Our Bright Idea - Building on experience
Parents were won over when a nursery let the children explore working with real tools, says Laura Wayman.
Bright Ideas
Our bright idea - Magic potions
- Early Years Curriculum | Activities | Case Study | Learning & Development | Working With Parents | Practice | Bright Ideas
Getting children to make potions at the nursery and at home helped engage parents, says Laura Wayman
Our bright idea: Listen in
- Early Years Curriculum | Activities | Learning & Development | Communication and Language | Practice | Equipment & Resources | Literacy | Bright Ideas
Another dimension of storytelling is opened up with the use of a learning device described by Jean Evans.
Our bright idea - Light and dark
Both the fear and the fun of the dark, and the effects of light, featured in a project observed by Jean Evans.
Our bright idea - Block play
- Case Study | Early Years Curriculum | Activities | Learning & Development | Practice | Supporting Boys | Bright Ideas
Share the benefits of block play with parents, as this nursery showed Jean Evans.
Our bright idea - Magnets
- Activities | Early Years Curriculum | Understanding the World | Learning & Development | Practice | Bright Ideas
Staff observe and record children's individual discoveries with magnetic attraction, as Jean Evans hears.
Our bright idea - On the surface
- Expressive Arts and Design | Learning & Development | Practice | Early Years Curriculum | Activities | Case Study | Bright Ideas
Imagination and creativity went into the mix when Rainbow Nursery children made banners with Sarah Denham.
Our bright idea - Sensory hangings
- Expressive Arts and Design | Activities | Practice | Learning & Development | Early Years Curriculum | Bright Ideas
A nursery resource that combines learning, creativity, decoration and physical enjoyment is described by Sharon Stapleton.
Our bright idea - The colours of autumn
- Early Years Curriculum | Understanding the World | Learning & Development | Practice | Activities | Case Study | Bright Ideas
A display can reach far beyond the wall it's on. Jean Evans hears how.
Guides & Supplements
Ofsted Education Inspection Framework
Ofsted's new inspection framework for early years, schools and colleges came into force in September 2019.
Closing the Gap
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