This could include things like talking to children about the effects of eating too many sweet things, or the importance of brushing your teeth.

If you are a nursery leader or manager design your curriculum around the new educational programmes, not the early learning goals. How confident are your team in identifying significant progress? If not, then the information that we gather, might not be the information that we need. The following extracts from past early years teaching newsletters have a feature which supports your team dialogue around pedagogy and practice dilemmas and reflective practice. strategies that support families to understand how young children learn best and their vital role in it Effective assessment practice is based on key principles, knowledgeable adults and the right systems and routines. If we don’t have a clear vision for EYFS assessment within our school or setting then practice can become weighed down by the burden of too many unnecessary written observations and captured images. If we’re not careful, this information gathering process can take place at the expense of effective adult interaction. If, as the EYFS statutory guidance states: “the number and quality of conversations…language rich environment underpins children’s learning” then it would be ironic if the recording of progress became a barrier to progress.Quality matters to all children. But it matters especially for disadvantaged children. So, it’s important for every early years setting to have a plan to improve quality and to support any children who might be in danger of falling behind the majority. You can read more about planning effective Professional Development for your team in Julian Grenier’s new book, Working with the revised Early Years Foundation Stage: Principles into Practice.

However, you can decide how this requirement is met, for example, there are various schemes around the country that support supervised toothbrushing. You may want to speak to your local authority about this. Who was Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852) Born on 21 April 1782 Friedrich Froebel was a German educator who invented the kindergarten. He believed that “play is

In your setting, is the recording of progress a barrier to effective adult interaction and the building of positive relationships? This is a practical, step-by-step guide to implementing the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in any early years setting. In most cases, sound early years principles and practices are already in place in settings. The EYPP funding allows settings to review and refine what these principles mean to them. It may be useful to consider your understanding of what these principles are through discussions, professional reading and observation of your practice. What does sound early years practice look like? Early years pedagogy is the theory that informs the practice of teaching children in the early years. The pedagogical research has been carried out by