Index of Leadership and Management Articles
Partnership with Parents: a guide for parents
This leaflet introduces parents to the idea of working with the setting for the benefit of their child and everyone involved.
April 26th, 2011
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Children who Bite or Hit!
This leaflet on biting and hitting is designed to let parents know what happens in a setting if a child bites or hits and how the child is supported. We offer ideas for parents on how to help their child, and reassure parents and carers that this is quite a common phase in the development of young children.
March 3rd, 2011
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Aiming High for All Our Children
Standard 7 states that EYPs should have high expectations of all children and a commitment to ensuring that they can achieve their full potential. In this article, Bernadette Duffy, Head of Thomas Coram Children's Centre in Camden, explains why it is so important to have these high expectations, and to let children know that we believe they are capable, confident learners.
March 2nd, 2011
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Partnerships with Parents: Guide to Creativity in the Early Years
Continuing our series on sharing information with parents about early years provision, Juliet Mickelburgh creates a leaflet on "Being Creative" for you to adapt according to your own practice and ethos.
February 3rd, 2011
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Parents' Guide to Problem Solving with Young Children
A leaflet for settings to make available to parents about encouraging discussion and the development of thinking skills through simple, everyday problem solving activities.
January 11th, 2011
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"Well, we do newsletters and have a parents' evening.....that's enough isn't it?" How to review and improve our relationships with parents.
Most practitioners work in early years settings because they want to work with children; few go into early years professions to work with adults. And yet, the work with parents is a key feature in each successful setting and for each effective practitioner.
November 23rd, 2010
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Risk taking leaflet for parents
Following her article on young children and risk taking, Juliet Mickelburgh has created a leaflet explaining to parents why risk taking is an important part of child development.
September 28th, 2010
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Outdoor Play Leaflet for Parents
A leaflet for settings to make available to parents explaining why outdoor play is so important.
May 27th, 2010
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Partnership with Parents: Out and About with Your Child
Another leaflet in our series for you to share with parents and carers. This time, we look at enjoyment and learning within the local environment.
March 12th, 2010
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Recent Ofsted Reports (part 4): Looking at the EYFS theme of Learning and Development
The final part of our series on inspectors' recommendations and judgements in recent Ofsted reports.
March 11th, 2010
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