by Heather Stallard | 14 July, 2015 | Business, Childcare |
I recently attended an excellent conference on the Business of Early Childhood organised by International Early Years at the University of Chester. Despite initially feeling less than excited at the prospect of a five hour drive following a 4am start(!), by the end of...
by Heather Stallard | 19 May, 2015 | Childcare, Nursery management |
One of the more fun parts of a childcare-related MA degree is the research, especially when it involves a nursery setting that you work in. The focus of my latest study has been reflective practice. It’s a subject I have discussed before and it’s something that I...
by Heather Stallard | 23 April, 2015 | Childcare, Nursery management |
Although we work in a primarily play-based environment, sometimes our activities and our days can lack lustre and excitement. You can feel it when your team has almost run out of enthusiasm and you can see some of the same ideas being reworked. Recently, I’ve been...
by Heather Stallard | 2 April, 2015 | Business, Childcare, Nursery management |
The current hot topic on the Government’s agenda is the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP): an additional amount of money that is intended to support our most “at risk” 3–4 year olds. At first glance, it appears that the Government have finally listened to the outcry of...
by Heather Stallard | 18 March, 2015 | Childcare, Nursery management |
If your life is anything like mine, you’re pretty much on the go from the moment you wake up to the moment you go to bed. In the last two weeks alone I have: attended a mentoring course for my students; changed around 60 nappies; attended two meetings with SEN...
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