Resources
National Eye Health Week
What would you do if you lost your sight? How would it affect your lifestyle, your independence and income? And what impact would it have on your dependents, family and friends? Most of us don’t think about this often, but once a year, National Eye Health Week...
The importance of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for your staff
At this time of year, when GCSEs and A levels are finished, results are out and the focus is on recruiting those who have just completed their education, it can be easy to overlook the importance of improving the knowledge of those already working in your childcare...
Roald Dahl Day
Most people know Roald Dahl was a children’s author – but did you know that he was also a “spy, ace fighter pilot, chocolate historian and a medical inventor?” Then read on to discover more about his life and legacy, and join millions of others around the world...
Eczema – nutritional advice and lifestyle tips for your setting
Throughout your career as an early years professional, it is very likely that you will have at least one child in your care that suffers with eczema. It can be distressing for many children, and for some - in severe cases - painful. You and everyone in your team...
Guest Authors
Into the woods to take only pictures and leave only footprints
How Forest and Beach School activities can help to combat Nature-Deficit Disorder As I write this article, my children are looking at how we should fill the last few days of their school summer holidays. Many of the local activities available include Forest...
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How to teach young children friendship skills
Until the age of three, children view a ‘friend’ as whoever they happen to be playing with at the time. However, after that, youngsters start to seek out the company of playmates they play particularly well with. When social scientists looked at what made children...
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Starting a musical journey: changes in your little one’s musical behaviour
It’s 2006 and I have a new baby. I love music, so I look for a local baby music group. I’m not even sure what to look for, and as a new mum, I cannot find a central directory of services. Finally, I Google the right keywords to find a local franchise, but it has a...
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