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Read our latest case study to discover how we approach early years at London Museum today with free-play sessions, immersive spaces and a focus on sensory, child-led learning.

How can technology be used meaningfully with under-5s? Find out how British Museum’s sessions use technology, including micro robots and tablets, to deepen engagement with their collection.

An insight into where children are looking in museums, using GoPros at the Great North Museum: Hancock.

Explore how National Museums Scotland developed a STEM session suitable for school and family groups, using stories and songs to make connections with their collection.

Find out how the re-opening of The Postal Museum offered the opportunity to develop a brand-new literary learning programme for schools.

Orleans House Gallery wanted to support positive mental health for new and expectant parents. Find out what happened when they trialled mindfulness sessions for local parents with babies.

When London Museum Docklands decided to put on a show – with pirates and fire! – in the summer holidays, they adapted it for under-5s too. How did this approach go?

The National Maritime Museum had a call-out for local families through flyers, PA announcements, Twitter and Hoop, and together created the resource they all wanted.

Thinking of developing a gallery resource for under-5s? Tate created Swatch, a self-directed resource to increase engagement with underrepresented families at their sites.

Turning toddlers into curators and conservators! Explore the Great North Museum: Hancock's Toddler Takeover, part of Kids in Museums' annual Takeover Day.

This article highlights the critical developmental period of early childhood and considers how can we find evidence that young children are learning. How can we put that into practice, as facilitators and museum workers?

Covers some of the ways we've evaluated our early years programmes.

An example of a lesson plan for Little Moles toddler session at London Museum.