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Managing a nursery team – FAQs
An employee is under performing in their role. How can I deal with this? Your options will depend on a number of factors including the employee’s length of service, the terms of their employment contract and whether or not there is any underlying reason for the poor performance. Depending on all the circumstances, NDNA’s free Legal… Continue reading Managing a nursery team – FAQs
Maisy resources for nurseries
Maisy resources to support your nursery. We teamed up with Walker Books as they celebrated thirty years of Maisy, to give you a whole host of Maisy resources for nurseries and guidance on reading, storytelling and helping new children settle into nursery using the picture book Maisy Goes to Nursery by Lucy Cousins. For further support and… Continue reading Maisy resources for nurseries
Maisy Goes to Nursery: storytelling in early years
We have teamed up with Walker Books to provide these top tips on Maisy Goes to Nursery storytelling in early years. Why is storytelling important? Developing a love of stories and storytelling in a child’s earliest years provides a foundation for reading and enjoying stories. The impact of this can last into adulthood. It helps children to develop:… Continue reading Maisy Goes to Nursery: storytelling in early years
Maisy Goes to Nursery: sound explorers activity
Encourage children to become sound explorers by creating a range of sounds using different objects. Learning outcomes: Resources: The resources below are optional and will hopefully spark ideas of what can be used from your own resources in the nursery. Have a look around your rooms and think about what can be… Continue reading Maisy Goes to Nursery: sound explorers activity
Maisy Goes to Nursery: settling in new children activity
Use our Maisy Goes to Nursery ‘Settling into Nursery Story Bag’ activity guide below, to help children settle in to your nursery. Learning Outcomes: Resources: Activity Outline: Maisy™ © 1994-2021 Lucy Cousins Published by Walker Books Ltd. All rights reserved. www.walker.co.uk
Maisy Goes to Nursery: role play activity
Bring the story to life with role play. Learning outcomes: Resources: Activity outline: Extension ideas: Maisy™ © 1994-2021 Lucy Cousins Published by Walker Books Ltd. All rights reserved. www.walker.co.uk
Maisy Goes to Nursery: hide and seek Panda pursuit activity
Have fun searching for hidden pandas in and around your environment. Learning outcomes: Resources: Activity outline: Extension ideas: Maisy™ © 1994-2021 Lucy Cousins Published by Walker Books Ltd. All rights reserved. www.walker.co.uk
Maisy Goes to Nursery storytelling activities
We have teamed up with Walker Books to give you a selection of Maisy Goes to Nursery activity ideas and resources to support storytelling and settling in new children in early years. Use our activity guides below for tips from developing your own storytelling skills, to making stories come alive for your nursery children. These activities can… Continue reading Maisy Goes to Nursery storytelling activities
Legal support for nursery local authority provider agreements
Benefit from an exclusive initial free consultation and 15% saving on legal advice & representation for NDNA members in England and Wales with Morgan LaRoche. Early years specialist, Morgan LaRoche solicitors is offering England and Wales-based NDNA members a special fee arrangement including a free initial consultation by telephone or Microsoft Teams to discuss any… Continue reading Legal support for nursery local authority provider agreements
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2022 comes into force from 1 September 2022 and replaces KCSIE 2021. The substantive changes are included in Annex F of the document and include: New paragraph setting out that children may not feel ready or know how to tell someone they are being abused New paragraph added on Domestic… Continue reading Keeping Children Safe in Education
Join NDNA: Nursery membership
For support when you need it most – Join NDNA now and benefit from reassuring, expert advice and time-saving resources that allow you to focus on what you do best: educating and caring for children in early years. NDNA membership for single site nurseries starts from just £184* per year. NDNA is the membership association… Continue reading Join NDNA: Nursery membership
Join NDNA: Nursery groups membership
For support when you need it most – Join NDNA now and benefit from reassuring, expert advice and time-saving resources that allow all your settings to focus on what they do best, caring for children in early years. NDNA membership for groups of nurseries starts from just £184 per year for the first site and… Continue reading Join NDNA: Nursery groups membership
Inenco
Energy for Day Nurseries Our clients want to minimise energy costs and secure the right deal that best meets their nursery settings’ needs. Inenco’s experts help you to understand a complex energy market and minimise the hassle of buying energy. We work for you, not the supplier and ensure that negotiations, contracts and renewals are… Continue reading Inenco
Healthy Body, Happy Me 2025
Our annual Healthy Body, Happy Me campaign encourages better health and happiness, by giving nurseries free resources for play, learning and fun, to aid children’s development for all ages. Healthy Body, Happy Me 2025 taking place 24-28 March 2025 is sponsored by Hope. Download your guides Download additional resources
Global Goals
In our magazine Nursery News we featured the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Here are the free resources we have collected to help early years settings to support the goals. Don’t forget to share what you get up using #globalgoals. You can find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram Downloads Useful links Find out more about global goals Find guidance on implementing them for… Continue reading Global Goals
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for nurseries and early years
Read FAQs on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for nurseries and early years settings. What is the GDPR, introduced on 25 May 2018, and what do you, as a nursery, early years or childcare provider, need to do about it? Make sure you are compliant with our General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for nurseries and early… Continue reading General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for nurseries and early years
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for nurseries and childcare providers
Find out all you need to know about nurseries in our FAQs, collated from questions we get asked by our members and their parents. Can’t quite find what you’re looking for? See our range of helpful factsheets here and if you’re still unsure, contact [email protected]. To access our range of FAQs below you need to be an NDNA member.… Continue reading Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for nurseries and childcare providers
Free online early years and childcare training courses
Find out more about NDNA’s free online early years and childcare training courses written by early years experts across the UK below. Download your certificate once you’ve completed your course.