By Trudi Fitzhenry and Karen Murphy (Bloomsbury, paperback, £12.99)

Many practitioners are clued up on Personal, Social and Emotional Development and Communication and Language, but recent studies have indicated a potential blind spot over Physical Development, Yet this prime area underpins much of a child’s later educational advancement. Without good co-ordination, core stability and gross motor skills the fine motor skills needed for writing may not fully develop. This book contains activity ideas, with practical, easy-to-follow suggestions linked to the ages and stages of the Early Years Outcomes.

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