Preschool education, early learning activities and development ideas that help young children build foundational skills, confidence, curiosity and a positive approach to learning.
An exploration of how play and interaction in early years foster essential cognitive, social, and emotional skills, challenging traditional academic-focused approaches and highlighting innovative classroom practices. In early childhood, learning rarely looks like the tidy sequence adults expect. A child…
Experts highlight the benefits of unstructured creative activities, emphasising how freeform art and loose parts play foster imagination, resilience, and emotional expression in children, with potential long-term benefits for their cognitive and social development. Letting children glue, paint and assemble…
While some Australian schools embrace AI tools, alternative systems like Steiner Education Australia are wary, citing risks to children’s cognitive development and the importance of maintaining independent thought in the classroom. A major alternative school system in Australia says it…
Jared Cooney Horvath challenges the widespread adoption of digital devices in schools, raising concerns about their impact on children’s cognitive development and learning habits amidst growing scepticism and ongoing debate. Jared Cooney Horvath has become one of the most visible…
New insights suggest that despite the lack of autobiographical memory in early years, infants absorb vital patterns of safety and attachment that shape future relationships, prompting a rethink of how early experiences influence growth. Most adults cannot retrieve clear, continuous…
Harvest Festival activities in nurseries and pre-schools are shifting towards inclusive, hands-on experiences that connect children with food, seasons, and community, while supporting key areas of early childhood development. Harvest Festival can give early years settings a simple but powerful…
RightStart Mathematics offers a visual, game-based curriculum designed to strengthen children’s number sense, prompting parents to learn alongside their children despite a steep initial adjustment. Many parents approach RightStart Mathematics with a simple worry: can they actually teach it? The…
Emerging studies reveal that playing with friends not only fosters emotional and social skills in children but also encourages physical activity, with potential long-term benefits for mental well-being and healthy habits. Playing with friends is far more than a way…
Spramani Elaun’s new book, ‘The Way Children Make Art’, advocates for viewing children’s art as a developmental process rooted in sensory experience and stage-specific milestones, challenging traditional talent-based judgments. Spramani Elaun is arguing that children’s art should be understood less…
Jared Cooney Horvath asserts that the widespread integration of screens and digital tools in schools risks damaging attention, memory, and understanding, calling for urgent reevaluation amid concerns over declining student achievement. Jared Cooney Horvath is pressing a warning he says…
A Finnish study reveals that children engaging with soil and greenery in urban areas experience beneficial changes in their microbiome and immune markers, highlighting the importance of outdoor play in early childhood health. Children’s mud-splashed knees, grass-stained clothes and dirt…
Specialists emphasise that unstructured, child-led play is vital for cognitive, emotional, and social growth, providing advantages that screens cannot replace and warning against over-scheduling children’s lives. Play is not a distraction from childhood; it is one of the ways children…
