A playdough bakery and hidden object game are ideal activities. By Georgina Durrant
Getting the children involved in making their own height chart will add another dimension to seeing how they grow. Zoe Warner-Deards shows how This activity is suitable for almost any age of child and...
Early years organisations across the country offer innumerable training courses, seminars and workshops on every aspect of delivering quality childcare from team building and consulting parents to...
Observing children engaged in their earliest drawing experiences can tell us a lot about how to support them, says Penny Tassoni
Children in London learned how to make bricks and much more while creating a community wall, writes Rosie Potter
Wait for a blustery day and take the children outside to witness the effects of the wind. Jane Drake offers activities and ideas to engage the children's senses Adult-led activities.
How the ‘Responding to Process’ approach focuses on recognising and supporting cognitive and physical development in the early years. By Alison Whelan
Creative materials are likely to be available by the crateload at a scrapstore near your early years setting. Meg Jones rummages around In the run-up to Christmas, scrapstores all over the country are...
In the first of a new series on strategies for coping with the current severe shortage of staff, Charlotte Goddard sets out the key barriers facing the childcare sector