by Angela Gamble | Oct 21, 2025 | Business resources, Child development, Resources
As childcare professionals, we have all experienced situations where children have displayed behaviour that challenges us whether that is biting, snatching toys and lashing out at others, disrupting others play or having a meltdown. Whether the child has been at your...
by Ka Lai Brightley-Hodges | Sep 18, 2025 | Child development, Resources, Wraparound
When you provide wraparound care for school-aged children it is important to recognise that, just like early years children, school-aged children will arrive at your setting in all kinds of emotional states, whether that is first thing in the morning or after school....
by Ka Lai Brightley-Hodges | Sep 18, 2025 | Child development, Resources, Wraparound
“The arts make us who we are. They create communities. It’s through self-expression and shared experience that we’re able to define ourselves. The arts communicate feelings and shape ideas. They comment and they invite comment. They lead the way, and they show us...
by Ka Lai Brightley-Hodges | Sep 18, 2025 | Child development, Resources, Wraparound
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)/Additional Learning Needs (ALN) To effectively meet the needs of children with SEND (Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities) or ALN (Additional Learning Needs) in wraparound care settings, providers must focus...
by Ka Lai Brightley-Hodges | Mar 25, 2025 | Child development, Resources
Almost everything we do as human beings involves STEM concepts – and understanding this starts in the early years. Jane Murray, Professor of Education at the University of Northampton, found that young children can – and do – engage in the same behaviours as adult...
by Claire Protheroe | Mar 4, 2025 | Child development, Resources, Wales specific
Darllenwch hyn yn Gymraeg yma Exploring and combining some of the key points in this section will help as you evolve your space in a responsive way over time. Digest and use the ideas here to trigger questions, reflection and also new thinking as you continually...
