Differentiation in the Early Years: Tailoring Learning for Every Child Differentiation in the early years of education is a crucial approach that ensures each child’s unique needs, abilities, and interests […]
Creating engaging and educational displays in early years settings is a powerful way to enhance learning and inspire young minds. Thoughtful displays can stimulate curiosity, reinforce learning concepts, and provide […]
The early years are crucial for a child’s development, and a well-crafted curriculum can lay a strong foundation for lifelong learning. Creating your own curriculum enables early years settings to […]
Poetry Baskets: Weaving Words and Wonder in Early Childhood Education Imagine a basket filled not just with objects, but with the magic of language and the rhythm of words. This […]
Navigating the Upcoming Changes to the Early Years Framework: A Guide for Educators and Parents The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework is set to undergo significant changes effective January […]
I have been asked many times about floor books, how they work by many working in Early Years so I thought it would be useful to write a blog about […]
Since Covid schools and settings have changed their settling in procedures to minimise the risk of covid which has had a negative impact, in that some children have taken longer […]
By Sarah Starling Assessments play a crucial role in ensuring the success of Early Years. By measuring a child’s progress against developmental milestones, assessments help practitioners to identify areas where […]
“In today’s rush, we all think too much – seek too much – want too much – and forget about the joy of just being” (Eckhart Tolle) What is mindfulness? […]
Progression Planning Finding a starting point for your planning can sometimes be hard, especially right at the beginning of the year. As practitioners and teachers we want to ensure all […]
Whether you are a fan of planning in your head, planning in the moment, handwritten plans or typing them up we know that planning is vital to ensure that teaching […]
“What happens early – matters for a lifetime” The 2022 Dfe guidance on the Two-Year Progress Check has been updated and reflects the revised EYFS and Development matters (2021). The […]
Tinkering is about having the opportunity to explore, make mistakes and discover how things work. It may mean testing, fixing, breaking and fixing again! Children are curious by nature and […]
Are home visits a good idea? By Sarah Detheridge at the Early Years Staffroom The statutory framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) does not refer to home visits […]
What does it mean? It means to express how we go about creating meaningful engagement with our early years children. It means to understand a child and give them the […]
“Before anything else, preparation is the key to success” (Alexander Graham Bell) “Please, don’t overload your teams with preparatory work ‘for Ofsted’. Just don’t do it. And don’t run […]
Language and Communication “The early years are the crucial years for making a difference” (Development Matters 2021) By Sarah Detheridge Why do we have a communication and language […]
Sensory Integration Disorder By Sarah Detheridge “We should celebrate neurodiversity – the world would be poorer and life duller if we were all the same” (Neil Milliken). Our […]
Enabling Environments By Sarah Detheridge What is an enabling environment and why is it important in early years? From birth, children actively seek out information about how the world […]
The Importance of Oral Health in the Early Years By Sarah Detheridge So much of our health begins in our mouth! The health of our gums and teeth is directly […]
Guest Blog – Written by Julian Grenier Preparing for the revised Early Years Foundation Stage: questions and thoughts ‘How am I going to track children’s progress?’ ‘How do I check […]
Play holds such an immense value that it should never be underestimated as a vehicle to support children’s learning and development. In fact, it’s vital that children have extended, uninterrupted […]
I have seen some myths and confusion around development matters so I conducted my own research to find out the facts and share them with everyone working in Early Years. […]
Should phonics be taught in Nursery? It is an interesting question. Some may say, children of this age are far too young to learn phonics, let them play! children have […]
Home-schooling can be amazing but it can also be the most stressful thing in the world, we want to help eliminate any stress that home-schooling can give you, so that […]
During my childhood I was very much outdoors for most of the time. I was happiest when I was outside with my friends making dens and feeling free. I remember […]
Children’s emotional health, well-being and involvement in the EYFS Wellbeing, according to the Oxford Dictionary is the state of being comfortable, healthy and happy. For children they need their basic […]
The Characteristics of Effective Learning and why are they important? Children need motivation to learn. Motivation is more important than intelligence and is the key to success for children and […]
As Early Years Practitioners, we know children need to be outside. But do we really know why? I hear many people saying that they are not getting the right support […]
Relationships and Communication with Parents Ideas As Early Years Professionals we know relationships with parents are very important; strong relationships improve the learning outcomes of children, help parents feel comfortable […]
Guided Reading Boring ? Whether we agree or not, the current method for assessing our children’s ability to read and therefore the method to assess a school’s effectiveness at teaching […]
Did you know children as young as 14 can get preventable skin cancer? It appears that in the UK many Nurseries and Childminders take sun safety seriously. However this is […]
Messy play! Benefits of Messy Play You either love it or hate it! Well if you hate it, hopefully I can change your mind… especially if you keep a very clean […]
What is Wellbeing? There are many different definitions of wellbeing but perhaps the most agreeable is “the state of being comfortable, healthy and happy”. Our lifestyle and health related habits […]
Why do children need independence? As a teacher my question is ‘why would you not want your child to be independent?’ Parents are children’s first educators and as a parent […]
Is society in the UK becoming ‘Health and Safety obsessed’ and why is it so detrimental to child development? More and more children are arriving at school without properly developed […]
Piaget defined a schema as ‘repeatable action sequence, possessing component actions that are tightly interconnected and governed by core meaning’. Put simply, Piaget’s research showed that young children think in […]
STEM education stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Arguably the most important subjects in real life. The world depends on these areas of learning; the economy, our general well-being […]
I continue to be shocked at how closed minded some leaders are in Early Years. In an industry that expects children to think for themselves and challenge their thinking, people […]
Our competition winner Liz Marples talks about her experience at the Inspirational Outdoors Conference courtesy of the Early Years Staffroom….. What an absolutely amazing and inspiring conference! I have come […]
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