Baby’s brains double in size in the first year of life. In order to grow and develop, babies need as many quality interactions with caring adults as possible. It is important that if you care for babies, you truly understand the positive impact you can have. See our top five tips for supporting babies in… Continue reading Best baby beginnings: Supporting babies in nurseries
Blog Tag: Leadership
Safe recruitment in nurseries: your responsibilities
Find out about your key responsibilities to ensure safe recruitment in nurseries. Ensuring a safe environment for children in nurseries The safety and well-being of children is fundamental in nursery settings. Employing the right people to care for and educate children is a vital part of keeping them safe. Read on to find out about… Continue reading Safe recruitment in nurseries: your responsibilities
10 questions to prepare for nursery inspections
Reflect on your nursery’s practices with our 10 questions to help you prepare for nursery inspections. The notification call for an inspection should not be a cause for panic. Prepare for nursery inspection and you’ll know what you need to do, helping the inspection to go smoothly and giving you the best chance of getting… Continue reading 10 questions to prepare for nursery inspections
Purposeful planning in early years
Find out all about purposeful planning, so you can plan effectively for children’s learning and development in your nursery. Why plan for children’s learning? Planning for children’s learning allows settings to ensure they are offering a broad, varied and rich curriculum of experiences to help children achieve their full potential. Whilst it is important to engage… Continue reading Purposeful planning in early years
Inclusion in early years
Everyone has the right to be treated equally without prejudice or discrimination. So how can you support inclusion in early years? What is inclusion? The Early Childhood Forum’s definition of inclusion is “a process of identifying, understanding and breaking down barriers to participation and belonging.” Early years settings must promote an inclusive environment in which… Continue reading Inclusion in early years
Effective teaching in early years
Find out what makes effective teaching in early years. Early years practitioners teach children every day. Teaching includes the many different ways in which adults help children to learn. There are many different ways practitioners help children learn. This could be in a large group, a small group or on a one to one basis.… Continue reading Effective teaching in early years
Nursery leaders and nursery managers: what’s the difference?
Explore the difference between nursery leaders and nursery managers and understand the vital role each plays in making a fantastic early years setting. Effective leadership and management skills are vital to providing high-quality childcare. Crucially, inspectors will make a judgement on how effectively these skills are put into practice for the benefit of the children. … Continue reading Nursery leaders and nursery managers: what’s the difference?