Children learn through little things every day like talking, playing and going about your daily routine.

On this page you'll find lots of ideas and activities that you and your children can do together to help them learn. The activities teach a range of skills and are suitable for children from birth to 5.

Each activity will have ideas that you can adapt to suit older or younger children.

We'd love to know what you think of these activities and the website, please take a few minutes to browse through and take our survey to answer some questions.

For more activities, you can also visit the NHS Better Health Start for Life website. For more information about helping your child to learn and develop, see What to expect in the Early Years Foundation Stage: a guide for parents (PDF 5.9 MB) - from The East London Research School.