Battling the Winter BluesSupporting our children through the most depressing time of year. January and February are dark and often quite dismal months, which can negatively impact the wellbeing of our children. We would like to share some helpful...
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The Beautiful Early Years! Key Area No.7 – Physical Development I was shocked when, in my first visit to a nursery post Lockdown, the teachers had noticed the children’s core stability wasn’t developed. Having a strong core is like...
The Beautiful Early Years! Key Area No.6 – Part 3: Personal, Social and Emotional Development Positive Relationships Imagine being dropped on a new planet. Everything is new, new places, new people, new experiences. Being a small child is not...
The Beautiful Early Years! Key Area No.6 – Part 2: Personal, Social and Emotional Development This is me – Nurturing the self Life is a journey of self-discovery and we all begin in a place where we have no...
The Beautiful Early Years! Key Area No.6 – Part 1: Personal, Social and Emotional Development The Heart of Learning In my career as an educator and through being a mum, I repeatedly come back to the same conclusion; the...
September Beginnings – Championing Your Child… I remember vividly as a child the nervous/excited feeling of a new term. The lady in my playschool was kind and we had bourbon biscuits for snack, but I didn’t like outdoor play...
The Beautiful Early Years! Key Area No.5: Understanding the World It wasn’t until I became an educator that I truly engaged with the actual purpose of subjects like Geography, History, RE and Science. Each one of these subjects...
The Beautiful Early Years! Key Area No.4: Communication and Language Development As humans, the need to communicate is central to our very being. Even pre-birth we strive to find ways to interact with our babies and this desire...
