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The 3 core benefits of puzzles for early childhood development
Estimated reading time: 4 mins Children love puzzles in early childhood. It’s not only fun, but it also acts as a great source of development in early childhood. With babies you can start with peg puzzles with simple shapes. They can then move onto real world objects...
We’re included in 15 Family businesses to watch in 2022
We're happy to have been recently included in the Great British Entrepreneur Awards and Starling Banks a'Reach for the Starlings: 15 Family Businesses to watch in 2022' 🎉 this is a real testament to the work we're doing, and we ourselves can’t wait to see what 2022...
We’re nominated for a National Diversity Award
We're excited to be nominated for the the 2022 Entrepreneur of Excellence Award at The National Diversity Awards in association with ITV News. Please vote for us here. This came as a surprise to us this morning. Who said Mondays were the worst day of the week 🎉😊...
Our storytelling at Story Space in Tate Britain and the importance of storytelling
Estimated reading time: 4 mins Storytelling is a great way to influence and inspire children. It’s a way for children to learn and connect with people and ideas. Stories teach children about other cultures and history. They can also help to build familiarity and a...
How you can help your child succeed at school
Estimated reading time: 6 mins Let’s face it, the last two years has been very challenging, between the pandemic and home schooling it has been stressful for many. This has caused a setback in teachers’ ability to teach and therefore the ability to help children...
2021 – our 1st year in business
Estimated reading time: 6 mins 2021, what a year! In 2020 we were having a casual conversation about how difficult it is to find wide-ranging books for young children with main character representation of black people specifically. As people of action, we quickly...
Why we started Little Scholars Playground & tips to start your own business
Estimated reading time: 6 mins Welcome to the home of Little Scholars Playground! We’re a children’s book publisher and early years hub. We create diverse children’s books and learning resources. It started in 2020 lockdown… We were having a casual...
How to make boring chores fun and educational the Montessori way
Estimated reading time: 4 mins Children learn through experience and observation. One of the practices in Montessori is to involve children in tasks around the home. Children love imitating what they see their parents do. So it’s a great idea to let your child start...
The benefits of regular reading to children from birth
Estimated reading time: 4 mins Babies and young children are sponges that soak up everything around them. So naturally when books are read to them, they take in all the language and words they hear. Reading to children boosts their brain development in a big way, but...
The benefits of educational posters
Estimated reading time: 3 mins What do you remember about nursery and primary school? The colour, posters and artwork on the wall, right? This is because young children are visual learners. All the displays and posters on the wall are not just to make the classroom...
Hello, we’re Natalie & Denhue
We’re the founders of Little Scholars Playground. We create diverse childrens books and learning resources. Between us we have 20 years experience of working in the Stem industry, so we’re also passionate about encouraging young black children to embrace STEM.
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