Early Years Blogs

For new staff through to nursery management, we have blogs on many topics for you to search through.

As the weather starts to shift, the nights draw in and the leaves change colour, Autumn is definitely here. Let's take a look at our top 10 Autumn Activities for Toddlers and Babies!
Assessing how children are getting on is part and parcel of working in an early years setting. It is inescapable too when watching little ones! Every new step or new word or new discovery is potentially notable.
Childcare settings are crucial environments where young minds are nurtured, developed, and encouraged to explore the world around them. These formative years play a significant role in shaping a child's growth and future. To ensure the best possible outcomes for the children under their care, childcare providers should emphasise the importance of planning and observing.
The Early Years recruitment crisis is a serious issue that has been affecting the quality and availability of care for children in nurseries and preschools nationwide. Let's take a look at what effect it has had on nursery staff and how you can ease the stress of recruitment.
Since the government's spring budget in March, the announcement regarding funded hours for children has become a hugely discussed topic in the Early Years sector. The funded hours scheme is being expanded to provide working parents of all children over the age of nine months with 30 hours of funded childcare for 38 weeks of the year.
Celebrating and learning about Easter can bring many bright, new activities and opportunities in Early Years settings.  
We all know the start of the year is a cold and dismal period when it comes to the weather. But that doesn’t mean you should give up on trying to get your children outside and stay put in the warm instead, as tempting as that sounds! 
At eyworks, we are always looking for ways to be involved in the Early Years sector and connect our amazing staff and customers. This year we have started a series of exclusive webinars for our customers to attend, which we are calling eymeets!
What a joy it is for us to work alongside early years settings across the UK. We are always in awe of everything you have going on in your nurseries.
There have been numerous reports over the last two years regarding children and the impact of covid on their mental health. Primarily these relate to the impact of the full lockdowns and universally they have shared pretty bleak and worrying findings.
The recruitment discussion is one of the hot topics in the sector at the moment. And not for good reasons unfortunately. Nurseries the length and breadth of the UK are struggling to recruit staff.
As with any religious-themed events in the calendar, we need to be sensitive to the children in our care and their beliefs or religions, or lack of, from home.

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