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I’m delighted to be opening I Did It! My interactive installation for young children and their families at The Children’s Art School Makerworld Gallery in Huddersfield tomorrow.

www.leyf.org.uk/news/can-ref... Just had a largely sleepless night after having my attention drawn to this. A gleeful account of the Reform UK conference by an influential figure in the EY sector and expert in social justice.

I’m probably very late to the party here, but this is fascinating vm.tiktok.com/ZNdXTu4Kb/ Iceland’s Hjalli approach to early years, subverting traditional gender roles.

Hello. Just wondering if any other art/play/childhood/materiality/object - based freelancers have problems keeping their (essential) work stuff organised. Sometimes I can’t even begin to think about how to categorise and store it.

Some quick snaps of a lovely afternoon exploring Impressionism with children age 0-5 at The National Gallery yesterday. I am blessed to be able to collaborate with some extraordinary galleries, not just in terms of spaces and collections, but also learning teams who have wonderful approaches.

"Learning through play literally builds brains. It provides children with adult-supported, open-ended activities that construct qualities such as foresight, stamina, mental and physical agility and most importantly, social and linguistic competence and emotional resilience." #EarlyLearning

Good morning. Are any academics or professionals able to signpost me to credible written analysis of the problematic nature of the word “behaviour” in early childhood education? Many thanks. Photo of lovely tree is shameless attention seeking.

Magnolia Watch…

Draft Manifesto: •Replace “School Readiness” with the term “Child Readiness”, to be applied to schools. •Ban the media from this debate, that is already plagued by toxic misinformation. • Gently force everyone to read the actually perfectly reasonable guidelines that already exist.

'Children and young people are being asked by the government to give their views on what matters to them. For those aged 10-21 years old, and up to 25 years old for those with special educational needs and disabilities. SURVEY LINK: ➡️ www.iwill.org.uk/NYS-Deliver-... www.bbc.com/newsround/ar...

Magnolia Watch.

🌟So I’ve recorded my first ever podcast which had just landed at the link below! I’d love to hear your thoughts… 💭💬🤔. Such a joy to share my thinking in this way. #creativity #attunement #slowpedagogy theoutdoorteacher.com/podcasts/epi...

Magic Webinar with Dr. Jools Page - Professional Love Find out more and join us here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/magic-webi...

I admire Yoko Ono so much, her artwork has been a source of inspiration for me on many occasions.

***FREE*** #playmatters

Anna Freud are hosting an Early Years in Mind conference on 13/03. Hear about toddlers and screen time, relationships as a buffer from traumatic events, and video interaction guidance. Please share with early years practitioners who might be interested: bookings.annafreud.org/s/event/a4VQ...

Some of you may enjoy this excellent podcast…Experimental Tunes and Children by Jenny Pengilly AKA Colour Collider rtm.fm/listen/exper... no baby shark or cocomelon in sight.

Unpacking from two lovely days of Mini Play workshops for Young V&A Museum, circles and spirals theme. There are all kinds of toddler entanglements coming out of my bags.

I 1000% agree about books being essential to early years. I however would take that survey with a lot of salt. Kindred has 5 trustees. Not one single one has expertise in early years education. They all work in business. I don't know what their angle is but enough red flags to make me question it.

🧵 I’d like to take a moment to urge anyone who’s reading the latest report on “school readiness” from Kindred Squared kindredsquared.org.uk/wp-content/u... to also read…1/8

I’ve been doing a little series at my Play Tuesday sessions for the Maritime Museum that are themed around the way that EY children play with the affordances of the building. Last week we did the stairs (slinky’s were involved), this week some mirrors on the wall in the Nelson Gallery.

Favourite David Lynch tribute so far m.youtube.com/watch?v=nBHK... Innovators at the Children’s Television Workshop salute a unique creator of film and television. Loved all things Henson as a child, still do. Not sure why I was allowed to watch Twin Peaks aged of 13, but I’m very glad I was.

A wish list for all children & young people’s education: Arts Care Creativity Critical thinking Curiosity Imagination Inquiry Intrinsic motivation Joy Love Nature Openness to possibility Play & playfulness Sensory, embodied & transdisciplinary learning Valuing uncertainty Wellbeing Wonder Zeal ❤️

Good morning. Could anyone signpost me to articles/books on ethics in practice based arts research with young children please? I’m clear on the basics, ERIC etc. Looking for something a bit more creative/experimental. Thank you. Pls excuse attention seeking gif.

