As I thought about this article, I found myself wondering about the sights, smells and sounds that Jesus would have had all around him in Joseph’s carpenter’s shop. Would there be chat between father and son as Joseph encouraged Jesus to hammer pegs or to smooth a plank? What was it like to have the
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Mr Noah\’s nursery school has been on an exciting journey. Moving from their original home, A Rural Kindergarten (the ARK) is now fully outdoors. You can hear all about this story in Peter Michell\’s webinar. Tickets and the link are available through Eventbrite HERE. Listen to Heart Preschool share their experience of the recent Ofsted
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We know that each of the children in our care is uniquely created by our loving God and Father and that He has a plan and a purpose for each of their lives. We know that their needs and interests and learning styles will be different. Psalm 139 says: “For You shaped me, inside and out. I am Your unique creation…… Every detail of
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Imagine that one day someone you love and trust says to you \”today you\’re going to a special place where you will have to stay on your own. You\’ll really like it and it will help you get ready for when you go into your care home in a few years. You\’ll soon make friends
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In this recording, Angela Msumba, manager and owner at Hear Preschool, talks us through her recent inspection. This was their first post registration inspection and we are delighted to celebrate Heart Preschool receiving GOOD in all areas. Wonderful achievement Team Heart x To access the recording – click here
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Addressing the Centre\’s Emotional Climate Adapted from Attentive & Attuned: Knowing and Serving in the Early Education Program, pp. 37-49 (Baer, Maher, Leak) Attunement begins with me. I can be intentional about forging relationships with the individuals in my class. But to cultivate those attuned relation ships and to display the posture that draws children
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Now the Lord God had planted a garden in Eden, in the East; and there he put the man whom he had formed. Genesis 2:8 The importance of the learning environment is very widely acknowledged. The influential ECERS programme is explicit: it is the Early Childhood Environmental Review which prompts our reflection on all that
A glimpse into the classroom of Elise Hopkins When early years educators speak of the field in a comprehensive context, it is impossible to ignore the trends and accomplishments of settings in the global south. New Zealand, a gem in Oceania, gently leads the way with their quiet insistence to connect, support and develop the
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Observing Young Children The role of observation and assessment in early childhood settings S Smidt, (2015). Abingdon: Routledge. Smidt offers us in the short compass of 90 small pages an introduction to the subject which makes reference to almost everything. The important names are all there: Piaget, Vygotsky, Bruner and so on. There is reference
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O Lord. You have searched me and you known me! You know when I sit down; and when I rise up. You discern my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Psalm 139: 1-3 In Psalm 139 we find a beautiful description of
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