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After coming to the UK from India Thangamma Ponnappa opted to study with MMI to fulfil her ambition to work as a Montessori practitioner. Find out about her experience of the MMI programme and placement.
Discover how SchemaPlay shows practitioners how they can build upon each child’s schemes and schemas to support their learning and development.
The sand tray is a great place to focus on numbers and shapes. Use a variety of materials in wet and dry sand to encourage children to sort, count, name and measure a variety of shapes.
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After five years of delay, the standard for the Level 3 Apprenticeship has been approved – creating a vital pipeline for new Level 3 practitioners.
While nursery and pre-school provision remains stable, Ofsted’s latest statistics highlight yet another decrease in the number of registered childminders.
Early years providers in London’s most deprived communities are set to receive a skills boost as the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) rolls out its new Early Years Leaders Programme, with financial backing from the Greater London Authority.
Dr Sue Allingham takes stock of important developments in the sector during the last few weeks and scrutinises how the press at large has reported on them.
In the first of a new series, teacher Tim Cooke shares his experiences and explores the need for a skilled, diverse workforce which understands how gender rules can restrict children.
With the Government inviting schools to pilot baseline testing materials in Reception at the beginning of the next academic year, the early years sector is being outspoken in its opposition.
Hardly a day seems to pass without another new idea or proposed initiative affecting the early years. But proposed changes must be filtered through the professional lens of what, why how?
Getting involved with National Pet month provides a great way to educate children about the care and characteristics of household pets. While keeping pets in an early years setting is not generally advisable, there are lots of ways to build on children’s natural enthusiasm for them through books, role-play, small world play and discussion.
With the Government inviting schools to pilot baseline testing materials in Reception at the beginning of the next academic year, the early years sector is being outspoken in its opposition.
While the concept of school readiness lacks a commonly agreed definition, Paula Brown analyses the findings of the recent 'Reconstructing readiness' report, illuminating children’s own perspectives on school readiness.