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Children need an enthusiastic mediator if they are to develop a love for books. Opal Dunn explains how to help under-threes build a solid foundation for literacy Parents and carers...

* We have five copies each of Baby Says - Hooray, Baby Says - Hello, Baby Says - Love You and Baby Says - Bye-Bye by Opal Dunn (Hodder Children's...

Inside out The importance of outdoor learning and its place in the Foundation Stage Curriculum

Outdoor environments enable children to learn creatively on a larger and more active scale than is possible indoors The Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage (DfES/QCA 2000, p23) states that...

The year-round provision of both indoor and outdoor resources is a vital but daunting task. Start by following our comprehensive guide The six areas of learning of the Foundation Stage...

Personal, social and emotional development * Equipment that encourages collaborative play, such as wheeled toys that several children can ride, large construction materials, and large sheets of paper that several...

Exploration and investigation The following topics to explore and investigate are interesting to most young children:

Exploring media and materials * Sensory area/wall with different textures, smells and sounds.

Finding the time and space for complementary indoor and outdoor learning requires careful planning Planning for complementary indoor and outdoor learning requires practitioners to consider how they will manage both...

Head injuries are explained by doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital, in our A to Z series on child health Head injuries