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Preschool Resources Gateway | Ages 3–4
Find printables, provision ideas, planning and pedagogy for ages 3–4.
Play · learning · planning
Resources for your preschool day.
Find a printable, explore a play area or plan your next step. Practical resources and thoughtful guidance for children aged 3–4 and the adults supporting them.
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All resources and All Access show every matching entry. Free Access includes free resources and public collections, articles and guidance; individual downloads within a collection may need All Access. Preschool results include adaptable activities and materials for adults. Open a card’s suitability note for more detail.
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01 / Play & provision
Start with the space children use.
Explore a collection, see the covers and choose what adds something to the play already happening.
Small world
Construction & building
Role play
Outdoor play
Maths provision
Mark making & early writing
Music & soundA resource, not a whole reset.
Keep familiar provision available. Add a prompt, prop or idea where it helps children’s play.
Find something specific ↑02 / Learning & skills
Follow a learning interest.
Browse the EYFS areas, then choose resources and adult support that fit the children taking part.
Communication & languagePersonal, social & emotionalPhysical developmentLiteracyMathematicsUnderstanding the worldExpressive arts & designPhonics & Early Reading
Looking for something across several areas? Search by an everyday need, such as “taking turns”, “fine motor” or “outdoor maths”.
03 / Planning & curriculum
Support the thinking
behind the play.
Explore the Preschool Curriculum & Pedagogy Suite: guidance for curriculum, provision, purposeful teaching, observation and next steps.
Start with the free overview, then choose the documents that help your setting.
04 / Support & routines
Make everyday participation easier.
Practical tools for communication, belonging and the small transitions within a preschool day.
Feelings, routines & settling
Build familiar, predictable routines and make space for children’s feelings.
Your space & your families
Choose useful displays and ways to share children’s experiences with home.
05 / Themes & interests
Build on what has caught their attention.
Use themes as optional starting points alongside children’s interests and your curriculum.
06 / Free resources
Three useful places to begin.
Try a resource with the children, or use a free guide to get to know the wider collection.
Free Access
Positional language through play
Move familiar toys and talk about where they are: under, behind, beside and between.
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Free Access
Farm animals & their young
Match animals with their young and talk together about what is similar or different. Free sample.
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Free Access
The Preschool Curriculum Overview
A free introduction to the thinking behind the Preschool Curriculum & Pedagogy Suite.
View free resource →Sign in or create a Free Access account when prompted. Some guidance is available without membership.
Choose for the children you know. These results include resources that can be adapted, shared with an adult or used to support your setting. Suggested ages are a starting point, not a checklist.
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