The Yellow Door Blog

Heuristic play

What is a Schema?

Have you ever watched a child line up their toys again and again, spin the wheels of a car, or fill and empty a bag over and over? These patterns of behaviour are not random—they’re powerful clues into how young children learn. Known as schemas, these repeated actions reveal how children make sense of the world around them through play.

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Room for 2

Many two-year olds will spend more time with you in your setting than they do with their own parents, so it’s important to provide a caring and supportive environment where your children feel they belong. It needs to be thoughtfully laid out as well as practical.

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Fire Pit

6 easy steps to an enabling (not disabling) outdoor risk assessment

When we accompany children outdoors to learn, it can take them outside of their comfort zone; and it can do the same to us as practitioners.  Many working in Early Years settings are worried about real and perceived risks that are present when children are active outdoors, and this can be one of the main barriers to settings developing an integrated approach to outdoor learning.

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How EdTech can add value to early years education

Young children build up an understanding of the world around them through a variety of play activities. This includes the use of digital technology. It is important, therefore, that all children become confident with this media in early years settings, especially those who do not have access to technology at home.

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