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Lots of fun things happening @hull_libraries this Summer!
Lots of interesting conversations and facts being presented today #AllInItTogether
Hands up if you love coming to Nursery whilst your Mummy goes to school! @boulevardcentre #EarlyYears #ParentsAsPartners #SupportingYoungMumsInEducation
Our art gallery of masterpieces is starting to fill up nicely #EarlyYears #Artists #Creative #Masterpieces
Our children have enjoyed using snips to make marks in cabbage leaves today! #EarlyYears #FineMotor #Cutting
One of our lovely students from @CentreSullivan has created a wonderful crochet masterpiece for one of our babies! As you can see she absolutely loves it! Thank you ❤️
It was just sobering having 200 EY professionals in one room. The focus…
The Child
It was just the best day and I am so glad to be a part of it. Great work @thrivetrust_UK @HumberEdTrust 👍
Reclaiming pedagogy, how wonderful to have 200 Early Years practitioners in the room to talk about what really matters for young children !
It has been a wonderful and inspiring day at the @thrivetrust_UK @HumberEdTrust Early Years Conference! Some excellent key note speakers @SwailesRuth was incredible! #EarlyYears
👂Go on a listening walk and see if you can hear any signs of spring 🍃Listening - and being able to distinguish one sound from another - is an important part of learning to talk. #listening #earlycommunication #ey
(📷: @WoodlandTrust )
We’re all having a wonderful time celebrating #WorldBookDay2024 #EarlyYears #TheGruffalo #WinnieThePooh
How to make the most of sharing books & stories:
⭐Make up voices & sound effects
⭐Use exaggerated gestures & facial expressions
⭐Find everyday props to support the story
⭐Chat about the story & pictures
⭐Encourage movement & exploration!
⭐Have fun!
#EarlyLiteracy
We’ve had a very exciting day holding and stroking our baby chicks 🐣 the children have all taken great care of the chicks and know to use gentle hands! #EarlyYears #Chicks #KindHands
Our chicks have hatched and the children have enjoyed being very gentle with them! We cannot wait to begin to let the children hold them next week 🐣 #EarlyYears
We’ve got chicks 🐣 @livingeggsnw the children are going to be super excited! #EarlyYears #LivingEggs
Today we had a very special delivery from @livingeggsnw we cannot wait to see our eggs hatch! #EarlyYears 🐣
“Children demonstrate high levels of confidence as they move around the nursery to explore the wide range of resources accessible to them.“
“Children learn what is acceptable, and how some behaviour can upset and hurt their friends.”
“Children know what makes them similar and different and learn to respect and appreciate diversity in the wider community.”
“Children settle quickly on arrival.“
“Staff support children’s independence excellently.”
“Staff skilfully support children to manage their feelings and to teach them right from wrong.”
“The enthusiastic manager successfully leads a motivated, well-qualified team of staff.”
“Children establish strong bonds with the nursery’s staff.”
“Children display keen interests in their play and are eager to join in.”
“Children behave courteously at the table and demonstrate high levels of confidence in social situations.”
“Younger children learn the names of objects and match animals to the sounds that they make.”
“Staff ask children questions about their play and children respond appropriately.”
“Staff place a strong emphasis on developing children’s speech and language
skills.”
“Staff incorporate children’s interests and learning needs into activities, which help to highly motivate children to learn.”
“Babies confidently explore. They choose to join in activities with two-year-old children.”
“All children, including those who speak English as an additional language and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress.”
“Staff prepare healthy food on site and children eat heartily.”
“Leaders place a strong emphasis on monitoring children’s attendance.”
“Staff discuss healthy eating and children develop a strong understanding
of the importance of healthy lifestyles on their physical well-being.”
“Staff work
closely with parents to make referrals if needed, to quickly seek support from
other professionals.”
“The manager and staff monitor children’s
progress successfully.”
“Staff introduce a word of the week and a book of the week, which helps to thoroughly embedded children’s knowledge and understanding.”
“Children develop
their creative skills as they identify their own facial features and draw self-portraits.”
“Staff use sign language and pictures when communicating with children to help those less able to understand.”
“Childrens behaviour and their attitudes to earning are outstanding.”
“Children have consistently positive attitudes to their learning and keep trying.”
“Parents appreciate the support and ideas to help them to continue their
children’s learning at home.”
“Parents feel
that their children’s needs are met and that they progress well in their learning.”
“Staff have consistently high expectations of children.”
“Staff engage children in small-group activities that focus on
reducing gaps in their communication and language.”
“Staff accurately identify aspects of children’s development where they need additional help and implement targeted support.”
“Leaders work
very closely with parents to promote children’s attendance and place the utmost importance on children’s welfare. “
“Parents speak positively about the care which their children receive.”