Having a blast learning about Micro Cinema from Gavin Glover at @littleangeltheatre.bsky.social this weekend. So much potential for enquiry in early education, from transformation to powers of ten thinking, and much more.

Interesting article www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/news... 🧵 I was working as an Atelierista and studying for my PGC in Early Education during the Covid19 lockdowns, completing all of my assessment tasks and my final project in the nursery toddler room where I had been “bubbled”. 1/9

Testing new ideas in the atelier with my best collaborators (aged 2-4).

Happy to see @eyalliance.bsky.social popping up on here.

Join the Froebel Trust for a day of practical workshops and inspiring talks from Professor Dame Cathy Nutbrown, Dr Stella Louis and Jane Whinnett. Learn about a Froebelian approach to early childhood education. Saturday 29 March 2025 More info: https://buff.ly/3BiZ5q0

Last one for today. honorharger.wordpress.com/2024/12/15/c... I love the idea of museums to explore possible futures, as opposed to focusing on histories.

Feeding my brain today after a sustained period of trash movies and doomscrolling. I just read “The slow museum: the affordances of a university art museum as a nurturing and caring space for young children and their families” www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... and loved it. Would recommend.

Enjoying this today www.arts.ac.uk/storytelling... a podcast by Yasmin Khan curbing misinformation in museums through storytelling.

After 20 + years of both employed and freelance practice, I have reached a stage in my career where I often get really nice rejection letters. Very personal, very complimentary. It’s nice.

🧵I did a 2024 work Top 9. Starting top left, Designing a playable Christmas tree for young children, and getting it made by the talented lovelies @theatreroyalbtn 2) Facilitating the decoration of Owlbie with my amazing 2-4yo friends at @pumpkinpatchnursery for the @chestnutowls art trail…

Naming no names…but if at any point over the past few years you have advertised an amazing early years artist opportunity, and. it has now long passed but you haven’t takin it down from the internet, please take it down. Please.

This has made me smile so much my face is aching: the Christmas lights in the Scottish town of Newburgh are designed by its children-there’s a competition to design a new one each year. They’re made by the same co. that makes the lights for Blackpool, the Shard & Champs-Élysées:

Loving Pedagogy Explained book giveaway! To enter please provide your email address on this form by Friday 10th January 2025. forms.gle/aK1QjjBXJvZD...

Very true. “I Did It!”, my interactive installation for children age 0-8 and their adults is made of cardboard boxes which can be built and arranged, knocked over, rebuilt rearranged. A hit with humans of all ages. Huge thanks to Tiny Ideas and Now Play This festivals for their support 💖

My map of children's independent bookshops is updated regularly. Most provide an online service and they're all run by people who can make well-informed book recommendations. Make sure you support your local one if you want to keep it. Any missing, please let me know. padlet.com/Jon_Biddle/r...

Your toddler wants nothing more than to be like you. To walk like you. To talk like you. To emulate your every move. And sometimes they can get pretty creative about their approach. I just love this video shared to TT by h3yitskaylee. (Thread 🧵)

www.theguardian.com/education/20... “Both academies have been rated outstanding by Ofsted …and are known for high grades and super-strict discipline.” I’m not a sec ed expert, but perhaps examining the use of the word “discipline” and all the things it might mean should be part of such reviews.

Heuristic and loose parts play, stories and craft in a dotty spotty, candy cane scented art installation for 2-4yo and their adults. Magnetic snowballs, a playable Christmas tree and much more. There’s still time to catch Dot Dot Spot at Theatre Royal in Brighton. www.atgtickets.com/shows/dot-do...

Day 1 of the install for Dot Dot Spot was long, but fruitful. Phipps Room at Theatre Royal Brighton is now covered in dots and spots, tomorrow we set out the loose parts and heuristic play treasure! Suitable for children age 2-4 and their adults, this is not like anything you’ve been to before.

OK I’m going to give this a go and do all EY. I wondering me and my ADHD brain will make it to 20.

Dot Dot Spot is opening next week at Theatre Royal Brighton. Designs by me, I’m very proud of this play experience for children aged 2-4 and their adults. We have all kinds of heuristic and loose parts play opportunities, and a playable Christmas tree (picture is WIP, it’s not finished yet).

“earlyyears professionals do so much more than get young children ready for school. Their first five years should be treated as the most important stage of their development, a stage in its own right, not just as a springboard for school.” Purnima Tanuku in NW www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/news...

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