Celebrating children’s right to play

(Article 31) The United Nations Charter on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) The UNCRC is 30 Years Old!! The United Nations Convention on the Rights of...

A Reading Blog

Reading is an environmentally triggered skill. You have to be taught in order to learn. Children, however are not blank slates. The experiences they...

Lights, Camera, Action!

It is November and there will be Early Years practitioners across the country frantically sourcing scripts for the annual endeavour that is ‘The Early...

How do you know if a child is eligible for pupil premium funding in Reception and beyond?

By now you will have met your new class; you know how many boys and how many girls there are, you have identified how many are summer born and you...

Early Years’ managers - planning for the year ahead

Could there ever be a more important and responsible role than that of an Early Years’ Manager in the PVI sector?

A place to play and learn for two year olds

Being two isn’t always easy. Sometimes our two year olds want to be independent and other times they can feel overwhelmed, emotional and need lots of...

Moving Up Day

So, the big day that you’ve probably been thinking about the whole of the summer term (at least) is nearly here – Moving up day!

End of term top tips for Early Years teachers

It’s that busy time of year and the clock is ticking to complete a list of things to do. Some top tips for you to consider as the year draws to an end...

So much to do at after school club – so little time!

I am new to supporting out of school provision in Hertfordshire and I would like to report that I am thoroughly enjoying the experience. I...

Early Reading - both a privilege and a responsibility

Thinking about the skill of reading that we are nurturing, if we pause long enough we could become quite overwhelmed by the responsibility of it all!