Owl-themed activities form part of this article about night time, with sensory dens, night bug hunting and a host of other ideas from @karenjkhart.bsky.social

Following a debate on X about #earlyyears #teachers #graduates 👨‍🎓 and their status with a man who refused to believe they exist, Emma Davis examines what it is like to be a early #childhood graduate today, and calls on all staff to advocate for their profession. link in comments 👇

Those new to early years must complete introductory training to register as a #childminder, but this doesn't have to be a qualification, says Tina Maltman in the latest in her childminding series (link in comments 👇)

💡'Teachable moments’ play an important part in spontaneous learning and present unique opportunities for child development, says early years teacher Paula Brown in EYE this week (link below)💡

National guidelines recommend 3 hrs daily of physical activity ⚽🏉🎾🏃‍♀️ for 3-4 year olds daily but are commonly unmet. NEYASP - national early years active start partnership has some suggestions in this month's #EYE (link in comments 👇) @youthsporttrust.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social

🌶️HOT OFF THE PRESS 🌶️ - new issue of EYE for April/May. Featuring articles on physical development from the National EY Active Start Partnership @youthsporttrust.bsky.social @lborouniversity.bsky.social and @literacy-trust.bsky.social on #boys reading with plenty more to come 👇

💭 While the EYFS provides a statutory framework, it is the setting's culture that determines how that framework is lived, with gender roles, location and type of setting, leadership and cohort all shaping a culture, says Paula Brown Link in comments 👇

How much do you know about #Pestalozzi? This founder of modern educational thought was a proponent of child-centred, holistic and humane #earlyeducation back in the 1700s. See the second article from Dr Jo Nair from her mini-series - link in comments👇

The discovery of century old newspaper clippings from nursery founder Marion Blake (pictured left) led to a feature in March's @nurseryworld.bsky.social, featuring Angela Davis @sas-news.bsky.social and archive material from @faberbooks.bsky.social www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/feat...

A trip to the supermarket is a great real-life #earlyyears experience with links across the #ELGs and lots of #understandingtheworld including where our food comes from, people who help us @karenjkhart.bsky.social www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....

Children may forget what we taught them, but they will remember how we made them feel, says Sarah Guscott, in this piece about memory and emotion, inspired by training to help those with dementia www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....

Story trails, nature baskets, book boxes are all great ideas for outdoor storytelling, and don't forget to make use of your local park or woods, as well as your own outdoor space. See our latest from @literacy-trust.bsky.social www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....

Need a handy summary of the raft of new #safeguarding requirements which in last autumn for #childminders? Look no further! Childminding UK's Tina Maltman covers training, confidentiality, employment, allegations, and policies: www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....

Museums can be fabulous immersive spaces to learn and discover, offering everything from replica Victorian streets to Medieval Banqueting halls and steam train rides, says expert Meg Barclay www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....

Is independent play the same as adults stepping back? No, says Lucy Fox in our latest issue www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-fox-... www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....

👇In the 1st article in a new series about Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Dr. Joanna Nair, Director of Education at Pestalozzi International, shares more about his background, history & the origins of his pioneering ideas 🤓 #EYPioneers #EYHistory #earlyyears www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....

2026 has been designated #TheNationalYearofReading 🤓📚 👇Gavin Salmon, from the National Literacy Trust, discusses the importance of #storytelling and shares ways to make the most of #StorytellingWeek in February 📚📖 www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....

📣📣Out now! An exciting new issue of Early Years Educator! 📣📣📰🖥️📱📖 👇🤓Read our new content here🤓👇 www.magonlinelibrary.com/toc/eyed/cur...

❓How many children in your setting are scared of the dark? 🤔 🌃Paula Brown explores children's #fearofthedark, why it might develop and how #EYeducators can help children home and in settings🌠 👉www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10.12968/eyed.2025.24.19.21

The #EYsector is facing many #challenges 👉With the new year David Wright, Ambassador and former owner of Paint Pots Nurseries, sets out his hopes for the sector, and how he would like the Government to tackle these challenges 🤓👇 www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....

❓❓What are your top children's books for 2026? 📚📚 This year is officially The National Year of Reading, to address the steep decline in reading among children and adults 🤓👇Our reviewer Meg Barclay shares her top reads from 2025 to take into 2026👇 www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....

Denmark has one of the longest traditions of EY provision in Europe 🤓 👉As part of this series about EY in other countries, Paula Brown looks at Denmark’s system of early education, including the history, pedagogy, strengths and challenges of the Danish system www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....

📣📣Out now! An exciting new issue of Early Years Educator! 📣📣📰🖥️📱📖 👇🤓Read our new content here🤓👇 www.magonlinelibrary.com/toc/eyed/cur...

🤓Ofsted's new inspection framework came into effect this month 👉Lucy Lewin shares reflections from a pilot inspection at her nursery and suggestions for how to approach inspections #Ofsted #earlyyears #inspections 👉https://doi.org/10.12968/eyed.2025.24.18.24

🦷Alarmingly almost 1/4 of children aged five in England have tooth decay 🪥Read more about research from the BRUSH project, which looked at how to reduce this among early years children doi.org/10.12968/eye...

❄️Feeling the winter blues? 👉Chloe Webster discusses self-care for educators, sharing ways to protect yourself now the cold and flu season is upon us 🤒🤧 www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10.... #Wellbeing #self-care #educators #seasonalblues

📣📣Out now! An exciting new issue of Early Years Educator! 📣📣📰🖥️📱📖 👇🤓Read our fascinating new content here🤓👇 www.magonlinelibrary.com/toc/eyed/cur...

