Can everyone in early years create continuous provision? If continuous provision is a new concept to you, read our part one guide here to find out more about the benefits of continuous provision in the early years. Continuous provision can be created across the early years regardless of whether you work in a baby room or in a preschool room. This … [Read more...] about A Guide to creating continuous provision
Early Years Practice
Improve your cosy area in your early years under 2’s room
Why is it important to get your cosy area right? Having a cosy area within any under 2's room in the early years is essential however practitioners are not always getting it quite right. A cosy area is more then just some soft furnishings in an area of the room where there is some space. A cosy area should offer a secure yet stimulating area … [Read more...] about Improve your cosy area in your early years under 2’s room
The Importance of exploring the transporting schema
What is a schema? Early years practitioners should fully understand, recognise and support children who are displaying schemas. Schemas are patterns of behaviour that some children regularly display in order to help them make sense of the world around them. Not all children explore schemas, some explore all types of schema and some are very … [Read more...] about The Importance of exploring the transporting schema
Why should cooking be taught in nursery settings?
Why cooking is so important in the early years Cooking in the early years is a great, fun experience which offers a wealth of learning and development. One cooking activity is able to promote all seven areas of the early years foundation stage and because children enjoy the experience so much they are not even aware they are learning about numbers … [Read more...] about Why should cooking be taught in nursery settings?
Why won’t boys engage in the early years ?
Finding ways to help boys engage in play There has been much debate over the years about how boys and girls learn differently in the early years with no clear outcomes or divide as to why this is the case. Early years practitioners often come across the same problems with boys not fully engaging in an adult lead activity or participating at … [Read more...] about Why won’t boys engage in the early years ?
Celebrating Diwali in the early years
Why early years should celebrate Diwali For many people Diwali is an important festival and everyone in the early years should embrace this special occasion. Diwali is one of the largest festivals celebrated as part of the Hindu religion and celebrations span over five days, with one main festival night. Teaching children and allowing them to … [Read more...] about Celebrating Diwali in the early years
Why interacting with babies is so important
The importance of interacting with babies It’s most people’s natural response when they see a baby to ‘coo’ and to smile and to talk in that lovely high pitched voice we don’t even realise that we do! Reassuringly, interaction with babies, even this subconscious reaction is fantastic for their development and is highly encouraged. We are all … [Read more...] about Why interacting with babies is so important
Impress Ofsted with your early years construction area
Why should I have a construction area in my early years room? The early years foundation stage refers to construction in many of its 7 areas including physical, mathematics and expressive arts and design. A construction area allows children to play, explore, actively learn, create and critically think all things which are crucial to a … [Read more...] about Impress Ofsted with your early years construction area
How we are still getting British Values wrong
Why so many settings are getting it wrong Ofsted have placed a high importance on ensuring all early years settings are promoting British Values, yet very few practitioners and managers really understand the true concept of these. Many early years practitioners think about British values and what being British means to them and in return the … [Read more...] about How we are still getting British Values wrong
Tips to effectively lead your early years room
Responsibilities of an Early Years room leader Many early years settings take on a workforce structure of Manager, Deputy Manager, Room Leaders and then Practitioners. A room leader is a person who holds greater responsibility and over sees a team of practitioners to ensure they are doing what they should be in order for the children to thrive. … [Read more...] about Tips to effectively lead your early years room