by Rose Porter | Oct 30, 2023 | Blog, Child Development
Penny Tassoni, PACEY President Imagine the scene; a potter has been invited into an early years setting. Two children at a time are invited to come and explore the clay. The first pair to come to try out the activity were born within a day of each other. One child...
by Rose Porter | Sep 21, 2023 | Blog, Child Development
Zara Smith, PACEY Advisor In England and Wales there is a clear focus on the importance of following children’s interests through play. In England, one of the four overarching, guiding principles of the EYFS is that ‘children learn and develop well in enabling...
by Rose Porter | Aug 16, 2023 | Blog, Child Development, Wales Specific
Click to Read in English Cliciwch i ddarllen yn Gymraeg Elizabeth Jarman, Learning environments expert and author Tactile sensory experiences explored the importance of these experiences for children’s development along with planning the environment and activities to...
by Rose Porter | Jul 17, 2023 | Blog, Child Development
Samantha Gordon What is the significance of assessing progress at this stage, why not wait until between three and four years when they’re ready for school?As an early years SEND manager in a nursery supporting children with physical disabilities and neurodiversity, I...
by Rose Porter | May 12, 2023 | Blog, Child Development
Sue Newman, Boogie Mites There’s a football chant: “Sing when you’re winning, you only sing when you’re winning”. But we think they have it round the wrong way. At Boogie Mites we would chant “ Win when your singing, you’re gonna win when you’re singing! What We All...
by Rose Porter | Apr 3, 2023 | Blog, Child Development
Penny Tassoni, PACEY President Words are everywhere. You are looking at words right now. No doubt during the course of the day, you will hear words; from people, from technology and hopefully also from children. It is high likely that you will also use words today....
