Monthly Archives: February 2019
cheqdin
February 28, 2019
4 tips to choose a staff time-clock software
Time clock software come in all shapes and forms these days. You get them as free stand-alone products; as part of full-fledged management software packages; with o...
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cheqdin
February 25, 2019
What you should know about heuristic play
Children are at their happiest when given space to explore. They scuttle around their environment touching, handling and chewing on anything they can grab with thei...
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cheqdin
February 21, 2019
The whys and hows of writing incident reports for childcare
Of all the documentation you wish you didn’t have to do as a childcare provider, incident reports aka ouch reports could be sitting right at the top of the list. ...
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cheqdin
February 18, 2019
8 circle time activity ideas for preschoolers
When you have a group of chirpy preschoolers with attention spans averaging 10-15 minutes (20 at best!), you won't have a choice but to arm yourself with a massive st...
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cheqdin
February 14, 2019
Ofsted’s education inspection framework 2019: what’s in it for early years?
The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) has now released the draft for its Education Inspection Framework for 2019. The new framework has been developed in a...
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cheqdin
February 11, 2019
Are you raising a mentally strong child?
Mental strength is often confused with a person's ability to suppress their emotions. Holding back tears, putting on a brave face when in pain or being defiant migh...
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cheqdin
February 07, 2019
Is sensory play really worth the mess?
Sensory play can get quite messy.
Wrestling nasty stains. Shampooing off sticky bits of goo from their tangled locks. Removing mysterious pieces of debris from the...
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cheqdin
February 04, 2019
Activities for a snowy day
Before the pristine white layers of fluffy goodness turn into the not-so-magical mounds of slushy grey mess, here’s a round-up of some exciting snow day activitie...
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