4 Nov , 2015 | Child Development, Parenting, Training and Development
Babies are receptive to open minded learning and are more connected in the brain than adults, mainly due to more neural pathway’s being available in the young brain than in the adult brain. As we get older our brains strengthen in the areas most often used and weaken...
12 Jun , 2014 | Child Development, Parenting
The following is a guest post (the second in a series of three) from Carla Saunders the founder of Parenting From The Inside Out. Carla is an experienced and qualified child behaviour expert (ex NHS). She can help parents to first understand and then to find solutions...
13 Feb , 2013 | General, Parenting
With the weather being so cold and snowy many parents are having a hard time getting their kids out and about in Cheltenham to engage in activities. So we at Circus Day Nursery wanted to give you some ideas for fun and productive things you could do with your...
14 Sep , 2012 | Child Development, Parenting, Training and Development
We promised in our last blog post more detail for you on the revised, simpler framework for the EYFS that was implemented on 1 September 2012. First off what is the Early Years Foundation Stage? Here’s an excerpt from an article published by education.gov.uk… ‘The...
5 Jul , 2012 | Nutrition, Parenting
It might seem like inviting your small child to cook with you could create more Kitchen Nightmares than even Gordon Ramsey has experienced, but… Here are just a few reasons why teaching kids to cook is a good thing: If kids contribute to the creation of a healthy meal...
15 Nov , 2011 | Child Development, Early Years Education, Parenting
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 this is...