Nursery World's Early Years Foundation Stage Practice Centre contains a wealth of ideas, advice and information for working with birth to five-year-olds under the EYFS framework, all linking into the four themes - A Unique Child, Positive Relationships, Enabling Environments and Learning and Development.
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Learning & Development: How Children Learn: Part 1 - In the process
In the first of a new series, Jan Dubiel considers the meaning...
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...
Enabling Environments: Physical Development - It's all go
Children's favourite activities are encouraged by Christina Saville, Maryanne Neil, Linsey Fulton...
Enabling Envvironments: Woodland activities
Nicole Weinstein finds ideas for woodlands visits
Enabling Environments: Collections - Into the woods
Wherever a setting is situated, woodland creatures should be close at hand,...
Learning & Development: Let's explore ... Light
See how an array of simple resources can combine with curiosity to...
Enabling Environments: Boxes - Full of surprises
Don't throw away any boxes after Christmas, says Mary Barlow. They're the...
Learning & Development: School Readiness: Part 3 - A better way?
Contrasts between early years provision in different countries can help us reflect...
A Unique Child: Health - A doctor's diary ... Hand, foot and mouth disease
'Doctor, my child has a rash! He's well in himself, but I...
A Unique Child: Inclusion - Hard times
Families with disabled children, already bearing the brunt of local authority cuts,...
A Unique Child: Health - A doctor's diary ... norovirus
'Doctor, something is going around the nursery, and half the children are...
Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Caught on film
An observational classroom study by Rachel Holmes, Maggie MacLure, Liz Jones and...
Positive Relationships: Behaviour - All in a day's work
Snack time is more than just getting fed quickly and moving on...
Positive Relationships: Behaviour - Stick with it?
Early years practitioners, like parents, are fiercely divided on the merits of...
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A guide to the revised EYFS: Part 1 - An overview
The revised Early Years Foundation Stage will form part of sweeping changes...
A Guide to the Revised EYFS: Part 2 - Observation and Planning
Observation provides a lens through which to view the child's world, so...
A guide to the revised EYFS: Part 3 - Assessment
The approach to formative and summative assessments is not obviously different under...
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