes, objects or events that occur in a...