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The name change from Creative Development to Expressive Arts and Design gives practitioners the chance to rethink how they support creativity within early learning, says Di Chilvers, advisory consultant in early childhood.

Enabling Environments: Outdoors - Tree time

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Friday, February 22, 2013

| Nursery World

The physical and mental benefits of a Forest School week for children at a South Shields setting have exceeded expectations.

Enabling Environments: Ateliers - Free rein

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Monday, October 3, 2011

| Nursery World

The benefits of offering children continuous access to recycled materials in Reggio-inspired 'ateliers' are explained by Jane Blant.

EYFS Activities - Five things to do with… ice

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Monday, January 23, 2017

| Nursery World

With winter well under way, Julie Mountain finds some icy things to do

Tim Peake reveals space seeds used in children's 'rocket science' experiment

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Thursday, June 30, 2016

| Nursery World

A YouTube video of astronaut Tim Peake has revealed which salad rocket seeds planted by UK children actually went into space as part of the national Rocket Science experiment – the seeds in the blue packet.

EYFS Activities - Flying high

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Monday, July 25, 2016

| Nursery World

From a zip wire to sledging, one setting in Scotland is uniquely adventurous. By Marianne Sargent

Dance and exercise - Wake-up call

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

| Nursery World

Children call the tune in daily music and exercise workouts that offer lots of added learning and development, says Karen Faux.

EYFS Activities: We’ve explored… birds

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Monday, March 20, 2017

| Nursery World

A fake crow inspired children at one setting to investigate real birds, nests and eggs, writes Annette Rawstrone

Learning & Development: How Children Learn: Part 2 - Active duty

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Friday, March 2, 2012

| Nursery World

The defining elements of active learning, the second characteristic of effective learning and teaching identified in the Early Years Foundation Stage review, are set out by Jan Dubiel, national development manager of training and resource centre Early Excellence.

Areas of Learning and Development: Specific area: Understanding the World

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Friday, April 27, 2012

| Nursery World

Ann Langston explains the changes to Understanding the World in the revised framework

Positive Relationships: A parent's guide to ... heuristic play

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Monday, August 22, 2011

| Nursery World

Having looked at 'treasure-basket play', Penny Tassoni looks at how this type of play can be developed with toddlers into something known as 'heuristic play'.

Learning & Development: Bread-making - Flour power

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Monday, August 22, 2011

| Nursery World

A visit from staff at the local Kingsmill bakery helped children at Busy Bears and Busy Bees Children's Day Nurseries in Durham to explore the process of bread-making, as Laura Wayman explains.