All Early Years settings & Childminders: General Issues
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Organising Teams
by Guest- 3 replies
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Hello I am new to writing on this forum although have gained lots of ideas from reading other peoples comments. I work in a daycare/preschool setting, we have a baby room ( 0 to 18mths) and then our main nursery (18mths-5yrs). I am based in the main nursery which is an open plan room. We have set up very good continuous provision for all children. My Manager also the owner wanted us to work in family groups so that we had a mix of ages as your key children , I am not sure if it would be better to have small teams of staff working with age related children e.g one member heading 18mths to 2yrs another heading 2yrs to 3yrs and a third member of staff heading th…
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Illnesses And Infections Info
by Guest- 10 replies
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If this has come up before I'd be glad of someone to point me in the right direction. Is there a infections and illnesses list that is available anywhere? Or is this type on document regional and differes from county to county? Thanks ppp
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Planning...again
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Hi everybody These summer hols are starting to go to quickly now and although i have done some form of work everyday still feel like there's heaps to be done before i go on my surfing holiday down in Cornwall next week WAHOOO!!!! Last two terms i have been an NQT and i used our LEA proforma, which basically just has the 6 areas of learning where you add your activities and then on the second sheet, it has separate boxes for focussed chn, evaluation & next steps. To me it doesnt seem very detailed compared to what I am seeing on here, and with the big O looming I want to make sure I am doing it right. I have seen so many different planning proforma's on he…
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Discovery Table Ideas
by Guest- 8 replies
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Hi all For September I would like to set up a specific discovery table area and would like some ideas. Do you do this already if so, what works and what sort of things do you put on the table? all help would be really appreciated. thanks BB
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Whatever Next?
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I'm going to be changing my book corner into a Bear cave in the next couple of weeks...ive collected lots of different lifelike bears in a big basket, stories with bears in and was wondering if anyone had any more brilliant ideas???
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Drinking Bottles
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Hi We currently supply all children with sport type drinking bottles but we need to get some new ones, just wondering if anyone uses these or know where we can order some? Many thanks
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Poems For First Days At Nursery
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Hi, at the front of my children's learning journals, i wanted to put a heartwarming poem about the first days of nursery anyone know any or where I can find one?? Thanks xx
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Spiderman Den
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Hi All I am planning for the children within my group to use their Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy skills to make a Spiderman Den. This is taken from their interests within their child initiated play. they will be using materials within the setting to make a structure using tubes, sellotape, using their problem solving skills to make the tubes longer putting them together and then cover with a blanket. How can i further extend the activity.......? Please help Carly
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Kangaroo
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Hi all, just a quick question before i head to bed...I'm doing the topic of Australia next half term, and on utube there is a 3minute extract delivered by the wonderful David Attenborough of a baby joey being born and making its way up to the mothers pouch. Do you think it is approrpiate to show children in Reception how a baby Joey enters the world? Would love to hear your thoughts on this. Not sure how to download the link but if you want to see the fascinating joey being born, then just utube it and put baby kangaroo. really hope to have your thoughts on this one. xxxx
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Mamma Mia/abba Fundraising?
by Guest- 9 replies
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Hi Just wondered if anyone had tried this as an event? Thinking of showing the movie, maybe singstar ABBA karoke or disco??all at our local village pub. Any other ideas? Thanks.
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