Nursery World

Spring has sprung! The natural world is overflowing with joy, so make the most of the bounty on your doorstep. Julie Mountain shows you how in this month’s Outdoor Calendar. Persona Dolls are back in force– and having an impact. Expert Vicky Hutchin explains ways in which practitioners can use them to address inclusion in a post-Covid world. This month’s keys to the outdoors takes a look at accessibility and storage as an important way to fuel children’s independence and learning outside.

For new ideas across all learning areas of the EYFS dip into our regular activity features, which include a project on a red bus, thrifty resources for open-ended play, SEND activities to support  working memory and equipping for the pedagogy of early pioneer Robert Owen. Plus our in-depth management section which includes part two of our business series, focusing on staffing challenges, and a special report on Ofsted inspections so far under the EIF. Linked to this our analysis weighs the impact of those settings which have recently been downgraded, while our Special Report takes the pulse of the market for buying and selling.