Articles on observation, assessment and planning, child development, areas of learning and activities. Regular features include Well-Being, Schemas, and Child Development.
Learning & Development: How Children Learn: Part 1 - In the process
In the first of a new series, Jan Dubiel considers the meaning of the characteristics of effective teaching and learning, highlighted in the Early Years Foundation Stage review.
Time to pool the early years sector's expertise on working with babies
By pooling experience and expertise, early years practitioners could bring about real...
Learning & Development: Superhero Play - Super girls and boys
What's the difference between a superhero and a fairy godmother? It depends...
Learning & Development: Practitioner Role: Part 1 - Time to talk
To be effective communicators, young children need attention from adults who are...
Learning & Development: How Children Learn - Can do!
While some young children rise to a challenge, others feel daunted. Nancy...
Learning & Development: Let's explore ... Light
See how an array of simple resources can combine with curiosity to...
Learning & Development: Education Pioneer - Chris Athey, 27.1.1924 - 27.11.2011
We have this far-sighted thinker and researcher to thank for strides in...
Learning & Development: School Readiness: Part 3 - A better way?
Contrasts between early years provision in different countries can help us reflect...
Learning & Development Science: In the lab
Becoming real-life research scientists for the day sparked children's enthusiasm for enquiring...
A guide to the revised EYFS: Part 4 - Planning
Under the revised EYFS, planning for children's needs undergoes only subtle changes...
Learning and Development: Under-threes - Love you!
The lasting effects of loving interactions between babies and their parents and...
Learning and Development: Poetry - Go with the flow
Poetry is for everyone, as leading children's poet Michael Rosen tells Karen...
Learning & Development: School Readiness: Part 2 - Perfect match?
There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to the learning that children...
Learning & Development: Childhood - Listen up!
The feelings of children about their early years learning experiences have been...
A guide to the revised EYFS: Part 3 - Assessment
The approach to formative and summative assessments is not obviously different under...
Learning and development: 'it's time to listen to children more'
Listening to four- and fourteen-year-olds is shedding light on children's early learning...
Learning & Development: ICT - Screen play
Have a fresh think about how you can ensure that all the...
Learning & Development School Readiness: Part 1 - Starting points
Early years practitioners are caught between what policymakers and educationalists mean by...
A Guide to the Revised EYFS: Part 2 - Observation and Planning
Observation provides a lens through which to view the child's world, so...
EYFS best practice: All about ... Superhero play
What is superhero play? Why do children enjoy it? Should adults restrict...
A guide to the revised EYFS: Part 1 - An overview
The revised Early Years Foundation Stage will form part of sweeping changes...
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