Latest data from a Welsh movement initiative created by SAQ International
A small scale movement project with a welcome added overview.
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Early Intervention
A recently published, useful government briefing paper.
Read MoreAccountability and Scrutiny Initiative (Updated)
Following on from our monitoring efforts of Primary PE & Sports Premium as well as our recent proposal centred upon accountability and scrutiny involving the sampling of a number of boroughs, our organisation has received...
Read MoreMovement Environment Rating Scale (MOVERS) for 2–6-year-olds provision
The MOVERS is a valuable resource for early years educational centres to use to evaluate and improve their practice and provision in the vital curriculum area of physical development.
Read MoreCelebrating children’s movement at Rainbow Nursery
This film was made as part of a project at Rainbow Nursery which explored how children’s movement is integral to their lives and learning.
Read MoreNew report by RCPCH, State of Child Health, Two Years On
An update on the 2017 version, what was recommended, what progress has been made and what is the current evidence. See the report www.rcpch.ac.uk
Read MoreSchool sport and activity action plan: DfE, DCMS, DHSC 2019
Nothing new, mainly about how the large organisations will spend even more money on schemes that are often ill monitored and evaluated.
Read MoreFactors influencing childcare workers’ promotion of physical activity in children aged 0–4 years: a qualitative study
A study examining the factors influencing childcare workers’ promotion of physical activity (PA) among children aged 0–4 years, a particularly interesting context because of the increasing number of children attending childcare....
Read MoreMotor Skill Performance and Physical Activity in Preschool Children
Children with better-developed motor skills may find it easier to be active and engage in more physical activity (PA) than those with less-developed motor skills.
Read MoreBuilding Better Beginnings: a case study of how a daily physical skills session is supporting overall learning and development for young boys
This case study argues for the consideration of an adult directed physical skills session as an approach to supporting boys learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage in England.
Read MoreOne-to-three-year-olds’, risky play in early childhood education and care
Risky play in 1-3 yr olds in Norway, an unpublished PhD thesis from 2018.
Read MoreDo children really need toys?
Acting Head of a Nursery School aimed to find out in a unique piece of research.
Read MoreWhy depriving your kids of toys is a great idea
Madeleine Somerville makes the case for having less, and enjoying life more .
Read MoreToy-free nursery where kids are kept outside in all weathers is named Britain’s best
An outdoor nursery where kids are kept outside in all weathers and only allowed to play with toys they made themselves has been praised as Britain’s best.
Read MoreToo many toys are bad for children, study suggests
Children become distracted when they are surrounded by toys.
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