Loose Parts Play for Babies and Pre-school aged Children

Let’s not forget that loose parts are nothing new. Block play and treasure baskets are a staple in every early year’s environment and offer the same benefits and experiences. They’re open-ended, developmentally…

Loose Parts Play – What’s all the fuss about?

Why loose parts play? The topic of Loose Parts Play has become very popular over the last few years. The reason the subject has become so popular is that people…

Professor David Daley: Enhancing Inhibitory Control in Early Years 

What are inhibitory controls? Inhibitory controls are an important part of our executive functioning system, which help to regulate children’s behaviour. Specifically, an inhibitory control operates like an early warning…

Effects of the Pandemic on Children in the Early Years  

In March 2020, the Covid pandemic hit the UK and the first of several lockdowns occurred. We have all been affected by this and children are no exception. I spoke…

Dr. Michael Ungar: Building Resilience in the Early Years

In this video, Dr. Michael Ungar explains how to build resilience in children, and how this can help children to recover from issues caused by pandemic environments, improve their capacity…

The Importance of Outdoor Play for our Children’s Mental Health

Kay Miller is the MD and co-founder of The Den Kit Co. She left her post as Head Teacher of a rural Shropshire primary school (where she also qualified as…

Why is STEAM Important in the Early Years?

Introduction to Little STEAMers I’m Laura and I teach Little STEAMers classes for children aged 2-5 where we learn about STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and maths) with hands-on practical…

Reclaiming the Rhythm of Early Childhood

One of the puzzles of modern life is the gap between what we know about how children think and grow, on the one hand, and the daily lived experience of…

Greg Bottrill: Play Loves You…

There’s something you should know... Play loves you. It always has and it always will.   Maybe let that just sit with you for a while. Feel it. Allow the love…

Let Love Lead Learning

As parents and professionals working in early years, we hope that every day is full of fun, laughter, friendships and success for every child.   Our youngest children are sometimes reliant,…

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