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“Play Matters” – A Groundbreaking Free Guide to Champion the Power of Play in Early Childhood.

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Welcome to BRISTOL EARLY YEARS Fostering ambition, tackling inequality and promoting continuous improvement Early Years' service-wide priorities THE BELONGING STRATEGY Read More COVID RECOVERY Read More EARLY YEARS WORKFORCE- RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION Read More EQUALITIES Read More FAMILY LEARNING To work in partnership with families to support, encourage and share enriching experiences in the home [...]

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They do not include all areas of mathematics that young children will learn about (from babies to older children) but instead take a range of everyday activities and contexts, suggesting a few ideas for helping a young child's mathematical development. They are designed to be used individually rather than all at once. A postcard or pair of postcards could be displayed on a parents' noticeboard or on the door to a setting. A postcard could be printed and handed out during a 'stay and play' session or parents' meeting. Another idea is to send a postcard to parents via social media or a message to their mobile phone.

The postcards include an image to show the activity and some speech bubbles with ideas of what an adult or older child might say during these activities. It is important that children's play is not taken over by an eager family member or made less interesting to the child by forcing mathematics into an activity at the wrong time. This is why there is a reminder in the bar at the bottom of each postcard to observe what the child is doing and look for what they are enjoying or are interested in, before using the prompts so that the prompts are used to engage the child further rather than putting them off. On each postcard there is a QR code to the ECMG website so families can find guidance and other postcards if they are interested. Whilst the postcards were designed with families in mind, they may also be useful for practitioners..

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The family postcards are available in other languages. We are very grateful to the volunteers who provided these translations. The ECMG postcards each include a few prompts for families which can b...

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Free, Research-Based Materials for Supporting Family Math.

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(Read this page in Welsh - Darllenwch y dudalen hon yn Cymraeg)

Just remember to Look, Say, Sing, Play

We've teamed up with Vroom™ to give you some fun and easy tips to help you bring even more Look, Say, Sing and Play into your daily routine with your baby or toddler.

Whether it's bathtime, bedtime or you're washing up, playing with your child, using silly voices, or even singing can build their brain right from birth. It's a great way to have fun while making your bond even stronger.

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Right from birth, every time you talk, sing or play with your child, you're not just bonding, you're building their brain. Get free brain-building tips.

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Tiny Happy People is here to help you develop your child's language skills. Explore our simple activities and play ideas and find out about babies and toddlers' amazing early development.

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Children’s language development and parenting advice - BBC Tiny Happy People

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A chatty child is a happy child, so Tiny Happy People is here to help you develop your child’s communication skills through simple interaction and play.

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Loose Parts Play - A Toolkit 2019 - Play Scotland

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Loose parts create richer environments for children to play, giving them the resources they need to do what they need to do.

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The Froebel Trust funds research into children's learning from birth to eight years and supports high quality early education.

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Ofsted Education Inspection Framework

The Ofsted Education Inspection Framework sets out Ofsted's inspection principles and the main judgements that inspectors make. Ofsted consulted on a draft education inspection framework and proposed handbooks between...

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Foundation Years | From pregnancy to children aged 5

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The Foundation Years website is the best place to find information and support if you work in the early years and childcare delivering services for children and families. The broad range of information accessible on this site is developed by government, professionals and the voluntary and community sector and is continually updated with the latest news, information and resources.

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All versions- current, updated September, childminder and group versions.