Articles on observation, assessment and planning, child development, areas of learning and activities. Regular features include Well-Being, Schemas, and Child Development.
Learning & Development activities: Our bright idea - Special things we do at home
Nursery children boxed up their interests and experiences for an activity that...
Learning & Development: Activities - Our bright idea - Knight time
The nursery was buzzing with activity sparked by the children's interest in...
Learning & Development Science: Sky high
The project approach to science learning is explained by Teresa Vasconcelos, Nuno...
Learning & Development: National Strategies series - part 11 - Challenging times
In this the eleventh National Strategies feature on the Early Years Foundation...
EYFS Best Practice: All about ... the Steiner Foundation Stage
The principles of the Steiner Waldorf kindergarten put play at the heart...
Learning & Development: Childhood journeys
Pre-school Learning Alliance's latest publication, The New Child in Focus, explains the...
Learning & Development: National Strategies series - part 10 - Outdoors
In our National Strategies series Dr Andrew Lockett, Early Years Regional Adviser...
Learning & Development: Physical Development - Part 5 - In the balance
The importance of developing the sense of balance is examined by Anne...
Learning & Development: Outcomes - Own goals
Having to conform to goals and targets can damage children's sense of...
EYFS best practice - All about ... problem-solving
Responding to challenges and finding solutions is not confined to mathematics but...
Learning & Development - Sports days - On your marks ..
The secret of a successful sports day is to value the long-term...
Learning and Development: Transitions - Smooth moves
Nursery World joined children's minister Beverley Hughes, in what would be one...
Observation, Assessment and Planning in the EYFS: Part 6: Listening to children
Observation and assessment is not just about watching young children from a...
Observation, Assessment and Planning in the EYFS: Part 5: Observation
To truly promote learning, practitioners need not only to observe children at...
Observation, Assessment and Planning in the EYFS: Part 4: Planning for achievement
Practitioners must create a supportive environment in which to plan for children...
Observation, Assessment and Planning in the EYFS: Part 3: Planning
Approaches to planning need to be reconsidered, especially in the light of...
Learning & Development: Outdoor Game - Magic boxes
All you need is an assortment of boxes and balls for this...
Learning & Development: Our bright idea - Block play
Share the benefits of block play with parents, as this nursery showed...
Learning and Development: Trip to the Moon: Blast off!
Children at one setting kitted themselves out for space travel, and were...
Learning & Development: Our bright idea - Magnets
Staff observe and record children's individual discoveries with magnetic attraction, as Jean...
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