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Enabling Environments: Collections - Broad strokes

Monday, September 21, 2015

| Nursery World

Allowing children to explore media and materials enables important learning, but how can practitioners support children's creativity and understanding? Nicole Weinstein explains.

Enabling Environments: Mud Kitchens - Magic mixes

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Monday, June 15, 2015

| Nursery World

In the run-up to International Mud Day on 29 June, Jan White and Menna Godfrey make the case for creating a mud kitchen in your setting and offer advice on how to best approach the task.

Enabling Environments: Resources - Picnic time

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Monday, June 1, 2015

| Nursery World

With the weather improving and National Picnic Week on 13-21 June, there are plenty of excuses to enjoy a spot of outdoor dining. We pick some resources for fun and hassle-free excursions

Nursery Equipment: Block Play - Wall to wall

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

| Nursery World

Some settings are making blocks an important part of their provision - and opening up new opportunities for learning and development as a result. Marianne Sargent explains.

Nursery Equipment: Role Play - Getting real

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

| Nursery World

Role play is becoming more flexible, with settings embracing approaches that create more authentic experiences and respond to children's interests. Marianne Sargent explains.

Nursery Equipment: Montessori - True to form

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

| Nursery World

Exploring Montessori - with its focus on nurturing the whole person in a well-planned learning environment - can offer lessons for all of us. Marianne Sargent takes a look.

Nursery Equipment: Maths - Measuring up?

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

| Nursery World

There is potential for mathematical learning in all areas of a nursery, so long as practitioners are open to possibilities. Judith Stevens suggests ideas to inspire three- to five-year-olds.

Nursery Equipment: Defined Spaces - Zone out

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

| Nursery World

Careful thought is needed to create well-defined and attractive spaces to enhance play, learning and well-being. Ruth Thomson explains.

Nursery Equipment: ICT - Supporting role

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

| Nursery World

With technology playing an increasingly important part in all our lives, it is essential that the early years sector finds appropriate ways to incorporate ICT into settings. Nicole Weinstein finds inspiration at one nursery school using a variety of gadgets to both support and enhance learning.

Nursery Equipment: Planning - Be inspired

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

| Nursery World

To create effective 'enabling environments', we must be open to ideas from a range of sources, including educational pioneers, overseas settings and children themselves, says Nicole Weinstein.

Nursery Equipment: Outdoors - Cover all bases

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

| Nursery World

With nurseries spending an increasing amount of time outside, many are investing in outdoor structures bringing real benefits to children's play and learning, says Katy Morton.

Nursery Equipment: Communication & Language - So to speak

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

| Nursery World

Use targeted resources that are meaningful to children to get them talking, says Judith Stevens.

Nursery Equipment: Creativity - Space and time

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015

| Nursery World

In Scotland, creativity is now at the heart of early years education. Annette Rawstrone assesses its capacity to foster a love of learning.

Enabling Environments: Collections - All in hand

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Monday, May 4, 2015

| Nursery World

How can settings support the development of small hand movements? Nicole Weinstein advises.

Enabling Environments: Collections - Play it by ear

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Monday, April 20, 2015

| Nursery World

How can practitioners help children develop good listening skills? Nicole Weinstein offers some advice

Enabling Environments on a Shoestring: a guide to developing and reviewing early years provision

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Monday, April 6, 2015

| Nursery World

By Caroline Eaton (Early Education, £12.50)

EYFS Best Practice: An essential guide to ... spending the EYPP

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Monday, March 23, 2015

| Nursery World

When the Early Years Pupil Premium comes in this April, it will be up to providers how they channel the funding. Charlotte Goddard looks at what settings should be thinking about

Enabling Environments: Collections - Make it count

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Monday, February 23, 2015

| Nursery World

Well-chosen activities, heuristic play resources and a number-rich environment can help practitioners to support children's understanding of numbers and counting. Nicole Weinstein looks at some useful approaches and suggests some ways to aid learning.

Enabling Environments: Collections - Me do it!

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Monday, January 26, 2015

| Nursery World

Self-care is an essential life skill, but it can also help children grow in confidence. Nicole Weinstein suggests some supporting resources.

Enabling Environments: Collections - Bear it!

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Monday, December 15, 2014

| Nursery World

Teddy bears have a unique role in children's lives and are an invaluable developmental resource. Nicole Weinstein goes on the hunt.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Beg, steal or borrow?

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Monday, November 17, 2014

| Nursery World

'Free-and-found' resources lend themselves to creative, child-directed outdoor play. Julie Mountain offers some guidance on sourcing them.

Enabling Environments: Collections - At the wheel

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Monday, October 20, 2014

| Nursery World

Wheeled toys such as trikes, bikes and scooters aren't just good fun - they also provide developmental benefits. Nicole Weinstein looks at how to make the most of them.

Enabling Environments: Collections - Well away

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Monday, September 22, 2014

| Nursery World

Pack-away nurseries need be creative to make their settings work. Nicole Weinstein asks three how they manage their storage solutions.

Enabling Environments: Collections - Follow the leader

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Monday, August 11, 2014

| Nursery World

The outdoors offers opportunities to get creative with role play. Nicole Weinstein suggests how practitioners might provide resources to support, and build on, children's natural interests.

Enabling Environments: Collections - Glorious mud

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Monday, June 16, 2014

| Nursery World

This natural material opens up opportunities for children to experiment and explore both real and imaginary worlds - and a mud kitchen makes a good central point.

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Enabling Environments: Collections - Broad strokes

Enabling Environments: Mud Kitchens - Magic mixes

Enabling Environments: Resources - Picnic time

Nursery Equipment: Block Play - Wall to wall

Nursery Equipment: Role Play - Getting real

Nursery Equipment: Montessori - True to form

Nursery Equipment: Maths - Measuring up?

Nursery Equipment: Defined Spaces - Zone out

Nursery Equipment: ICT - Supporting role

Nursery Equipment: Planning - Be inspired

Nursery Equipment: Outdoors - Cover all bases

Nursery Equipment: Communication & Language - So to speak

Nursery Equipment: Creativity - Space and time

Enabling Environments: Collections - All in hand

Enabling Environments: Collections - Play it by ear

Enabling Environments on a Shoestring: a guide to developing and reviewing early years provision

EYFS Best Practice: An essential guide to ... spending the EYPP

Enabling Environments: Collections - Make it count

Enabling Environments: Collections - Me do it!

Enabling Environments: Collections - Bear it!

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Beg, steal or borrow?

Enabling Environments: Collections - At the wheel

Enabling Environments: Collections - Well away

Enabling Environments: Collections - Follow the leader

Enabling Environments: Collections - Glorious mud

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