Let’s talk about play!
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 […]
Changes to Development Matters 2021
I have seen some myths and confusion around the new development matters so I conducted my own research to find out the facts and share them with everyone working in […]
Do you teach Phonics in Nursery?
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 […]
Wellbeing in the Early Years
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 […]
Relationships and Communication with Parents Ideas
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 […]
What is Cultural Capital?
There is a new framework for inspections. This framework sets out Ofsted’s inspection principles and the main judgements that inspectors make. There are no changes to development matters as of […]
Why are all School’s not tackling sun safety?
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 […]
Schema’s in Early Years – Learning through play
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 […]
What is STEM education and why is it important in Early Years?
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 […]
Do you need to reflect on your Early Years practice?
There are 5 main areas to think about when reflecting on Early Years Practice; Relationships Environment Pedagogy Direct Teaching Assessment and Interactions and Observations in Play RELATIONSHIPS Relationships includes with […]