Articles in Childcare & Education
EYFS Characteristics of Effective Learning
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) sets out three characteristics of effective learning: playing and exploring, active learning, and creating and thinking critically. This article explores the characteristics, why they are important, what they mean …
Linking Your Work to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
What is the EYFS?
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is statutory framework which sets the standards for the learning, development and care you provide for you’re the children you look after. To ensure you meet …
EYFS Learning & Development
Section one of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Framework sets out the learning and development requirements. These include prime and specific areas of learning and development, and the Early Learning Goals, as well as …
Understanding & Supporting Multilingual Children’s Language Acquisition
This article explains some of the theories behind the way children acquire second and subsequent languages and how you can support them.
Children developing a second language follow a recognisable pattern which is very similar to …
Including Multilingual Children in Your Setting
The idea of having a child in your childminding setting who does not speak English, or your own home language, may seem daunting. Here are some tips to help you successfully include children that speak a range of languages.
Reading Aloud with Children
A lot of time and money is spent in the school education system to teach children to read. Many children however are still not reading well. One …
