Case study focusing on a setting that responded to the pressing need to limit the amount of time that babies spend in ‘containers’ such as buggies, car seats, highchairs and restrictive clothing, highchairs, and restrictive clothing.
Guidance offering practical guidance and theoretical insight into the vital role movement plays in early childhood health, learning, and development
Early years child development training
Training tool for early years educators with 8 modules, written by early years experts, covering key areas of child development. Complete at your own pace.
Supporting Physical Development in Early Childhood
Free 18-hour online course, produced by ActiveMatters, Early Childhood at The Open University and Public Health England
Moving Smart- a moving child is a learning child
Useful resources making links between movement and learning
Jabadao – Re-imagine physical development
A charity focused on developmental movement; includes a free taster course on movement play which creates powerful experiences that fuel learning, development and wellbeing
World Health Organisation guidance about physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5
The Early Childhood Health Promotion Toolkit
An overview of health promotion in early childhood; includes a model for educators to identify, implement and evaluate a health promotion intervention relevant to their setting
Report from Early Education on an action research project commissioned by the London Borough of Newham, focusing on 2- and 3-year-olds’ movement
A wide range of teaching resources, ideas, themed activities, blogs, video tutorials
Blogs by Helen Battelley, Chair of National Early Years Active Start Partnership (NEYASP)
Gathers all information about the work of Dr Emmi Pikler available in the English language
Physical activity for disabled children
Guidance from the Department for Health and Social Care, including an infographic summary
Charting development of fine motor skills from birth to age 8, from Australian occupational therapy group
DfE EYFS Help for Providers – Physical Development
DfE resources to help checking current curriculum to meet the requirement of the physical development area of learning