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Development Matters: A landscape of possibilities, not a roadmap
by Nancy Stewart
How many times have you thought that it would be easy to use Development Matters as a 'tick list'? Which managers have had heated meetings with staff who say that 'ticking off' aspects makes it so much easier to plan next steps? I know that here at…
Podcast: Advice on opening your own Nursery
Ben and Jules chat with Curtly Ania, nursery owner and mentor for others who are on the journey to opening their own early years setting. Curtly shares practical advice and inspiration, including some of the key things to consider if you are thinking…
Teacher, Varinder Kaur Johal, reflects on 10 years as an educator
In this reflective article, teacher Varinder Kaur Johal responds to the question ‘is your role as a teacher evolving and how has it changed?’ after a decade as an educator.
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Safer Sleep Cot Question
With the new Safer Sleep guidance, it provides a list of British Safety Standard codes so we can check that our beds and matresses meet these. We recently purchased sleep pods for the baby room which were very expensive but their BS code does not match any of those on the list. Does anyone know if the sleep pods can be used for babies both under and over twelve months old? -
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Medicine, incident and bumps and bruises from home forms
Are these forms that can be added or the option for us to add the forms we use in the settings for staff to complete online and parents to be able to sign? -
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Tapestry App Update – Version 1.0.2
A new update to the Tapestry Education Platform app (v1.0.2) is now live across all operating systems. This release focuses on performance improvements and bug fixes to make everyday use smoother and faster, particularly when working with media. What’s improved: Media uploads now display progress, so you can see exactly how they’re progressing Faster uploads for media captured within the app Improved loading speeds when navigating throughout the app If your app is not set to update automatically, please download the latest version from your device’s app store. Please note: On Amazon devices, the update may take up to 24 hours to appear.
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