📣It's finally out in the world!📣 So excited that the first episode of This Is Early Years is now live!🤓 I speak to the family of Robert McAleese—one of the first men in the UK to qualify as a nursery nurse, whose career marked a turning point in #eyeducation 🎧 Available now on all major platforms

🌟Nursery World is launching a new podcast! Whether you're in the classroom, planning play-based learning, or navigating the joys & challenges of early education, This is Early Years is your new go-to podcast 👶Real stories🎙Expert voices💡Practical insights 📱First episode Sep 2 on all major platforms

?? Need some suggestions to freshen up you reading corner?? 📚📚 🤓Meg Barclay reviews picturebooks containing tales from other cultures which help children learn more about different festivals & legends from around the world 🌏 #earlyliteracy #earlyreading 👉 www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....

🎶Rosie Walton, early years music specialist and lead practitioner on The Gloucestershire Songscape Project, explores how we can support, develop and champion children's natural inclination for song play 🎶 #EYSinging #EarlyYearsMusic 👇 www.magonlinelibrary.com/toc/eyed/cur...

Amid the #earlyyears #recruitment&retentioncrisis, Hayley Doncom, from Woodhams Farm Day Nursery shares how her nursery reversed their staff shortages, to build a stable, high-quality team 🤓💪 #teambuilding #EYsucess 👉https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/epub/10.12968/eyed.2025.24.17.3

📣📣Out now! An exciting new issue of Early Years Educator! 📣📣📰🖥️📱📖 👇🤓Read our fascinating new content here🤓👇 www.magonlinelibrary.com/toc/eyed/cur...

Are you thinking about becoming a mentor to other members of your nursery team?🤓 👇Sarah Hardwell, from Little Peanuts Day Nursery, discusses being a mentor, and shares tips for anyone considering taking up the role 📚 📚 #EarlyYearsCPD #CareerDevelopment www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....

Something very exciting is happening here….. 🤫🤫🤫 ⁉️What could it be?⁉️ 📣All will be revealed in the next few days! 🤐 #watchthisspace #excitingtimes

📋A survey from the National Literacy Trust shows only 1/2 of parents are reading with their child on a daily basis 📚 👇Katarina Jovanovic & Katie Stepp, from the National Literacy Trust, share ways to encourage reading at home 📖 🤓 #earlyyears #literacy www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....

👇Catherine Lippe from Nursery Kitchen explains how #sensorylearning supports positive relationships with food 🥝🍈🍎🥕🥔 And shares ways to include sensory food experiences into early years practice👇 🍓🥬🌽🥥 #earlyyears #earlynutrition #health www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....

🥦🥕🫘🍒🍇In September new nutrition guidance from the Government will come into effect for #earlyyearssettings🍍🫐🥔🫑 👇Dayna Brackley, from Bremner & Co, shares more about what the updates will mean for settings 🤓👇 www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....

Young children's learning can happen anywhere 🤓 👇Paula Brown, play therapist, explores the opportunities and benefits for #earlyyears children of learning in odd places 👇 www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....

📣📣We have an exciting new issue out now! 📣📣 👇🤓Read more here🤓👇 www.magonlinelibrary.com/toc/eyed/cur...

🥳 We’ve just reached 100 followers! 🥳 Thanks so much everyone! 🎉 You are all amazing 🙌🏻 ✍🏻 Don’t forget to subscribe for more great content every week: www.magonlinelibrary.com/page/eyed/su...

"Impact on" should be banned. 🚫 Often 'impact' contains everything needed 🤓✍️ ❌"..can impact on peer relationships" ❌ ✅"..can impact peer relationships"✅ You don't impact "on", "under" or "besides" unless specifically discussing where a physical impact hit Please stop #petpeeves #editorproblems

👇🤓Dr Gillian Paull explores the #data 📊to see if the proposal to use spare primary school🎒capacity to create 3,000 new nurseries will be adequate 🤔🗺️ #earlyyears #strategicplanning www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....

🤔How do we teach children about #danger and #risk in #earlyyears? ⛔🚦🚧🛑🚨 Paula Brown, play therapist, asks to what extent are children able to manage their own risk, and how can we encourage this? 👇 www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10....

So excited that @earlyyearsed.bsky.social will be sharing in the celebrations! 🥳🎉 If you're there come say hi 😁 🤓Or come listen to the live #podcast I'll be hosting for Nursery World with WMC training 🎤🎙️ 📍The People and Careers Stage ·⏰ 1pm #NWBigDayOut

❓Wondering how to use #AI in your setting? 🤔💻🖥️📱 Lucy Lewin shares recommendations for how #earlyyearseducators should approach #AI, to make use of its benefits but ensure it doesn't erode high-quality provision 👉https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10.12968/eyed.2025.24.15.13

Have you seen your Editor will be hosting @nurseryworld.bsky.social's and YPO's #free webinar next week? 👉Supporting EEC for infants under two 👶🍼 🗓️8 May ·⏰ 12:15p.m 👉Don't miss it! Register now: tinyurl.com/5dr4ey6a

So you've heard about eating your five a day🥕🍎🫑🍇🥦 But do you know about #plantpoints??🤔🍒🥜🫘 Catherine Lippe from Nursery Kitchen, explains what they are, why #plantpoints matter & how settings can ensure children eat a varied diet 👉www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/full/10.12968/eyed.2025.24.15.1

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