February 2019 - Monthly Archives

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Choosing staff time clock software for childcare business

Cheqdin Childcare Software
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 or...

The benefits of heuristic play and treasure baskets

Cheqdin Childcare Software
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 their...

Tag: early years, nursery management,

How to write incident reports in childcare or writing ouch reports

Cheqdin Childcare Software
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. W...

Tag: accident and incident reporting, early years, nursery management, ofsted, starting your own childcare business,

Cheqdin Childcare Software
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...

Tag: activities for kids, early years,

Ofsted Early Years Inspection Framework 2019 for Early Years

Cheqdin Childcare Software
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 ...

Tag: early years, ofsted,

Cheqdin Childcare Software
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 might...

Tag: grit, growth mindset,

benefits of sensory play : messy sensory play

Cheqdin Childcare Software
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 w...

Tag: activities for kids, early years,

Cheqdin Childcare Software
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 activities...

Tag: activities for kids, early years,

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