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The Curiosity Approach is more than just beautiful play spaces… So grab a cuppa, settle down and delve deeply inside our articles...
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How to save money in Early Years !
In our throwaway society, we need to be creative in our ideas & ways to help reduce the impact on the environment. To recycle salvage & revamp old furniture, stopping it being thrown into a lan...
Read articleUnderstanding expectations amongst your Early Years team!
Do you work in an Early Years setting? Are you struggling with your team or what we call our TRIBE? Do you find that the easiest of jobs aren’t being completed or resources are being lost and mi...
Read articleMy Mother the Carboot Queen
A Daughters perspective of living with the “Car Boot Queen” Written by Olivia Bennett. It was a few years ago when my Mum first took me to a car boot, this was before I worked at her nursery, Lov...
Read articleWhy do we need to move away from topics and themes?
At The Curiosity Approach®, our aim is to change the way we educate children and allow them to play FREE from the constraints of predetermined ideas, topics and adult chosen ‘ themes‘. ...
Read articleWhy we need to stop the conveyer belt practice in Early Years?
The Curiosity Approach philosophy believes in process art v products. Allowing children to create their own Christmas cards or keepsake gifts. To follow their own thinking and to enjoy the p...
Read articleHappiness not academics in Early Years
HAPPINESS first & foremost As parents & carers, if we asked ourselves the question. What do we want for our children when attending Nursery or Early years settin...
Read articleHow we create nurseries without toys?
Nurseries without toys At Curiosity Approach settings we have moved away from plastic toys and electronic gadgets. Opting for the use of loose parts, recycled and authentic ...
Read articleWhy we don't use plastic toys
"Nurseries without toys" One of the many reasons why we don't use plastic toys. The Curiosity Approach use authentic resources or 'real items' such as ceramics and breakables in play...
Read articleChildhood reflections:
I thought this would be a great way to introduce myself as one of the newest members of the Curiosity Approach tribe. I join the team with a wealth of knowledge and experience gained o...
Read articleWhy you must respect play in Early Years?
A teeny tiny tea set of miniature proportion is a replica of the real thing, created by toy companies to fill a need ?! (REALLY?) Slowly over time in Early Years, we have come to accept that ...
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