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How Should We Encourage Sensory Play?
Children discover more about the world with every moment that passes. Guided by the eyes, voice and body...
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What Are The Benefits of Beach Schools?
Beach Schools are a way of giving children in their early years the opportunity to learn and develop...
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Children’s Personal, Social and Emotional Development – Online Childcare Summit
Ahead of her Online Childcare Summit on Children’s Personal, Social and Emotional Well-Being, childcare author Kathy Brodie reflects on...
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The Importance of Group Play for Early Years Children
Play is a natural mode of learning for early years children, and indeed the default mode for the...
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10 Ways to Support Children (and Parents) in Preparing for School
The transition from nursery to primary school is undeniably significant – even for children who are ready to...
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Men in Childcare & the Implications of Gender Bias in Early Years Settings
Having seen the meagre proportion of men in childcare in New Zealand’s early childhood workforce slide from just...
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FREE Childcare Web Summit – Monday 30th May – Sunday 5th June
The #1 Online CPD Event for Early Years Professionals 2017 Spring Summit: Children’s Personal, Social and Emotional Well-Being: Strategies...
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You Don’t Have to be a Specialist to Teach Early Years Music
Many early years professionals still find the idea of using music in their practice extremely daunting. Though one...
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Maintaining My Child’s Right to Play: A Parent’s View on Play-Based Learning
Before becoming a parent I was fairly laid back and not easily ruffled, but since my daughter was...
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Teaching Young Children How To Resolve Conflict
Conflict between young children in any childcare setting is inevitable. There will always be tension arising from negotiations...
Further Reading
- The Importance of Stage Based Play
- 8 Budget Friendly Outdoor Activities
- Returning to School After Coronavirus Lockdown
- Early Years Science Activities
- Playworker Role in Play
- Lev Vygotsky
- Simple Classroom Guitar Songs
- Group Learning in Early Years
- Learning through Playing
- Playworker Role in Outdoor Play & Learning
- Activities for Children with Autism
- How to Teach Children with Autism
- The Effect of a Sensory Impairment
- Emotional Development in Children
- Encourage Child Independence
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