Stepping Stones Day Nursery raise money for a charity Stepping Stones Day Nursery has helped to raise essential funds for a charity close to their heart. Stepping Stones Day Nursery is a small day nursery set in the sea side town of St Ives. The staff and children at the
How to support children’s communication From the outset it is second nature to support a child’s communication; parents often do this without thinking. Talking and listening to their child repeating their coos as a baby, singing and reading to them. Outside influences such as nursery see their vocabulary grow but
How practitioners can support children language development Language development is always a hot topic and with the success of the ‘Every child a talker’ campaign (a national programme to develop language and communication) children birth to five are reaping the results. The importance of supporting new parents and developing practitioners
How Playmobil can capture children’s imagination Playmobil has been capturing children’s imaginations for over forty years. Hans Beck came up with the idea back in 1967 all pieces are interchangeable and to scale (1:24) figures are seven and a half centimetres tall. They haven’t deviated from these scales from day
More childcare providers can now achieve the mark of excellence Millie’s Mark It is now possible for Millies Mark to be attained by childminders nurseries and preschools in England with plans to extend the initiative in Scotland and Wales at a later date as its currently only under consultation. To
New Edutainment’ app created by Developer Kinsane Entertainment Inc Developer Kinsane Entertainment Inc has created the first of its kind ‘Edutainment’ app aimed at children from 0 to 5 years. Up to six members of the family are able to use the app with ‘Family sharing’ enabled, parents can play sing bond
Lack of funded places for children to access their 30hrs childcare The struggle to fund thirty hours free childcare is evident across the board. Recent surveys revealed those families on a more meagre means are missing out on places due to lack of funded nursery spaces available. The latest figures
A government initiative to help boost children’s literacy A new government initiative costing five million pounds is to be financed by the Education Endowment Foundation. The initiative has been revealed to be dedicated to boost child literacy and to combat inequality. There is a lack of awareness in some families
Money raised to help the redevelopment and improvements of the outdoor area The Merry Go Round preschool is celebrating having raised more than seven hundred pounds for their current fundraising drive. A committee of parents and volunteers who organise a number of fundraising events throughout the year for the Pre
Reviewing the cost of education for two, three and four-year-olds The cost to the provider for delivering the free early year’s education entitlement for two three and four-year-olds and how this compares to the early year funding rates is due to be reviewed. A cost of the delivery calculator has
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