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Jungle Themed Activity Ideas
The jungle is always a very popular early years topic and there are lots of different crafts activities, songs, games and recipes that you can incorporate into this theme...
Space Themed Activity Ideas
Outer space is always a very popular topic in the early years and there are lots of fun craft ideas and recipes out there to help you turn your classroom into an alien pl...
Winning the Tidying Battle with Child-Friendly Storage
Now, you may not be able to win the war, but you can make a valiant effort to stay on top of the tidying battle....
Is My Child Dyslexic?
When I was at school in the 50s and 60s I was called stupid by many of my teachers who gave up on me. Now ‘dyslexia’ is the ‘in’ word....
Sensory Play Ideas from Pintrest
Following on from my very popular blog post about Sensory Play Activity Ideas, I thought it might be a good idea to have a look through Pintrest and see what other fun id...
Preparing for your Ofsted Inspection – Areas of Focus for EYFS Providers
The current Ofsted inspection framework for providers of the EYFS in all early years’ settings (with the exceptions of schools which follow a different inspection frame...
ELHQ’s Favourite Inspirational Quotes
Over the last few months our designers have been putting together a really nice collection of quotes written in beautiful typography which you can print out and use in yo...
Just Because a Child CAN does it mean they SHOULD?
A young mum proudly told me that her 18 month old son was really clever and ready for nursery. She sat him in front of the iPad and he promptly demonstrated how he could...
Malorie Blackman as the New Children’s Laureate
On 3rd June Waterstones announced the new children’s laureate as Malorie Blackman, author of the award winning series Noughts and Crosses....
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