Early Years

World Earth Day is the ideal opportunity to engage children in learning about the environment and fostering a sense of responsibility towards our planet. Keep reading to discover 10 fun and educational activities to try out this World Earth Day...

Messy play fascinates and engages young children providing a wealth of opportunities for learning. Children develop fine motor skills as they handle and manipulate different materials.

Waterplay is naturally engaging and adaptive providing rich opportunities for inquiry and investigation as well as learning across the curriculum.

We’ve teamed up with @toddler_approves to compile 10 of the top activities to try within your early years setting. So if you’re looking for some inspiration on how to use your new resource then keep reading.

Global Recycling Day this year is on the 18th March. This day was first created in 2018 by the Global Recycling Foundation. The day helps to highlight, recognise, and celebrate the importance that recycling plays in preserving the earths precious primary resources and securing the future of our planet whilst also reducing CO2 emissions.

Through education and communication, they aim to raise awareness about the connection between recycling, pollution, and environmental health.

4 Creative and crafty ideas that only need simple supplies such as coloured paper, glue sticks and scissors to inspire imagination for early years children and classrooms.

Hi everyone, I’m Sian from @mouse_and_roos_adventures. Today I’m going to be showing you some of my tray play ideas that will hopefully inspire you to have a go for yourself.

This is Mrs Burrow here, I thought I would quickly introduce myself. I am an Early Years teacher and have been working in education for nearly 9 years. I wanted to share with you some tips and tricks to help ease and settle all the little toes that will be popping into your classroom to start their first day of school.

Early Years practitioner, Stephanie Almond, provides a useful insight in how to create an early years environment, drawing on her own experience from a variety of settings.

It’s no secret that Dad’s are notoriously hard to find presents for, so this year we’ve got you covered! Here are 5 craft ideas you can complete at home that will show him how much you care. Ditch the gift cards for something a lot more meaningful this year.