All Early Years settings & Childminders: General Issues
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Hi there! I would like to write a prospectus for my pre-school which I took over last Sept. I was wondering if anyone could help me and let me see some examples just so I can see what other people include??? Many thanks in advance..... Cath
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Equality Policies
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Hi, Have been asked to write a race equalities policy and a disability equalities policy. Does anyone already have either of these? It would be really helpful to see someone elses as a starting point. Many thanks.
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Snack Time
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As from September we have decided to introduce a snack bar for the children and to ask parents to provide their own child with a healthy snack. Does anybody have any information regarding what snacks parents should or should'nt provide and do you ask parents to provide a container with the child's name on with their snack inside. thanks
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Lunch Time
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We have 2 children in my setting (brother & sister) who only have 2 packs of crisps for lunch & a fruit shoot drink. Has anybody had anything like this in their setting? what would be the best way of approaching parents about this?
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More Structure In The Day?
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Hi all, I'm an 'about to qualify' (hopefully) EYP and working in a large Private Day Nursery. I've just returned into the Pre-school age group, having worked down all the other age rooms since starting our in PS in September last year. The room leader is out of the room a fair bit at present working on new plans for the EYFS - this is causing disruption and they don't seem to function very well without her leadership -staff and children go into chaos mode! She's very aware of this upheaval and has asked me for my thoughts including trying to revise the daily routine (see attachment) to be a bit more structured. Go back to this for a time to help the room to 'settl…
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Hi All - to all of you out there who just love to pack away that lovely shared hall space, do you use trolleys to store resources on and are they then placed in your workshop areas so children can initiate the resources on their own - if you do have some good buys ie frame not too heavy, as I do want to keep my back straight, just for the moment - please would you let me know where you purchased them from Dot
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Hall Based Setting Clearing Away
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Hi All, Our setting is hall based so we get out and clear away each day. We run free flow system, though we stop for circle time at 10.45 - children split into three groups for particular developmentally appropriate activity - some resources are put away such as craft and water. Free flow again until 12 when we split into two groups, whilst 2 adults clear away the hall. Children are sitting down for around 10-15 mins - usually do weather, show and tell and story. We then have whole group activity at 12.15 in the hall such as creative dance, parachute, pretend to be in a space ship etc etc. - We all sit down again 12.30 for singing time - children go home at 12…
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Teddy Bears Picnic Role Play Area
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Our teddy bears picnic is in about 2 1/2 weeks time so we are going to change the role play are into the woods and a picnic area......it's been under the sea for the last couple of weeks which now the children have stopped using it....time to change! children made fish, crabs, jellyfish...had a selection of shells, a suitcase with seaside items in (goggles, swimsuit,shorts, hats, flippers, armbands etc) Anyone done this? have any photo's to show. Any ideas on decorating or activities?
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Hi All I have just had to order 64 aprons to replace the existing ones at nursery. I ended up having them made in the different sizes for the different ages in a two lovely bright patterns. They arrived today and are excellent and only cost £2.96 each including vat and postage. So I thought I would post the link to the supplier for any one looking for good quality aprons.childrens aprons
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something ive been thinking about wondered others views at the moment my children love exploring selotape, just sticking strips on paper, sticking straws and other pieces of paper to card etc etc, dont get me wrong i love to follow the childrens interests and the learning is great, but they go through so much and im getting slightly conscious of just how much they are using and whether i should allow them to explore how they wish or try to explain that we dont want to waste paper or resources and about being envrionmentally friendly. ???
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