Author Archives: Sue Wilson-Porterfield
What Does the EYFS Mean to You and Your Child?
The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is a single quality framework to support children’s learning and development from Birth to 5 years (end of child’s reception year). The framework recognises that there is a developmental continuum for children and … Continue reading
Article from The Economist With Interesting Study Results on Working Mums
Have you seen this article from The Economist? entitled Work and parenting: Motherly love? It provides the result of a study conducted at the University College London on child development and working mothers with results that might just surprise you. Have a … Continue reading
Posted in Child Development, Early Years Education
Tagged returning to work, working mothers
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Benefits of Outdoor Play at Circus Day Nursery
The world once offered an array of free play to young children. Children used to have more access to the world in a less restricted way, whether it was playing in the streets, parks, fields and forest areas. Children could … Continue reading
Posted in Child Development, Early Years Education, Life at Circus
Tagged childcare, day nursery, play
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MP’s Suggest Ofsted Should Be Spilt in Two
This recent article from the Parenta Blog raises awareness to Ofsted as a services regulator and its ineffectiveness to function on a large scale. Read the complete article here.
Healthy Eating at Circus Day Nursery
Jamie Oliver inspired many of us, with his national education campaign in schools, to improve standards in supporting parents with healthy eating options for children. So what better way to start educating children than in the formative years…. First and … Continue reading
Posted in Life at Circus, Partnership with Parents
Tagged cheltenham, childcare, day nursery, healthy school dinners, nutrition
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Welcome to the Circus Day Nursery Blog
Our aim with starting this blog is to provide parents with informative support and knowledge in relation to nursery life, and in caring for children aged from three months to five years (school age) in general. I know as a … Continue reading
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Tagged cheltenham, childcare, day nursery, returning to work
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