Positive Relationships

What exactly is a Positive Relationship and how important are they?

Coughs and sneezes spread diseases

Keeping the bugs at bay! Childcare providers have a moral and legal duty to safeguard children from infections and illnesses. In England, hygiene is...

Lights, camera, action

It is in November that staff in schools and settings everywhere start to think about Christmas and the Christmas show. For some it will be a simple...

People connected with Ofsted registered childcare

Have you checked that all of your directors/partners/committee members are correctly registered with Ofsted? Read on to make sure your setting meets...

Early Reading Project: findings from the pilot

Rose Blair explores how this flagship project, run jointly by the HfL Early Years and Primary English teams, has doubled the progress of struggling...

So this is what comes before counting

Well we did it. Read about how a collaboration between our Early Years team and Primary Mathematics team has resulted in this fantastic publication...

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...

Questions, questions, questions

Asking children questions is a popular interaction between children and practitioners, and for good reason; questions can help children to focus their...

Are you a reflective setting that wants to improve your provision?

“Quality improvement is a journey towards ever higher quality, involving teamwork, commitment and some thorough self-evaluation of practice.”-...

Moving up day

For many of you the transfer days organised in July will be the day you meet your new class. This is a fantastic opportunity to support children in...