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We’ve been doing our own reflections on the past year and wanted to share some of our milestones.

Believe it or not, you can get involved in maths with children from a much younger age! Babies as young as six months can recognise the difference in amounts between small sets.

Healthy eating in the early years lays the foundations for physical, cognitive and emotional wellbeing. It fuels growth, supports brain development and reduces the risk of chronic diseases. 

This resource has simple tips to consider for better financial health from an independent financial advisor. 

Effective mentors know how to give and receive honest and constructive feedback as part of the mentoring process. This resource outlines how to provide effective feedback.

Establishing valuable bonds with young children is at the heart of early education and care practice. The importance of the adult’s position in the space, as a role model and safe space cannot be undervalued.

It is important to remember that every child is unique and, as such, develops in their own unique ways. How can we support children’s personal development?

Whilst there are many different roles when it comes to child welfare, the foundations of safeguarding are everyone’s responsibility to ensure children are kept safe and healthy throughout their childhood.

Explore how communicating with parents and carers is vital for building positive foundations with families and giving children a lifelong love of learning.

In this article, we will look at some of the causes of conflict and the steps you can take to resolve disagreements quickly and effectively.

Scientific literacy develops a wide range of skills that can be transferred across all areas of development, making this an approach well worth implementing with children of any age.

Every child is different. Every child is unique. We’re going to look at what we mean by an ‘enabling environment’ within early education and care,

Parent and carer events are used commonly as a way to meet with families on a regular, collective basis. Because they are more formal than a conversation at handover, parent and carer meetings provide a regular way to create focused time for a summative discussion about a child’s care, learning and development

Seasonal changes are a dynamic aspect of understanding our ever-changing world, which makes them a great topic for engaging with the outdoors in different ways on a daily, sometimes hourly, basis.  

This article offers a different outlook for using digital technology for learning to offer some frameworks, reasoning and advice for how to purposefully use technology in your setting.