Last month, we looked at how practitioners can prepare children for the big transition from the early years setting to the school classroom. With that accomplished, settings will now be focussing on how to help their new cohort of children settle into their own busy early years environments. Preparing to receive a new child […]
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Currently, many early years settings will be helping their oldest children prepare for their upcoming transition to school. While focussed on those all-important preparation activities – such as visits to the new setting, reading books about starting school and playing making friends games – it’s easy to forget about providing equally important opportunities for children […]
Read moreHi and welcome to the new home of the early years blog. Over the coming months, I’ll be keeping you up-to-date with early years developments, as well as providing plenty of activity ideas and guidance on meeting the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage. I’ll also be adding to our range of free factsheets […]
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