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An author’s insight – how books can aid emotional literacy
by Hannah Peckham
Author Hannah Peckham shares her reflections on how books can support children's emotional literacy.
Podcast: Supporting positive nutrition in the early years
Jack and Jules chat with Hannah Dolan, food development specialist, about the importance of early years nutrition, the role early years settings play, the many challenges for families, and tips to support parents and carers to encourage children to l…
Amplifying Young Voices in UK Children’s Literature by Winsome Duncan,…
Children's author and publishing house CEO, Winsome Duncan discusses how we can ignite children's innate story telling talent and creative expression.
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Key person and staff about me page
Hi @Christina Smith, Not at the moment. I'm afraid these are features that haven't been introduced yet. But rest assured we'll update this post when we have an update about either. 🙂 Best wishes, Alexandra -
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Summer 2025 - Early Years Courses & Events offered by Dorking Nursery school
Hi Please follow this link Dorking Nursery School - Early Years Courses and Events to access details of courses being offered this summer by the Dorking Nursery school Sue Admin Team -
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Allergies and Permissions
The management system has some really great features, we currently use Connect Childcare but are keeping up to date with Tapestry improvements with a view to moving over as it develops more. It would be good to have a box to tick if a child has any allergies and then somewhere to write what the allergies are so the staff can all see this. Also a section for permissions would be useful. Our registration form has a number of questions which parents tick yes or no to, for example "can your child have nappy cream applied", "can you child have sun cream applied", Can staff apply plasters", "can you child have face paint".... etc. A printable report for meals would also be useful - one which has the children's names on who are having lunch, grouped into which room they are in. One last thing which I think has already been mentioned, is emergency contacts which the staff can see easily from the register. Thank You -
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Check an early years qualification
Early years managers can now use the new digital service Check an early years qualification to quickly verify whether staff qualifications meet the requirements for staff:child ratios in England. The new service can be accessed at https://check-an-early-years-qualification.service.gov.uk/?utm_source=bedford&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=la This free GOV.UK tool allows managers to check a qualification’s approval status by entering key details such as: • course start date • level • awarding organisation At the end of the process, a clear outcome is provided, which can be printed for your records. Why use the new service? Using the new Check an early years qualification service: • saves time during recruitment and HR processes • supports workforce planning ahead of the September 2025 expansion of funded childcare entitlements • reduces confusion when checking qualifications- 1
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