EYFS Activities: We’ve explored… the moon
How one setting celebrated 50 years since the first lunar landing by sparking interest in the moon....
How one setting celebrated 50 years since the first lunar landing by sparking interest in the moon....
One gold, four silver and two bronze medals were awarded.
What does woodwork at nursery actually entail, and what are the benefits to young children of taking...
How can settings ensure their sand and water provision meets the requirements of the new Education...
What one outdoor setting discovered about the culture of hunter-gatherers in Africa. Annette...
How one setting helped children explore their senses and the ways the human body works. By Annette...
Why environmental issues are best introduced in the early years – and how practitioners can do so....
How nursery and Reception children at one setting have been thinking – and making – big. By Annette...
How one setting brought the traditional tale to life for its children. Annette Rawstrone reports
A garden designed to celebrate 100 years since Maria Montessori introduced her pioneering...
A revamped home corner prompted children in one setting to help a boy ‘move house’. By Annette...
How one setting is immersing children in activities related to STEM subjects. Annette Rawstrone...
An outdoor setting in the Scottish Highlands is giving children the resources and autonomy to take...
Julia Donaldson’s What the Ladybird Heard inspired one setting to send children postcards from...
Sensory experiences are vital to healthy brain development, explain Anne O’Connor and Dr Kath...
Digital technology in early years settings divides commentators, but the strength of opinion backs...
A whole-school outing to the Tower of London by Alice Model Nursery School was repeated this year...
Amid criticism of the proposed Early Learning Goals, Meredith Jones Russell finds out how the...
Children at one setting learned about the lifecycle of butterflies by caring for a disabled one,...
Digital technologies can enhance ‘offline’ activities if the right balance is struck, explain...
The children at one setting created sophisticated animations that were shown at their local cinema....
Being with animals, either in a setting or on a farm, has a plethora of benefits for children, says...
The changing nature of the beach provides new and exciting learning opportunities for children at...
Children in London learned how to make bricks and much more while creating a community wall, writes...
Children’s interest in local farming led to a visit to their setting by one of the dads in his...
How one setting used children’s interest in aliens and space to introduce them to STEM subjects. By...
How can settings provide woodwork in a developmentally beneficial and safe way? Pete Moorhouse...
Play-Doh is offering free workshops to foster children's creative play linked to the EYFS.
Technology – especially the kind that involves screens – always divides opinion when it comes to...
Increasing numbers of early years settings are recognising the importance of STEM subjects within an...
The split between Prime and Specific areas is valid, provided practitioners understand how they...
A museum in Cambridge is enabling children to experience shared public spaces, explains Meredith...
To prepare young children for life spent increasingly online, parents and early years practitioners...
More and more farms are helping to educate young children, as Ruth Beattie found out when she talked...
From blowing bubbles outdoors to operating a kite, there are several ways to learn about wind and...
Use music and instruments from around the globe to help children understand the world, says Linda...
One setting investigated the purpose of pipes, which led to great educational play, finds Annette...
Children at Balham Nursery School embraced digital technology and used it to work together on...
A new animated series on the principles of engineering will air on CBeebies during National Science...
Taking young children on public transport will be exciting for them as well as developmentally...
How one setting’s children turned their own stories into animated films. By Annette Rawstrone
Cosmologist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock shared her tips for sparking young children's interest in...
How one setting used its own resources to explore the capital and bring it to life. By Annette...
Tablets and other ICT devices can enhance certain outdoor activities for children. Julie Mountain...
Beautiful images from around the world feature on the new poster series from Nursery World magazine,...
Spatial reasoning skills are critical to early learning, particularly in mathematics, and need to be...
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, presenter of the BBC's The Sky at Night, is leading How children learn:...
Going to a museum will help children take an interest in things, and encouraging them to be...
Activities that use computational thinking, such as giving a robot very simple instructions, teach...
People and communities are the subject of the last part of our series on resourcing for...
