For many children, starting pre-kindergarten marks their first introduction to structured daily school time. Children in pre-kindergarten are still developing both their gross motor skills, which ...

In the final instalment of her series, Dr Lala Manners addresses the tricky area of holistic assessment of physical development At Ore Church Mice Pre-School in Hastings, practitioners observe what ...

Good physical development (PD) practice starts in the setting, says Dr Lala Manners in this first part of a new series exploring how staff can increase knowledge and balance in-house activities with ...

The Learning Space Preschool is where children begin to understand their place in the world and how to interact with others. It's a time for developing essential social skills such as: At The Learning ...

Regular physical activity contributes to a child’s physical development and promotes overall well-being. It may help if parents and caregivers can encourage them in active play, playground activities, ...

Their gross motor skills, which involve whole-body movement, are fully developed by this age, although they will continue to be refined over the next few years. The same applies to fine motor skills, ...