About Us
The latest research and expert guidance in exciting toys and books
Ever since we set up Skylark Learning in Cambridge in 2013, we have aimed to make the latest research in child development available to those who care for children every day. To achieve that, we turn this research plus expert guidance into fun and beautiful books, toys and games.
Essential areas of learning with lifelong benefits
Skylark’s resources focus on three key areas: Emotional Intelligence, Thinking Skills (Executive Function) and Numeracy. Each of these areas is crucial for a child’s learning and healthy development.
A wealth of fun activities
in every resource
Children learn best when they have fun, so we have crammed our resources with playful and engaging activities. Children also love stories and engaging characters. This is why our products are based around Robbie the rabbit, his friends and family in My First Emotions, four jungle and savannah friends in Little Thinkers, and our three Curious Dragons.
Five principles permeate all our resources:
CURIOSITY
We use and foster children’s natural curiosity
PLAYFULNESS
Because all children learn through play
MEANINGFUL LEARNING
Children need context, be it their own little adventures or made-up worlds of furry or scaly friends
CHILD-LED ACTIVITIES
To motivate children and
deliver effective learning
POSITIVE INTERACTION
Children learn best through safe and positive ‘serve and return’ interactions with their adult caregivers
Flexible and proven
Skylark’s resources fully comply with the updated UK Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Framework (2021). In every product, we embed the three characteristics of effective learning: playing and exploring, active learning, and creating and thinking critically. Our versatile, multi-level resources adapt to every child’s needs and stage, and can be used flexibly in small groups of children providing lots of fun for everyone. But don’t just take our word for it – Skylark’s books and playsets are used in thousands of settings in the UK and internationally. All of our resources have been created with experts, approved by parents, carers and educators, and are loved by children around the world.
"If you help a child develop good emotional understanding, you are giving them a gift that will set them up for life – it will help them with school, relationships and well-being."
Dr John Lambie
Associate Professor of Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge.
Author of My First Emotions
"By helping a child to develop these thinking skills, you can give them the best possible start in their formal education, and indeed in life"
Dr Ruth Ford
Associate Professor in Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge.
Author of Little Thinkers
"Little Thinkers is full of easy and fun activities that could help children develop their problem-solving skills, memory, behaviour control and various other cognitive skills."
Dr Dave Neale
Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge.
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