THE REVIEW

ON BOARD Let us list the reasons we love Muro’s modular busy board… it’s designed with eco materials, such as sustainable birch plywood; it encourages key skills, from counting to colour matching; and it’s in-tune with baby’s development, allowing parents to swap toys as she grows. New for 2020, there’s five add-on kits, including letter packs to introduce her to the alphabet, and counters for early maths practice. From £12, mymuro.com

HERE YOU’LL FIND THE LATEST EARLY YEARS UPDATES NEWS nursery

Bring big ideas into bedtime reading with Baby Robot Explains… Rocket Science, a fab new board book that’s perfect for budding physicists. Written with the help of science consultant Lisa Burke, it follows a young robot’s dream of flying to the Qoon [ith aQusing illustrations and accessible science e\Tlanations 8o inÁnity anH FeyonH Published 26 March. £5.99, DK

PICK UP THE PIECES Launching this April, My First Story Puzzle is a wonderful new early learning series that encourages toddlers to build simple stories by completing three-piece jigsaws. Created by Japanese illustrator Kanae Sato, the game sees little ones learn about how flowers grow, as well as how a caterpillar forms into a chrysalis, before transforming into a beautiful butterfly. £9.99, laurenceking.com

TAKE THE LEAD What could your toddler teach you about being a boss? Emma Turner’s new read Be More Toddler answers this with a fascinating dive into what we can learn from our little ones about navigating the workplace. Filled with hilarious anecdotes, it outlines how to instil confidence, set boundaries, and develop your leadership presence. £12, John Catt Educational

THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION HAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL BE EXTENDING ITS NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAMME THIS YEAR WITH FUNDING OF UP TO £11.8M. AT LEAST 650 MORE SCHOOLS WILL BENEFIT FROM THE SCHEME, WHICH HELPS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO BREAKFAST PROVISION IN SCHOOLS IN DISADVANTAGED AREAS.