Learning and Development

Looking at the adult’s role in supporting children who are bilingual Practitioners have a responsibility to support bilingual children's language development. Children who speak two languages should be supported and able to access the same opportunities as their peers, however this can be difficult if neither language spoken is English. A … [Read more...] about The adults role in supporting Bilingual children

A list of the different types of play It is important to understand the different types of play and ensure that practitioners are identifying these in the environment. Why not use this list to refer to and print off the printable poster to display in your setting. Symbolic Play - The ability to use actions, objects, or ideas to represent … [Read more...] about The different types of play

Movement activities for young children It is important to understand that movement is one of the most important aspects of a young child's life. Children will use different movements every day.this may be in their play or when they are communicating with adults. Interaction from children will involve movement. Providing children with … [Read more...] about Developing Movement Activities for Young Children

7 activities that can support independence in preschool children Developing independence is a vital factor in a child's development, and supports preschool children in becoming school ready. The Early Years Foundation Stage supports independence stating that every child should learn resilience, confidence and self-assurance. Young children … [Read more...] about Encouraging Preschool Independence

Simple activities to help develop young children's hand eye coordination Developing a child's hand eye coordination is vital in supporting their early physical development. This is when the child's eyes are able to judge distance and their surroundings, whilst their brain gives the instruction for their hand to make a particular movement. … [Read more...] about Supporting children’s hand eye coordination

The importance of painting with young children Painting with young children not only helps their creative development but it also stimulates their brain. Stimulating children’s brain can also help other areas of thier development. When setting up a painting activity for young children, stop and think about what areas of children's development … [Read more...] about Why painting helps children’s development

10 recommended mark making implements for young children It is important that young children are offered a variety of mark making implements, this allows them to explore the different marks each implement makes. Take a look at the top 10 implements and tools that have been recommended. You may already have some of these in your setting. … [Read more...] about Top 10 mark making implements for children

Top 10 recommended toys to help develop children's fine motor skills These resources are highly recommended in helping develop children's fine motor skills. They will also strengthen children's muscles, develop coordination and control. As well as having these at nursery why not share the ideas with parents. The resources are perfect in using … [Read more...] about Top 10 toys to help develop children’s fine motor skills

Top tips on what you can do about children lying When dealing with children lying it is important to understand that this is part of their development, but to also remember that it shouldn't go undealt with. How nursery and parents decide to deal with this should be consistent between both. Here are a few top tips to help adults respond to … [Read more...] about Top tips on dealing with children lying

Ever wondered why children lie? Have you come across a situation where you know a child is lying? The child may be adamant they didn't hurt that other child but you saw it with your own eyes. What would you do in this circumstance? There may be a number of reasons why children lie; nine times out of ten children don't do this … [Read more...] about Finding out why children lie