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Guest Blog – A Christmas Themed STEM Experiment
I thought a fun experiment that you could try over the winter could be dancing jingle bells. For this experiment, you would need a vase of any shape, but I have found a largish transparent one works best, if you don’t have a vase you could use mason jars or ordinary glasses, you would need a bottle of clear lemonade or sparkling water, you would also need some medium sized jingle bells about 20mm, ( though rice/beads/popcorn would work just as well) Ask your pre-schoolers or Key Stage 1 children to gather around. They could either sit around the table or stand. I always find being flexible with seating arrangements…
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Two Nursery Manager Talking – Episode 3 – Curriculum
Sarah and Glenn, Two Nursery Managers, are back again. In this episode, they are talking about Curriculum. What does the word actually mean, and how does it relate in practice? Most importantly, how do you get the team on board with it?
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The one about “Early Years PE” with Josh Candy
It was brilliant to welcome Josh Candy back to Circle Time The Early Years Podcast. Since we last spoke, Josh has set up his own company specialising in delivering meaningful, relevant and exciting PE sessions for nurseries in the South London area...
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The one about “Representation” with Lorraine Kara
Season 3 of Circle Time The Early Years Podcast continues, and what a guest we have this week. Nursery Manager Lorraine Kara speaks to Glenn about the importance of being seen, heard, and supported by others in Early Years management, particularly as...
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The one about “STEM” with Sandra Beale
I this first episode of Season 3, Glenn is learning more about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) from the brilliant Sandra Beale. Just how early and age can you do STEM activities with children?
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Guess what?
We are now an approved CPD Provider, registered with the CPD Group. Have you checked out the training that is available from Glenn? Head over to the TRAINING page now.
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Two Nursery Manager Talking – Episode 2 – Wellbeing
Continuing their chats about life as Nursery Managers, Sarah and Glenn touch on the subject of Wellbeing in the Early Years. This very broad subject touches on the lives of managers, practitioners, children and families and why it's important we look...
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Two Nursery Managers Talking – Episode 1 – Safeguarding
Welcome to the first episode of Two Nursery Managers Talking, brought to you by the people behind the highly successful Circle Time The Early Years Podcast. In this series, nursery managers Glenn and Sarah discuss various topics that affect managers...
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Baby Massage Training
I’m absolutely delighted to announce that I will soon be offering Baby Massage training for settings.Keep an eye on my socials for more information.
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Why Chatter Really Matters: How the pandemic has delayed communication in children.
Ask anybody who worked in Early Years through the pandemic if they have noticed a difference in the speech and language abilities of the children and you will hear a resounding yes. Amongst the many pieces of research being undertaken since the hight of the pandemic, the one that alarms me the most is concerning the state of children’s speech which, according to a survey by ICAN (now Speech and Language UK) in 2021, has impacted over 1.5 million children of all ages.I think we can agree that the lockdowns had a huge impact on the way children socialised, and this social isolation (if you will) has had a huge…
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