Outdoor activities
Getting outside and learning with the children in your setting is key to improving their development in all areas. We wanted to give you a bit of inspiration
Staying safe in the sun: hot weather advice for early years and childcare professionals
This week, the Met Office has issued weather warnings for extreme heat across parts of the UK. In this blog, we have compiled advice and tips for staying safe in high temperatures, along
National Week of Play: Play and nature
The natural world offers a rich sensory, ever-changing environment, full of exciting features to explore and investigate and to learn through active enquiry, play and talk.
Early years activity: Outdoors dance time
Bring movement, music and imagination together with this fun outdoors dance time activity. Children are encouraged to explore creative expression as they move like elements of the natural world – from swaying
National Week of Play: Reclaiming children’s right to play
Play is not just a right that we can bestow on children, it is a basic need integral to their learning and development and vital to their wellbeing…
More than a story: why books belong in children’s play
There are so many ways children can explore books, bring stories to life and make them their own through play.
We Did It! Scribbles Early Learning Centre is Officially Open
On Wednesday 15th July 2026, surrounded by incredible guests,
Nurturing nature in the Early Years: why your setting should join the National Education Nature Park
By Ali Aspin, Early Years Training and Development Lead at Learning through Landscapes
Inspire Healthy Habits to Transform Children’s Futures
Give every child the best possible start through movement, nutrition and joyful everyday learning.
Healthy development doesn’t just happen: it grows through consistent, nurturing experiences. When early years settings champion physical activity and nutrition, children develop stronger bodies, more curious minds and a lifelong love of movement and food.
Climate Action Plan – Climate Education
Climate education – learning new skills and knowledge to tackle climate change and live in our changing world