A campaign by parents to make sure all nursery staff are qualified in pediatric first aid is being debated by MPs in parliament The e-petition was started by Dan and Joanna Thompson because their daughter died in nursery after choking. More than 100,000 people signed. Millie’s Trust was set up in memory
Supporting children with Special Education Needs and Disability during the festive period Children with SEND find it difficult to deal with change, during the festive period children are not necessarily in their normal routine of going to school etc, this can cause children to become very anxious and unsettled. Below are
Practitioners working in an Early Years setting should be observant of promoting positive male inclusive practice. 1) LOOK AT THE WORLD FROM THE CHILD’S POINT OF VIEW Most children need a male role model who care a great deal for them, therefore staff will need to interact with theses
Ofsted plan to bring in paid-for inspections that will cost around £1,300 to £2,500. Ofsted will prioritise settings with a background of ‘satisfactory’ or ‘requires improvement’ grades who want a paid-for inspection. Currently, early years settings with this grade can be locked out of access to funding for two-year-olds, therefore
The DfE are brainstorming a potential new project to help advance the outcomes for young children in disadvantaged areas. They are reaching out to early years providers who may be interested in joining the new project. There are various aims of the project such as: making sure there is more
The minister believes ‘more could be done in terms of innovation’ to help parents save money as many early years settings do not reach the capacity of children on a Monday or Friday. Mr Gyimah was trying to boost this process along by giving evidence to the House of Lords
Current inspections are functioning at a lower level however, the levels of good and outstanding given by Ofsted in the early years sector has increased. Latest Ofsted figures show that 80 per cent of most recent inspections carried out by Ofsted were judged good or outstanding. However, in the latest
‘Common Inspection Framework’ Guide The aim is to standardise the inspection procedure to make it easier to compare different provisions. If schools, academies or any other further skills providers were judged good at their last inspection, they will then be inspected every three years. The new Common Inspection Framework The
Ofsted announce that there will be a new ‘Common Inspection Framework’ for all early years settings, schools and academies. Providers will be given information in the summer-term as to what they can expect to happen what the changes the new framework will bring. The frameworks target is to make the
New recommendations suggest children should be given lessons on how to brush their teeth properly in early years settings, due to poor oral hygiene. In some deprived areas in the UK, poor dental health is rife. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) suggest introducing a new scheme
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