Toilet Training: When to begin on the potty
Recent generations have softened their attitudes to toilet training, but with high numbers of children starting school in nappies, are we waiting too long? Caroline Vollans
Areas of Learning: Personal, Social & Emotional Development
Social interactions part 4: Making relationships with parents key to positive behaviour
- Practice | Working with Parents | Working With Parents | Behaviour | Personal, Social and Emotional Development
In the final part of her series, Caroline Vollans focuses on the tricky area of how to make strong relationships with parents
All about… small spaces
- Practice | Early Years Curriculum | SEND | Personal, Social and Emotional Development | Learning & Development | Physical Development
What is it that makes enclosed spaces so appealing to many children, and how can early years settings support them in this? Annette Rawstrone reports
Speech and Language: Explore a new evidence-based programme, Talking Time
- Practice | Child Development | Communication and Language | Personal, Social and Emotional Development | CPD | Careers & Training
How a universal programme is helping settings to support children with language development. By Caroline Vollans
Health & Wellbeing: Tuning in to what makes children happy
Following a report on the mental health, wellbeing and happiness of three- to five-year-olds that asked children about their emotions, Annette Rawstrone looks at the findings and asks what early years practitioners can learn from them
We've explored… ponies
- Activities | Early Years Curriculum | Personal, Social and Emotional Development | Understanding the World | Let's Explore | Let’s Explore | Practice
All children, including those with SEND, enjoyed ponies visiting their setting. By Annette Rawstrone
An A to Z of enhancements: K is for Kindness
- Activities | Personal, Social and Emotional Development | Practice | Positive Relationships | Early Years Curriculum
Kindness is being explored through enhancements that make compliments you can see and wear, Amy...
Essential Resources: Equip to support children's sense of self
- Practice | Essential Resources | Equipment & Resources | Personal, Social and Emotional Development | Early Years Curriculum
Every child needs a secure and positive sense of their identity. Nicole Weinstein finds out how to...
Essential Resources: Supporting social and emotional development (part 1)
- Practice | Essential Resources | Equipment & Resources | Personal, Social and Emotional Development | Early Years Curriculum
How can the environment provide security at the same time as building relationships? Nicole...
Health & Wellbeing: Understanding resilience
- Practice | Health | Mental Health & Well-Being | More on PSED | Personal, Social and Emotional Development
June O'Sullivan, CEO of London Early Years Foundation, considers why building resilience is positive...
EYFS Best Practice: Observation part 2 – Give time to listening
- Practice | Communication and Language | Early Years Curriculum | Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Taking time to properly listen to children and encouraging them to talk about their interests are...
EYFS Best Practice: Observation part 1 – challenging assumptions
- Practice | A Unique Child | Positive Relationships | Learning & Development | Enabling Environments | Observation, Assessment & Planning | Personal, Social and Emotional Development
In this first of a four part series, Dr Sue Allingham looks at how effective and informed...
Guides & Resources
Personal, social and emotional development
A three-part series by Marion Dowling explains why PSED is the top priority for supporting children to grow and learn.
Two-year-olds by Penny Tassoni
This 12-part series by Penny Tassoni, renowned early years expert, author and trainer, offers invaluable advice on all aspects of learning, development and behaviour of two-year-old children.
Prime Areas of the EYFS
Expert advice on the new Prime Areas of the revised Early Years Foundation Stage - Personal, Social and Emotional Development, Physical Development, and Communication and Language. Focus on three to fives and under-threes.
Well-being
A four-part series in which Marion Dowling explores aspects of children's personal development.
EYFS Activities – The joy of music
- Activities | Music | Child Development | Personal, Social and Emotional Development | Learning & Development | EYFS Activities: Music Time
In the fourth instalment of this series Sue Newman of Boogie Mites looks at music’s capacity to inspire joy and the associated benefits
‘Sheep-themed silliness’ to make Edinburgh Fringe debut!
Karen Faux talked to Rebecca O’Brien, artistic director of early years puppet theatre company Knuckle & Joint about its new adaption of Little Bo Beep, all set to take the stage at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe festival.
A Unique Child - Stark truth
Why do young children tend to like being naked so much? And are there particular times when stripping off should be discouraged? Caroline Vollans investigates
EYFS Best Practice - All about… Persona Dolls
- Practice | Equality & Diversity | Inclusion | SEND | Equality & Diversity | Resources | Personal, Social and Emotional Development | Communication and Language
What is the purpose of Persona Dolls in helping to tackle issues such as diversity, and how do practitioners use them in early years settings? Vicky Hutchin explains
Behaviour - According to the rules
When do young children need rules, and when is it OK to break them? Caroline Vollans investigates
Children's books – new for Spring
- Children’s Books | Equipment & Resources | Literacy | Practice | Equality & Diversity | Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Karen Hart road tests some new titles with a variety of different aged children and discovers how there is magic in their pages.
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