Childcare Environments
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Helping Children to Manage Conflict
Conflict happens. And the only thing that really prepares a young child for conflict is the experience of...
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Empathy in the Early Years
‘Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant with...
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Using Appraisals in Early Years Settings
Using appraisals in early years settings, specifically a clearly structured and well-run appraisals system, is a great tool...
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How to Help Young Children Settle Into a New Nursery
Help Young Children Settle Into a New Nursery The first few weeks at a new nursery can be...
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How to Help Children Concentrate
Concentration is a voluntary act which takes effort on the part of the child. Many children get distracted...
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How to Nurture Emotional Literacy in Early Years
As well as receiving a good academic education, children should also expect to receive the right kind of...
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How to Encourage Emotional Development
If we consider the emotional development of a child, by teaching them words for anger, fear, sadness, joy,...
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Why Do Well-Being and Relaxation Go Hand in Hand?
Many current teaching methods emphasise the importance of well-being and relaxation for the maturation of the brain, enabling...
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Reflect, Develop, Improve – Sue Cowley Talks Setting Self-Evaluation
The key to improvement for any early years setting lies in reflective practice. The more that you and...
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All You Need to Know About Being a Foster Parent
There are lots of myths and confusions that circulate about being a foster parent. Age, marital status and...
