All Early Years settings & Childminders: General Issues
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Setting Up Play Group
by Guest- 7 replies
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Hello. Myself and a colleague are considering seting up our own playgroup and getting out of full day care. If anyone out there has done the same, or similar, and has any advice or information it would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks. Jen
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Lets Talk
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Hi, Hope those who are lucky enough are enjoying the holidays - you deserve them!! I wwant to stimulate talk in mt setting and i'm lookinf for simple ideas which i can put into activity boxes. I want to use thm indoors and outdoors, so was thinking of a little activity (topic0 for each box. Has anyone got any ideas? Like ,for example ; lets sing and dance ( echo microphones and scarves/ribbons) Need some which appeals to the boys!! Thanks Sunshine
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Behaviour Advise Needed
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I have a child who is 18 months old in my wobbler room. The problem is that she has started to scratch at other childrens faces causing some pretty nasty marks, and obviously upsetting them. It started a few weeks ago but in the last 2 days I have had to write out 6 accident forms! It isn't isolated to the children in my room, but also some of the older children outside. We are certain that these 'attacks' (for want of a better word) are unprovoked. Another child may be in her way for instance. I have spoken to dad about the situation and all he could think of was her older brother who is in our preschool, sometimes teases her and she will lash out at him in this sam…
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Hi, I am going to be teaching nursey next sept (52 children) and was wondering what the children should do when they first arrive. Currently they come into the room and choose where they want to play staight away but then a bell is rang 15 minutes later to sit them down so the register can be completed. I was thinking of trying to get the children to sit down in their key worker groups as soon as they arrive and had said bye to their parents. Doing it this way would mean the register is taken safely (very big unit and hard to keep track of children arriving at the moment). After the register had been taken could also talk to children about the activities on offer before t…
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Painting
by Guest- 12 replies
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we want to set up in September a painting station where children can mix there own paints and access the paints as and when and on a child intiated basis our children range from 2.5 to 4.5 we have very young ones starting in sept with some of our 3 / 3.5 oldies it will be a learning curve for staff and for children but we feel this would be a good route to follow we also operate in a church hall so my question is do any of have access like this ? If so how do you do it any tips? I have delegated this out to a member of my staff but i think she would like a few suggestions! thanking you
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Quick Question...
by Guest- 9 replies
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A quick question everyone.....I am not Montessori trained but I am working with someone who is and she has been showing me some of the resources that promote letter formation and early writing. (I know I could goggle or read up but I though I would ask you peeps first) ..I was wondering if anyone else uses these, I am unsure of the actual name of the resource but basically they are like stencils but they must be used in a specific way so as to teach children to start at a point and learn the 'flow' of writing, letter formation.....also there is another resource that is a wooden box of colour slides and this piece of equipment must be handled in a certain way and adult di…
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As a parent I was shocked by this story. I would hate to be told that my way was wrong and be over ruled in this way. The poor nursery they were obviously trying to work with the parents. I think its quiet invasive of Ofsted, when they dont know the child, parent or setting. Nursery World aritcle
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First Impressions?
by Guest- 9 replies
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I have been to my new setting today to help clear up, get a feel of things (no children present) and get to know staff a bit better - having only met them once before. Well...the setting is lovely and what they do is lovely but there is a feeling of unease (I know :rolleyes: already!) as I believe that some staff have had hours cut to accommodate my arrival..the point of me being recruited is to bring together the planning-observation-assessment-evaluation cycle that is not working at present and none of the current staff (an established team some working for over 10 years together, 6 staff in total) wanted to take this on...consequently I feel a little pressure in…
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I wonder if anyone can help. We are looking to incorporate woodwork in our Pre-School. Does anyone else do this. (we were only thinking small bits of wood and tap nails. I am posting this as at our setting we are divided on whether or not it would be able to do. Also has anyone any ideas where we cah get cheap or maybe free wood from. Any advice would be appreciated .
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15 Hours Provision
by Guest- 18 replies
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can anyone help please? I have see a site somewhere suggesting various models for how you could increase 12/5 hours provision to 15- it had a week's timetable with different coilours on it for different suggestions etc., but now I can't find it anywhere! Does anyone have a link or a similar model I could look at? Thanks happy holidays everyone!!!
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