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During the summer break I found myself reflecting deeply on my professional learning journey during the last academic year, helping me to consolidate my plans for the autumn…

At first glance it was just a floor puzzle. Looking back, it became something much more. One day this week, we spent over an hour completing a large Peppa Pig floor puzzle. When I…

Starting with a story… This week reminded me again how much mathematics can emerge from the simplest of resources. Our planned curriculum book was Baby Goes to Market. As part of…

💭Imagine you are two years old… You walk into your early years setting and everywhere around you are labels, banners, instructions and invitations to play. But you cannot yet…

At Little Explorers, we continually evaluate our curriculum through its impact. Our practice has always been rooted in strong relationships, responsive teaching and high…

Jasper’s Beanstalk At Little Explorers, a shared story often becomes the thread that holds the week together. This week, Jasper’s Beanstalk gave us a clear starting point for…

I still remember sitting in a secondary school hall in 2008 during early EYFS training. The trainers introduced the four guiding principles: the unique child, positive…

When the camera went quiet, the learning got louder. This month, we made a deliberate decision to step back from routine photography. Not because photographs are wrong, and not…

Looking Inwards at Our Practice. Over recent months, we have been reflecting deeply on what our children truly need in this post-Covid landscape. Like many early years settings,…

At Little Explorers, our curriculum grows from genuine curiosity and meaningful, real-world experiences. Rather than creating activities that simply look impressive, we focus on…

What Children Learn From the Stories We Tell. At Little Explorers, our curriculum is designed so children grow up seeing difference as normal, valued, and part of everyday life.…

Soup, Curiosity, and the Power of Responsive Teaching At Little Explorers, our curriculum grows from meaningful, real-world experiences that respond to what children say, do, and…

Today our little explorers visited the Children’s Garden at Kew. The garden is designed around the four things plants need to grow: air, water, sun and earth. It gave our little…

At Little Explorers, maths is not something that sits apart from play, it runs through the whole day. We see it when babies notice that one basket has more toys than another, or…

Over the summer holidays we, like many others in the early years sector, took time to reflect on our practice and consider how we could improve. Part of that reflection involved…

At Little Explorers, we are committed to reflective practice, considering how spontaneous interests can grow into meaningful learning opportunities. Last term, a single child’s…

At Little Explorers, shared stories often become much more than a reading activity. When time is taken to stay with a text, children begin to notice details, ask questions and…

As we come to the end of another academic year, it’s time to reflect on the wonderful experiences our little explorers have had. We followed a teaching style that emphasises…