Baseline assessment Assessment in UK reception classrooms is changing from this September. It will no longer be compulsory for teachers to complete an EYFS Profile for pupils to assess final attainment at the end of the EYFS. Instead, baseline testing will be introduced to assess children’s level of development at the beginning of their formal […]
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Welcome to this month’s early years blog. Mother’s Day is celebrated by children around the world, showing mums everywhere love and appreciation through cards, flowers and gifts. It’s celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent in the UK and Ireland (March 6th this time around), while the date varies in other parts of the world. […]
Read moreSome of our readers will be seeing temperatures starting to plummet as winter sets in properly! It’s easy to forget that young children may not have experienced these conditions before, or that they may not be able to remember much about the last snap of freezing weather. But keep this in mind as the landscape […]
Read moreHello and welcome to the Early Years Blog, As the winter holidays approach schools will be thinking about planning for the New Year. The Early Years Foundation Stage is non-prescriptive in terms of how this planning is carried out, so settings are free to develop their own methods. However, planning must be effective and completed […]
Read moreLast 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 […]
Read moreCurrently, 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 […]
Read moreHi and welcome to the child care blog There are some interesting developments taking place in the early years sector at the moment, and as always, it’s important for all practitioners to stay up to date. Firstly, the government is currently taking action to remove the current legislative requirement for schools to register their early […]
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Welcome to the child care blog, With out-of-school clubs open once again, many practitioners will be looking for fresh ideas to suit a mixed age group. And with fun on everyone’s agenda, we have some great games for you to try! TAILS Each player has a “tail” – a piece of wide ribbon or a […]
Read moreThe 0-25 SEND Code of Practice comes into force the autumn (SEND stands for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities), in response to reforms in the Children and Families Act 2014. The 0-25 SEND Code of Practice replaces the previous SEN Code of Practice, as it was felt that the old system was not working for […]
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