Watch any of your Early Years TV Episodes below
All the Early Years TV Episodes are below – or you can select any of the EYTV topics and see the relevant episodes.
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Lukas Ritson on Play Spaces, Wonderment and Sustainability
In this interview, Lukas Ritson shares how to design nature play spaces that build empathy & sustainability. Understand child experiences…
Kimberly Lawson on Hygge in the Early Years
Early years consultant Kimberly Lawson shares how to bring the Danish concept of Hygge into your setting to create cosy…
Preeti Patel on Learning Through Play – The Montessori Way
Preeti Patel from Montessori Global Education discusses how children learn through play in a Montessori setting. She explains the Montessori philosophy that children’s play is purposeful and their work is their play. The environment respects children, provides life skills, and supports focus and independence. Routines flow naturally to meet children’s needs.
Rusty Keeler on Risky Play and Natural Playscape Design
Rusty Keeler shares the benefits of risky play, tips for educators to say “yes” more, and practical ideas to create natural Playscapes so children can thrive through the wonder of play.
Dr Jacqueline Harding and Lourdes Kerr on The Brain That Loves To Play
Dr. Jacqueline Harding, child development expert and author, joins Lourdes Kerr, an outstanding Early Years expert, to share insights from Harding’s book “The Brain That Loves to Play.” Through video examples and clear explanations, they reveal the neuroscience behind why spontaneous, sensory play is crucial for brain development and learning.
Prof Sam Wass Christmas Special 2023
Professor Sam Wass explores past, present & future childhood – gains in life expectancy & education, importance of nurturing caregiving,…
Felicity Robinson on the Art in STEAM
Felicity Robinson inspires STEAM learning through Nature-Art prompts, design challenges, & science experiments to boost critical thinking skills using nature.…
Julie Mountain on Winning Enabling Environments
In this session, Julie discusses the six settings she visited, which have previously won Nursery World ‘Enabling Environments’ category. She…
Sonia Mainstone Cotton on Creativity
In this session, Sonia Mainstone Cotton provides ideas and strategies for using creativity to improve children’s well-being. We discuss some…
Julie Mountain on the Pappus Project – Know Your Plants!
Julie Mountain is qualified in landscape design and has specialised in supporting schools and early years settings so that they…
Dr Amanda Gummer on Play and Children’s Mental Health
Dr Amanda Gummer discusses how a balanced play diet can help children’s mental health, develop skills such as resilience, creativity,…
Andrea Sofroniou on Sensory Activities for Babies
In this interview, Andrea discusses the importance of sensory activities for babies and provides practical ideas for parents and practitioners…
Tania Moloney on A Place Around the Campfire
In this interview, Tania Moloney explains how her background has influenced her philosophy and mission for creating Nurture in Nature.…
Bernie Landels on Finding their Feet
In this interview, we discuss primitive reflexes of the feet and Bernie explains the type of activities that Early Years…
Millie Colwey on Pedagogy, Play and the Joy of Nature
In this interview, Millie Colwey, Early Years educator and leader from Bristol, UK discusses ‘Millie’s Garden’, her small outdoor setting…
Dr Amanda Gummer on Play
In this interview, Dr Gummer discusses ‘play’ – why it is essential for children’s effective learning, the Balanced Play Diet…
Rebecca Skinner and Becky Poulter Jewson on Speech, Language and Reflective Practice
In this session, we focus on how reflective practice can improve your own pedagogy and how the children benefit from…
Dr Sandra Duncan on Lessons from Nature
In this session we discuss how Dr Duncan has been inspired by nature for a long time, after she’d written…
Sarah Watkins on Daring Play
In this session, we discuss one aspect of Sarah’s book – daring play. Sarah explains why she prefers the term ‘daring’ to risky and how this change of words brings a whole new layer to the play pedagogy. We also discuss ‘hazards’ and how to approach this in an Early Years setting, including some common hazards you may find in your own setting.
Sarah has some very interesting perspectives on weapon play and how to encourage climbing (without coercion!). We finish the session by discussing how to work with parents to support daring play.
Preeti Patel on Children’s Learning Environment
In this first interview of two with Preeti Patel, we focus on the key aspects of the learning environment in…
Marina Robb on Connecting with Nature
In this episode, we discuss the many different aspects of Forest School and how this Approach can benefit children in…
Dr Sandra Duncan on Early Childhood Design Principles
In this interview we discuss the four design beliefs or pillars that Dr Duncan starts with when designing a space…
Anthony Semann on Early Childhood Education Environments
In this interview, Anthony advocates that it is a right, not a privilege, for children to encounter beauty and this…
Marina Robb on Sensory Experiences and Nature Pedagogy
In this interview we discuss Marina’s new book The Essential Guide to Forest School and Nature Pedagogy with a focus…
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