Could you do with some advice on how to save your childcare setting some money? Do you find yourself spending a considerable of money each month and then thinking about how you could save yourself a few pennies? Saving your childcare setting a few pounds each month could help you to buy them few extra resources or putting it … [Read more...] about Ways to help your childcare setting save money
Developing children’s hand eye coordination
A simple activity to develop children's hand eye coordination Do you need help thinking of an activity to help develop children's hand eye coordination, why not try this simple activity? All you need is a tub of play dough, dried spaghetti and some Cheerios. How do develop children's hand eye coordination Developing hand eye coordination is … [Read more...] about Developing children’s hand eye coordination
Supporting toddlers to bond with new baby siblings
Top tips in helping toddler bond with a new baby A new baby in the family can be a big life change for toddlers to cope with. Young children are very egocentric and until a sibling is introduced can be centre of their parents world. Once a baby joins the family the child will need to learn patience and to share attention, which can have many … [Read more...] about Supporting toddlers to bond with new baby siblings
Outstanding childcare settings pay staff better wages
Can nursery managers pay their way towards an Outstanding grade? Recent studies into nursery wages have shown childcare settings that are graded ‘Outstanding’ are paying their staff on average twenty-one percent more than a setting that ‘requires improvement.’ Can this be a vital factor in improving Ofsted grades? According to the ‘In for a … [Read more...] about Outstanding childcare settings pay staff better wages
Dealing with biting incidents in nursery
How to manage biting at nursery Biting at nursery can happen quite frequently as many children go through the biting stage; this can be both upsetting for children and parents. It is hard for parents to see that their child has been hurt and this can create a difficult situation for practitioners. As many of us know children got through the … [Read more...] about Dealing with biting incidents in nursery
How to help children make decisions
Why some children may find making decisions difficult Many people take it for granted that decision making for children is easy when in fact this isn't the case it can be a daunting process for them. It may look like an easy decision for a toddler to choose what piece of fruit they would like for a snack but don't be … [Read more...] about How to help children make decisions
Ways to promote British Values
Ideas on how to promote British Values in practice Many childcare settings and childminders are becoming increasingly worried about whether they are promoting the British Values correctly in the eyes of Ofsted. When in fact if they are already promoting these within their practice, then everything should be ok. It is down to managers to ensure the … [Read more...] about Ways to promote British Values
Teaching British Values in childcare settings
Embedding the British Values in Practice As we all know childcare settings are now required to actively promote British Values; during an Ofsted inspections settings will be judged on how they are embedding this into everyday practice. Many people were very quick to jump to the conclusion it was about promoting pictures of Big Ben and features of … [Read more...] about Teaching British Values in childcare settings
Offering messy play activities for toddlers
How often do you offer toddlers messy play activities? Messy play is almost a definite for toddlers; they are at the age where they love exploring. How often is messy play happening in your nursery? When it comes round to offering children these experiences practitioners need to consider the possible learning intentions and not look … [Read more...] about Offering messy play activities for toddlers
Making gloop in Pre School
Pre School activity learning and about cause and effect As Pre School children are fascinated about why and how things work why not let them experiment by mixing cornflour and water together. It can be quite easy for adults to automatically prepare the activity but in this instance, the Pre School children will learn more by them carry out the … [Read more...] about Making gloop in Pre School