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How a key person supports child development

A key person supports child development in many ways and takes on a parent’s role when they cannot be present. Let’s look at the things they do. A Parent’s Role We all understand the role […]

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Progress Check at age 2

When a child is between 2 and 3 years old, practitioners need to review the child’s progress and write a short summary of their developments. This will focus on the prime areas, such as Personal, […]

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Leuven Wellbeing and Involvement Scales

The Leuven scales were developed in Leuven University in Belgium and focusses on two Early Years indicators namely: Wellbeing and Involvement While wellbeing refers to feeling confident, free of emotional tension, happy, spontaneous and at […]

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Every Child a Talker (ECAT)

Every child a talker is a national project which aims to develop the language and communication of under 5s. It is about actively providing language opportunities at your setting to support children’s language development and […]

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How to carry out an observation

An observation is simply, watching and listening to children to find out how they are developing. Noticing what they like doing, how they are learning and interacting through play; as well as observing how they […]

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Why we need to carry out EYFS Assessments

As children start to smile, laugh, sit, crawl, walk and talk in the Early Years, they go through a sequence of developments. Later as they start to socialise, play with others, learn to share, take […]

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Early Years Foundation Stage Profiles (EYFSP)

Between the age of 4 and 5, during a child’s year in Reception, Reception teachers and practitioners observe a child’s development and track their progress to cater for the needs of the child. While the […]