The perception that increased out-of-school activities are creating a stressed and 'overscheduled' youth has been attacked in a US report. Giving Child and Youth Development Knowledge Away, published...
Use a story about a family's sofa as the basis for a project to make children feel at home in role play and construction activities suggested by Jean Evans.
Use these key points for discussion at staff meetings or with parents and carers. 1 Do you involve parents and carers when you are planning trips? If you do ask adults to come with you, it is...
By Mary Whiting, keen gardener and early years consultant This is a good time to introduce the subject of gardening by doing some indoor activities. And you can start on a few adult jobs too!
We seem to be knee-deep in toys and resources promoting healthy eating and fitness at the moment. Which, of course, is no bad thing. You can find out more about some of these products on our news...
How one setting is immersing children in activities related to STEM subjects. Annette Rawstrone reports
Follow our pointers to help you gather evidence for NVQ Level 3 Unit C10 - promoting children's sensory and intellectual development. Read our advice in conjunction with Level 3 standards Early Years...
New to Speechmark's ColorCards range is the Sequences: 4-Step set of cards to help develop language and social skills. They consist of 12 four-step sequences that focus on familiar activities in the...
Collingham Pre-school have found that photography is an ideal way in which to capture the enjoyment of play and the excitement of discovery in young children. They use photographs to document...