by EYR Team | Feb 1, 2021 | Health & Wellbeing, Professional Development
It is common as an adult to experience a sense of worry or uncertainty about the situations that we may find ourselves in that are out of our control. It is just as common for little children to feel the same way but to an extent these feelings are elevated as...
by EYR Team | Feb 20, 2020 | Learning & Development, Professional Development
This article has been written by Ellie Collar from Early Years SEN. Ellie has worked as both a Special School teacher and an Early Years SEN advisor for a Local Authority. Her particular interest is in the role of strong early development as the most important...
by EYR Team | Jan 17, 2020 | Early Years, Early Years Development, Learning & Development, Professional Development, Teachers' Corner
This article has been written by Ellie Collar from Early Years SEN. You know the children who play like butterflies, circling the play environment but never engaging long enough to extend play? Those children who play well if an adult is there to extend/model, but...
by EYR Team | Dec 30, 2019 | Childminders, Learning Environment, Your Stories
Childminder settings come in all shapes and sizes, with different approaches and resources. So whether you take an open-ended play approach, outdoor learning focus, or natural and neutral approach to childminding, the objective always remains the same, to provide the...
by EYR Team | Dec 19, 2019 | Inspiration, Professional Development
This article has been written by storytelling specialists, Tonya and Natasha, from Little Creative Days. Tonya and Natasha are sisters and authors of a series of books about a little dog called Pojo who gets itchy paws and goes off on adventures. They have won...
by EYR Team | Nov 27, 2019 | Learning & Development, Professional Development, Teachers' Corner
This article has been written by storytelling specialists, Tonya and Natasha, from Little Creative Days Stories are such a powerful tool, they can help us to make sense of the world and each other. This is because we are hardwired to learn this way. Therefore there is...
