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A visitor from outside and a well-stocked role play area taught children about dental care

The build-up of knowledge through successive experiences can be well used for healthy living, say Alison Tonkin, Cath Alderson and Gill Roberts.

Early years practitioners learned to understand and promote the connection between movement and brain development in babies during a special council-funded project described by Ro Lynam, Juliet Roberts and Claire...

Sharing a book creates a partnership between a young child and their carer that will promote their attention, social awareness and a habit of reading for pleasure. Anne O'Connor shows...

Resources for productive role play, and the best practice for organising and offering them, are outlined by Jane Drake in our series on continuous provision in an early years setting.

With a wide-ranging background in interdisciplinary work with families and settings, a children's centre manager is advised by Tina Jefferies on developing her interests and her leadership options.

Training early years workers is key to inclusion for children with autism. Karen Faux reports.

PLAYING OUTDOORS: SPACES AND PLACES, RISK AND CHALLENGE

It was a case of full steam ahead when three staff at a nursery that values training raised their qualifications, as Karen Faux hears.

What makes good practice when offering children learning experiences? Early years consultant and child psychologist Jennie Lindon looks closer.