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  • The Editor | August 5, 2019

    Environmental Awareness in Your Early Years Setting

    Environmental Awareness in Your Early Years Setting It’s becoming increasingly important for us all to be more environmentally aware,...

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    The Editor | September 24, 2018

    5 Best Musical Toys for Early Years

    Music and sound are incredibly important to the brain development of babies and preschoolers. For these early years...

  • Developing child motor skills - Motor Skills Tunnel
    The Editor | August 7, 2018

    6 of the Best Toys for Child Motor Skills Development

    The first years of a child’s life are the most important for developing and practising motor skills. It’s...

  • The Editor | June 26, 2018

    8 Best Outdoor Toys for Kids

      Sand and Water Tables Parachute Games Tricycles Swing ball Sets Slides Outdoor Play Cabins Wheelbarrows Seesaws &...

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    David Williams | September 5, 2016

    Disability and Inclusion: Making Outdoor Play Accessible

    The outdoors is a special playing and learning environment for all children: a place of unrestricted choice of...

Further Reading

  • The Importance of Stage Based Play
  • 8 Budget Friendly Outdoor Activities
  • Returning to School After Coronavirus Lockdown
  • Early Years Science Activities
  • Playworker Role in Play
  • Lev Vygotsky
  • Simple Classroom Guitar Songs
  • Group Learning in Early Years
  • Learning through Playing
  • Playworker Role in Outdoor Play & Learning
  • Activities for Children with Autism
  • How to Teach Children with Autism
  • The Effect of a Sensory Impairment
  • Emotional Development in Children
  • Encourage Child Independence

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