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How to Access the School-based Nursery Capital Grant

How to Access the School-based Nursery Capital Grant

Discover what you need to know about the latest funding phase of the School-Based Nursery Capital Grant.

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The Importance of Tummy Time Play on Child Development Movement, play and “safe danger” are essential to a child’s development, but there is now evidence to sugge...
A Den for All Seasons. Indoors and Out! Children love dens - crawling into small spaces, being hidden away, adding their own treasures, pretending ...
Expressive Art in the Early Years: Using Chalk Read about the benefits of using chalk for mark making to encourage expressive art and design in early year...
Alistair Bryce-Clegg's boxes of ideas for learning Three wonderful boxes packed full of ideas for learning - to encourage rich language, writing and communica...
Fairies and Elves Found at Forest School! On a sunny but cold friday afternoon the children had a delivery from the postman. To the children's astoni...
How to Make a Dinosaur-Themed Immersive Environment Follow these easy steps and transform your classroom into an exciting prehistoric land, enabling your child...
Small World Play and How it Supports Learning in Early Years You may remember as a child playing with your little people in your doll’s house, or stomping your dinosaur...
Create an Engaging Antarctic-Inspired Learning Environment With winter just around the corner be inspired and take the opportunity to transform your classroom into an...
How to Create a Frozen Narnia-Themed Immersive Environment This step-by-step guide will help you to create a fantastic winter-themed immersive learning environment th...
Natural Resources & Loose Parts Play Ideas for EYFS Natural materials provide a rich variety of textures and properties to compare and contrast. By providing t...
Learning with Mirrors in the Early Years Mirrors encourage inquisitive minds and stimulate curiosity. Discover to use mirrors to promote learning in...
Why babies need black and white visual stimulation In the first year of life there are limitations in babies’ vision and they respond well to simple, bold pat...
How Manipulative Play Benefits Babies Development Matters 2012 (guidance material supporting practitioners in implementing the statutory requirem...
Developing Rich Early Language Opportunities Giving a child social and communication skills is the most important aspect of early childhood development....
The power of potions in marvellous messy play You may be able to recall going into your garden and collecting rose petals and slushing them around in a j...
Create your own forest school! The benefits to taking a class trip to a forest school and learning outside are endless, but by creating yo...
4 Easter themed cross-curricular activities These cross-curricular Easter themed activities are perfect for your setting. Including an Easter egg hunt ...
Make Your Own Dinosaur Eggs: EYFS Craft Idea How to make - Imagine setting the scene for a learning journey with some giant dinosaur eggs - spark some e...
How to Create a Transport Theme in EYFS Outdoor Play We know that settings love creating wonderful learning locations. Children enthuse at entering magical worl...
Dinosaur EYFS Theme Ideas & Early Years Activities Explore dinosaur themes, ideas and activities for your early years setting and explore creativity and imagi...