On average, early years settings have over 100 policies in place that set out the setting’s practice. Polices are underpinned by legislation and should reflect a setting’s daily practice. Read our top tips on how you can ensure all staff know and understand your policies.
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Developing confident mathematicians with a positive attitude and interest in maths starts in a child’s earliest years. Before children can understand and count purposefully, they need to develop a sense of number (what numbers are, what they mean, what different numbers look like as a physical concept and what they can do with them) and singing number rhymes will support children’s to do this.
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Magnets feel magical to young children. Exploring what ‘sticks’ and what doesn’t encourages curiosity, prediction and early scientific thinking while supporting language and problem-solving skills.
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A supportive start for new staff can help them feel confident and valued and know your expectations from day one. Consistent guidance helps practitioners settle faster, follow routines more accurately and build stronger relationships. This early support, boosts quality of practice, improves teamwork and can help to reduce stress and staff turnover. Here are some tips to support you.
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Give every child the best possible start through movement, nutrition and joyful everyday learning.
Read moreA supportive start for new staff can help them feel confident and valued and know your expectations from day one. Consistent guidance helps practitioners settle faster, follow routines more accurately and build stronger relationships. This early support, boosts quality of practice, improves teamwork and can help to reduce stress and staff turnover. Here are some tips to support you.
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By noticing and naming feelings, children start to understand their emotions and those of others. This playful ‘faces and feelings’ activity helps to build empathy, confidence and extends children’s emotional vocabulary.
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Reading with your child is one of the most valuable things you can do. It strengthens your bond, supports their learning and development, and most importantly - it’s fun!
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Bring a little nature indoors with this fun and simple Cress Caterpillars activity. Children will love creating their own cheerful caterpillar while exploring how plants grow and change.
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Parents will have a range of experiences of early reading and formal schooling and this may affect their confidence towards reading with their own child. To develop parents' confidence and help promote reading in the home, see our tips on encouraging reading at home.
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