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Support ‘Teacher Support Cymru’
Early Learning HQ is based in the wonderful city of Swansea so we take a particular interest in all things relating to teaching in Wales. I thought I’d use the blog to...
Learning through play literacy slump
I recently wrote a blog post with a very brief overview of two competing attitudes towards free flow play. I thought I’d follow this up by mentioning an article I read...
The impact of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) – Ofsted report
Last week a survey assessing the impact that the Early Years Foundation Stage has had on provision and developmental outcomes for young children was published. Based on v...
Encouraging cultural diversity in the early years
David Cameron’s speech last week regarding what he sees as the relative failings of multiculturalism in the UK put issues of cultural diversity back in the spotlight. T...
Speech and language difficulties
I went to see the King’s Speech the other day and it made me think about developing resources to help those with speech and language difficulties. Anyway, when I got ho...
Factors to consider when choosing books to promote positive images
1) What roles do the male and females play, are males always dominant, leading characters? E.g. boys active and positive, girls passive and following. 2) In w...
Government cut backs and policy changes affecting early childhood education
Here at ELHQ we strive to offer quality free teaching resources for parents, primary schools and nurseries across the world. We work with teachers on a day to day basis a...
The Importance of Free-Flow Play
There is a lot of debate at the moment about the importance of learning through play. Against this backdrop we thought we’d take a brief look at the traditional notion...
Developing Personal, Social and Emotional Learning with Treasure Boxes
Just a quick note to draw attention to an idea that was featured in Nursery World magazine back in September. Someone sent this article to me recently and I thought it wa...
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