What do we want for our children's future?
How the natural environment stimulates creativity
Emily Jones, co-author of Earlyarts Creative EYFS teaching packs, talks to Ruth Churchill Dower about how the natural environment stimulates our natural creativity and how we can nurture this in our every day practice with young children.
Using Old Technology to Capture Our Children's Stories
Are children emotionally and creatively intelligent?
Arts and Creativity for children in Romania
Daniela Miscov, director of Artelier-D in Bucharest, provides insight into the most important early years creative projects and the changes currently happening in Romania.
Being and Belonging
Orla Kenny from Kids' Own explores what the artist brings that is unique to the early years setting, focussing on the difference between art and play, and what added value the arts brings to a child's development and learning experiences.
Early Years Strategic Roundtable: progress update
From the three Rs to the three Ss
How little Victoria learnt to sing (and speak) with Adele
June O'Sullivan, CEO of London Early Years Foundation (LEYF), shares an experience of a young girls musicality and what we can learn professionally from a rendition of Adele's, 'Someone Like You'.
The truth of art is linked to the truth about children
Daniela Miscov of Artelier-D in Bucharest, explores what children need and how we can document their needs better when we engage with them in an artistic and creative way.
Earlyarts Top Ten Moments of 2012
What advice on early years quality would you offer?
The final blog post in the Earlyarts UnConference quality series is an engaging discussion with Head of Children's House Montessori Nursery, Nathan Archer.
How does the idea of quality influence your practice?
Earlyarts continues to explore the importance of quality with Jo Belloli, Associate Producer for early years at Polka Theatre.
Linking quality to children's interests
Earlyarts continues its exploration into the world of quality in early years creativity with an engaging Q & A with London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) CEO and Earlyarts board member, June O'Sullivan.
Knowing what excellent quality practice looks like
Earlyarts continues its exploration into quality in early years creative practice with an in-depth interview with Creative Minds Yorkshire Ltd's Creative Consultant Sarah Gordon.
How important is quality?
Earlyarts talks to early years consultant and UnConference delegate Geraldine French who gives an insight into her views on quality, why it's important as well as ideas derived and advice for others post UnConference.