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New research reveals a disparity between teacher and parent perceptions of 'school readiness', highlighting the need for greater understanding of, and support for, early child development says Louise Livingston, head of training at the Maria Montessori Institute.

BookTrust Cymru’s annual Big Welsh Rhyme Time returns with more bilingual rhymes

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Wednesday, February 8, 2023

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BookTrust Cymru is encouraging families, schools and early years spaces across Wales to join in with Big Welsh Rhyme Time, a weeklong celebration of sharing bilingual rhymes, poems and songs

EYFS Best Practice: Observation part 2 – Give time to listening

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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Taking time to properly listen to children and encouraging them to talk about their interests are vital, explains Dr Sue Allingham

EYFS Activities: We've explored… a special tree

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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Finding an oak tree on a visit to a local country park acted as a catalyst for a year-long creative journey. By Annette Rawstrone

EYFS Activities: An A to Z of enhancements – 'F' is for Fairy garden

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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One day, some fairies came to stay, leading to new avenues for imaginative play outdoors and in. By Amy Jackson

EYFS Activities: Let's go to… the Fitzwilliam Museum

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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Nicola Wallis, museum educator at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, discusses a programme devised especially to engage hard-to-reach families

EYFS best practice: All about … maps

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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Young children display geographical awareness from an early age, and a new report on early years mapping is rich with links to curriculum and ideas for activities, finds Meredith Jones Russell

Health & Wellbeing : Working with parents to support healthy eating

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

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Amid the cost-of-living crisis, one award-winning setting is encouraging children to eat healthily both on-site and when they go home, finds Meredith Jones Russell

EYFS Activities: An A to Z of enhancements – E is for Environmental Awareness

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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Enhancements are a good tool for learning about the natural world and our place in it, finds Amy Jackson

Outdoors: the plants in my street - willow

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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Plants are local to everyone and fertile ground for activity ideas. This year, outdoors specialist Julie Mountain will be pointing out some commonly found flora and what you can do with it

Essential Resources: Pioneers & Influencers – friendly fire

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

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Penny Holland's pioneering work on gun play, a controversial and emotive subject, is worth revisiting in these times, Nicole Weinstein discovers as part of her resources series