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Which resources can help young children explore language, and what are the basic principles that should be borne in mind when using them? By Nicole Weinstein

Health & Wellbeing: How not to use food as a reward

Features

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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Using food as a reward can set up emotional ties to certain foods and promote a problematic idea of food hierarchy. By Annette Rawstrone

Childcare Counsel: Know your legal duties

Features

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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Catherine Byers, associate director of Morgan LaRoche, on company directors’ legal duties

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

Features

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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This Tyneside museum is currently running chemistry-focused sessions for the under-fives, and today's topic is magnets. By EYFS museum educator Amy Baird

We've explored… the world

Features

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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A parent-run circle time session opened up explorations of countries around the world, which involved kimonos, kilts and a drumming workshop. By Annette Rawstrone

Almost one in four nurseries have experienced a cyber attack in the last year

News

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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Almost one in four nurseries have experienced a cyber security breach in the past 12 months, reveal new survey findings.

ESSENTIAL ITEMS

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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The children at Kids Planet's Blackrod Nursery in Bolton collected four shopping bags worth of food, toiletries and dry goods for the Trussell Trust, a charity that provides emergency supplies for people living in poverty.

Editor's view: Budget makes no pretence that it cares about quality

Opinion

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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The Budget further signals the Government's priority is working parents rather than a universal commitment to quality childcare

BOOK CHARACTERS

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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The children at Highfield and Brookham Schools in Liphook celebrated Book Day in colour and costumes.

Health & Wellbeing: Making friendships

Features

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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Developing and maintaining friendships is important to children from a young age, says June O’Sullivan, CEO of London Early Years Foundation

Management queries: What to do when a member of staff says she cannot pick up and carry a child

Features

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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Our panel discusses how to support staff who may be feeling the strain when it comes to physically meeting the additional needs of some children. By Gabriella Jozwiak

Physical Development: Wheely good?

Features

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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Whether or not to use bikes at early years settings is the subject of some debate, finds Caroline Vollans

OUTDOOR MINDFULNESS

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

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Osmotherly Pre-school celebrated World Yoga Day by practising poses and mindfulness during outdoor sessions, including ‘Welly Wednesdays’.

Nursery group to offer 30 hours funded childcare to all staff from next month

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Monday, March 27, 2023

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A nursery group of five settings across the North-West is to offer 30 hours of subsidised childcare for staff with children aged over nine months from April.

Ofsted's chief inspector puts out statement following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry

News

Friday, March 24, 2023

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Ofsted’s chief inspector Amanda Spielman has put out a statement in reaction to the death of a headteacher who took her life after her school was downgraded by inspectors.

Nurseries 'overwhelmed' with phone calls from parents about funded one and two-year-old places

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Friday, March 24, 2023

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Nurseries have been inundated with calls from parents asking about the new funded entitlements for one- and two-year-olds despite the offer not being phased in until 2024.

Education sector workers facing 'devastating' food insecurity

News

Thursday, March 23, 2023

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More than a fifth (21 per cent) of households in homes where education sector workers live faced ‘devastating’ food insecurity in January.

Around 350,000 more children 'pulled into' poverty, suggests new analysis

News

Thursday, March 23, 2023

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An estimated 350,000 more children were pulled into poverty last year, largely because the Government cut the £20 universal credit uplift half-way through the year, reveals new analysis of official figures.

Teaching union to hand in petition to DfE calling for Ofsted to be replaced

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

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The National Education Union (NEU) is to hand in a petition to the Department for Education asking them to replace Ofsted with a ‘supportive, effective and fair’ system.

Professional book reviews: Must reads

Features

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

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Dr Cath Arnold reviews a book that gives a scientific insight into children's developing brains in layman's terms, and a book on implementing the early years curriculum

Minister sets out more details on funding rates for childcare reforms

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

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Children's minister Claire Couthino says that national average hourly funding rate for two-year-olds will rise to £8 this September and to £5.50 for three-to-four-year-olds. When the offer of 15 hours for children aged nine months and above is launched in September 2024, hourly funding is expected to be around £11 – with promises of ‘more to come’.