Early maths

What is mathematics and why is it so important to early childhood development? “It is an often overlooked fact that we all, whether children or adults, are constantly using and applying mathematics in our everyday lives. Research into children’s development and...

British values and the Prevent duty

What is the Prevent Duty? The Prevent duty requires early years providers to have due regard to help “prevent the risk of people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism” this is known as The Prevent duty. The Prevent duty is just one strand of the counter...

Understanding Autism

Although most children go through common stages of child development, each child that enters your setting will be unique.  "Autism is a way of being human, a way of living, fascinating and quite unlike the life of most people, we are focused passionate and often quite...