Looking for warning signs of Female Genital Mutilation With recent changes to safeguarding children Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has been more widely exposed and it is now those working in childcare responsibility to look out for warning signs and report their concerns. Having a clear understanding of what Female … [Read more...] about Signs and Symptoms Of Female Genital Mutilation
Early Years Management
10 pieces of training you must share with your new employee
10 vital pieces of training that you will need to include in your new employee induction When inducting a new employee in your Early Years setting there can be lots of information, policies and procedures that you will need to share with them. A good induction is important as this can help to settle the employee into your setting and will help … [Read more...] about 10 pieces of training you must share with your new employee
Top 10 ways to fundraise in the Early Years
Top 10 ways to fundraise in the Early Years Fundraising is an important part of any community and something taken very seriously in the UK. It is important to help support local and wider charities and causes as much as possible. Fundraising opportunities can have a massive impact on the wider community and hold many benefits for the children. The … [Read more...] about Top 10 ways to fundraise in the Early Years
Early Years recruitment crisis
Early years recruitment in crisis Many early years settings feel they are experiencing a recruitment crisis and are finding it increasingly difficult to hire new practitioners. Not only is hiring practitioners becoming difficult for some settings, but also keeping practitioners on the payroll as many are leaving childcare or moving to … [Read more...] about Early Years recruitment crisis
Communicating with working parents
Ways to communicate effectively with working parents Some parents are very restricted with the amount of spare time they have during the day due to the demands of their jobs; this can cause some barriers to communication. Some children in the early years may be dropped off as soon as the setting opens and picked up literally as it closes. This … [Read more...] about Communicating with working parents
How to measure the impact of the EYPP Funding
The importance of measuring the impact of the EYPP funding It is important that nursery managers monitor the impact of the EYPP Funding, it is effective to monitor the impact at the start and again after a period of time. When monitoring the impact look closely at children's tracking documents as well as a collection of observations, Using a … [Read more...] about How to measure the impact of the EYPP Funding
Ways to spend the EYPP Funding
Ways for early years settings to spend the EYPP Funding It is important that early years settings thing about how best to spend the EYPP Funding, it should be relevant to the child and the setting. What the funding is spent on must meet the needs of the individual and managers must be able to explain the reasoning behind this. It can be … [Read more...] about Ways to spend the EYPP Funding
Reducing the amount of paperwork in childcare
How to reduce your paperwork levels in childcare! Sometimes working in the early years sector whether as a manager or practitioner it can sometimes be hard to see the children for all the paperwork. It is preventing practitioners from fully implementing the play based curriculum and in turn could be accused of hindering development. The large … [Read more...] about Reducing the amount of paperwork in childcare
Great ways to keep your early years setting organised
The key to being successful in the early years! Working in childcare is so much more than just playing with the children all day and practitioners and managers both have important roles to play within the setting to help shape little minds into motivated thinkers and learners. With the responsibility of caring for young children also come … [Read more...] about Great ways to keep your early years setting organised
Upskill the early years workforce aswell as increase salaries
Improved skills, improved quality, still the same low pay for those working in the early years The importance of high-quality care and education for children in the early years is highlighted as being more important than ever. Early years advocates are urging practitioners and managers to become highly skilled and increase their … [Read more...] about Upskill the early years workforce aswell as increase salaries