The Early Years & Childcare Blog
Expert insights, practical tips, creative activities, ideas and inspiration to enhance your early years practice—explore it all on the Cheqdin Blog.
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June 24, 2021
Top Summer 2021 Activities for Your Kids to Enjoy
It's been an interesting year, to say the least. We are all tired of it and ready for this pandemic to be over. Many children have taken a hit to their social and emo...
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June 10, 2021
Understanding Early Years Pedagogy
In the UK, several frameworks and building blocks exist when it comes to primary early years education. They form the basic, concrete learning framework we must follow. T...
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May 20, 2021
5 Tips To Promote Summer Learning for School-Age Kids
Summer vacation is a fantastic time to make memories with your children and enjoy a relaxed schedule free from homework. However, children can lose some of their academic...
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May 06, 2021
What’s New in Ofsted’s Updated Early Years Inspection Handbook?
With Ofsted resuming full graded inspections from the 4th of May 2021, here is what you should know about the new changes to the early years inspection handbook.
A new...
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April 22, 2021
Cheqdin Launches a Full Online Payment Solution for Childcare Providers
And yes, it’s finally here! We have tied up with PayPal to create a complete online payment solution for childcare providers.
Along with our offline and direct d...
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April 08, 2021
Little Steps to Build Your Childcare Business Post-Covid
A day at a time, we have all survived a year that came with its own plans. As we finally prepare to move out of lockdown, let’s take a look at some small steps chil...
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March 25, 2021
Temporary Changes in Funding to Support Childcare Providers in England
The latest announcement from the Department for Education could bring a slight respite for childcare providers across England. As opposed to calculating funding based on ...
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February 25, 2021
Managing Challenging Behaviour in Children During the Pandemic
One of the biggest challenges childcare providers have been facing through the pandemic is dealing with newfound emotional and behavioural changes in children.
From be...
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February 11, 2021
Ways to Promote Social and Emotional Health in Preschoolers
As parents of young children, one thing most of us are unprepared for is how to deal with the evolving emotional demands of these little people with big personalities. Ev...
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January 28, 2021
5 Tips for Virtual Circle Time with Preschoolers
Who would have imagined we would see a day where teachers would sit across a screen managing a class of chirpy preschoolers, deftly navigating technology in a way t...
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