Development – Our Monkey Club

September 28, 2020

Building Childrens Brains

Simply in evolutionary terms, children are vulnerable for a very long time. As a parent it feels like a massively long time when they are still raiding your fridge at 26 years old! Most of our development is neurological and we create millions of neurological…

July 26, 2020

Schema: The way children learn about their world

Each parent, watching their 2, 3 or 4-year-old, recognises the frenetic pace and fleeting attention they seem to apply to every activity they choose. A child left to its own devices may one minute be in the toy box throwing each toy into the corner, emptying…

April 30, 2020

What does ‘Ready for School’ mean?

Cathy Nutbrown, Children’s Rights and Education (1996) <i>"There is a mischievous mistruth in the belief that doing certain things early helps children get ready for the next stage. The best way to help a child to get ready to be 5 is to let her…

March 31, 2020

Our Youngest Children’s Play: Treasure Baskets and Loose Parts Play

At Our Monkey Club we understand the need for children to experience real, everyday items for the development of their understanding of the world. Without the opportunity to feel metal, glass, rubber, cardboard, wool, wood and many other materials how a child cannot understand the…