Music has the power to provoke a range of emotions and can help to release the hormone dopamine, which creates feelings of pleasure and motivation. Let's explore the ways that music can be used to support children's learning and development.Read more
As we know, language is important when it comes to connecting with the world around us, interacting with other people or being able to share our inner thoughts and feelings. Read more
Using resources from nature provides a more eco-sustainable approach to supporting our children’s learning and development, while at the same time connecting them with the amazing natural world we live in.Read more
Researchers in environmental psychology have shown that parental pro-environmental behaviour has a strong influence in determining how their children behave, when it comes to things like conserving energy and recycling.Read more
The natural world offers a rich sensory, ever-changing environment, full of exciting features to explore and investigate and to learn through active enquiry, play and talk.Read more
This year the Alliance's National Week of Play takes as its focus eco-sustainability in early years and explores how we can support children’s understanding and involvement with protecting our beautiful and fragile planet Earth for future generations.Read more