Safe recruitment in nurseries: your responsibilities
Find out about your key responsibilities to ensure safe recruitment in nurseries, from interviewing staff to inductions.
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Flexible working in early years settings: how to make it a success for your organisation
Flexible working isn’t a ‘nice-to-have’ anymore – it’s an expectation. And for early years settings where recruitment and retention are major challenges, building flexible working into your culture can give you a crucial edge in attracting and keeping great people. But how do you make it work in a busy early years environment?
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Family voices, stronger nurseries: Tips for parent surveys
Parent feedback is a vital tool in improving practice, strengthening partnerships and ensuring our children’s needs are fully met. Whether you are reviewing your curriculum, planning an event, or simply want to get to know your families better, an effective survey helps give a voice to those that matter.
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Summer sensory exploration: What’s in the box?
Using available resources and guided questioning, this interactive summer sensory exploration activity encourages curiosity, descriptive language and a focus on sensory awareness. Have fun with the sights, sounds, textures and aromas of summer.
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Top tips: Hot weather safety in nursery
While hot weather can impact everyone, young children are especially at risk as they are less able to regulate their body temperature than adults. In warm conditions, it's crucial for nursery settings to take extra precautions to keep children safe, cool and comfortable. Use these tips to help keep children happy, healthy and protected during hot weather.
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Early years activity: Ice rescue mission
In this fun and engaging activity, children work together to rescue small toys frozen in blocks of ice. It's a fantastic way to experiment, explore cause and effect and stay cool in warm weather. The activity encourages teamwork, communication and problem-solving, supporting personal, social and emotional development.
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Healthy Ice-cream
As the third Sunday in July is National Ice Cream Day, why not make your own healthy ice-cream for children to enjoy as a summer treat. You can choose your own ingredients to make a range of flavours to suit children’s taste buds.
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10 tips for supporting early years children with allergies
Allergies affect millions of people in the UK, with some allergies causing severe reactions. Ensuring all of your staff are aware of your allergy policy and procedures is essential to keep children safe. Use our top tips for reviewing your practice.
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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.
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Maths in early years: Making maths matter
Maths in early years is an important area of learning for all children and embedding a good foundation in maths is essential for developing life skills.
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