by Angela Gamble | Sep 26, 2024 | Regulations and legislations, Resources, Wales specific
Darllenwch hyn yn Gymraeg yma The national curriculum in Wales was first introduced in 1988 in a very different world. This was a time before the world-wide web, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the mobile phone, when majority of people smoked indoors and there...
by Angela Gamble | Sep 25, 2024 | Policy in England and Wales, Resources
As part of the Department for Education funded Together for Two Project in England, PACEY joined forces with MITEY (Men In The Early Years) to challenge perceptions about childcare roles, deliver careers in childcare sessions and talk directly to Job Centres about the...
by Angela Gamble | Sep 25, 2024 | Child development, Resources
Mark making is a term used for the creation of different patterns, lines, textures and shapes. This may be on a piece of paper, on the floor, outside in the garden or on an object or surface. It could be a simple dot or a line across a paper, all of this contributes...
by Angela Gamble | Sep 25, 2024 | Child development, Resources
The term “literacy” is used by some to simply describe reading and writing, but in fact literacy covers a much wider range of learning. Literacy in the early years includes talking about books, print in the environment, early mark making and writing, as...
by Angela Gamble | Sep 25, 2024 | Health and Safety, Resources
Chicken pox, colds, tummy bugs and head lice are all common features of childhood. As a childcare practitioner, the chances are you’ll see all these and many more during your career. And as a professional childcarer, you must make sure that you take the...
