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April 29, 2019

Kindergarten: The Story Behind

To many, kindergarten is an American version of a preschool or nursery, but with a strange German name. Did you know kindergarten has its origins in Germany and was...

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April 23, 2019

Department for Education to Invest £6.5m for Early Language Development in England

A £6.5m investment funding from the Department for Education is set to help disadvantaged children under the age of five with their early speech and communication ...

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April 15, 2019

The Importance of Encouraging Curiosity in Children

From clever quips and brilliant observations to a barrage of questions that catch you off guard, curiosity in children can come dressed in many fascinating guises. ...

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April 04, 2019

The Dos and Don’ts of Online Safety for Early Years

According to Ofcom's recent survey on Children's Media Use and Attitude (2018), 52% of 3-4-year-olds use the internet for an average of 9 hours every week and 45% 3...

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March 28, 2019

How to Teach Persistence to Preschoolers

‘Tis a lesson you should heed - Try, try again; If at first you don't succeed, Try, try again. Then your courage should appear; For, if you will persevere Y...

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March 25, 2019

Childcare and Early Years Lexicon

From au-pair and childminder to the interchangeably used preschool, daycare, day nursery and kindergarten, we take a look at some of the commonly used terms in chil...

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March 21, 2019

5 Common Mistakes Start-Up Childcare Businesses Make

1. Going for a complex business model A cardinal mistake many start-up childcare businesses tend to make when shaping their business model is – providing too man...

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March 18, 2019

Why is Constructive Play Important in Early Years

From cardboard-crate-turned-pirate-ships, kitchen-roll-tube telescopes and muddy trenches in the fields to meticulously built lego police stations, constructive pla...

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March 11, 2019

A Peep into the Evolution of Early Childhood Education

Early childhood education (ECE) is the education of children from birth until the age of eight. As these formative years mark the most rapid phase of brain developm...

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March 07, 2019

Tips for Managing Preschool Billing

To most people, managing preschool billing begins and ends with the collection of payments. However, as any business owner who's ever been there would admit, the co...

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