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13/08/2022

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09/07/2022

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School readiness?
Is my child ready for school?

September is fast approaching with many children getting ready to start school.
This can be a nerve racking time for so many and we need to make the transition as stress free as gentle as possible. For parents and child 🥰

Let’s take the focus OFF practicing writing their names whenever possible! 🙏🏼 ( because this is NOT school readiness & it won’t assist a child, on their first day in school)

We understand the pressure parents feel as their children starts school, it’s daunting and we want to get them ahead, we want to give them the best possible start.

But focusing on ‘handwriting’ and getting children to practice writing their name, is not necessary in preparation for school!

Here is a quote below from the Ofsted document ‘Are you ready’ 2014

It won’t matter if a child can recite the alphabet, count to 100 or write their name on the first day of school.

It won’t matter if they know all their letters and you have been primed to sound them out !

Ability to make friends, confident to separate from you, the main carer will make their first day much easier.

Can your child communicate their needs. Can they open their lunch box independently ? Get into their snacks, access their drink bottle without asking for help?

Let’s remember, your child won’t know their new teacher ( maybe they’ve only met them on a couple of brief occasions )

So a child maybe nervous or reluctant to ask for help!

So forming letters on a page and having the ability to write their name isn’t going to assist them as they navigate through the school day.

Readiness for school is not academics, it’s a competence, confidence and independence within a child.

Let’s empower children with the skills they WILL need! To be as independent as possible and have the ability to make FRIENDS !

If your child went to nursery or a childminder this is what the practitioners having been helping with all this time.
Ever secretly though “ They are just playing, why aren’t they formally teaching my child?”

Omg! This is the best thing they could of done for your child 🙌🏼

Play is the brains favourite way of learning, and Early Years actually goes on until the END of reception year ! So actually your child needs to KEEP on PLAYING. ( even after reception year)

Your child’s setting have been doing an incredible job to prepare your child for school ! 🙌🏼🏆

Remember, Just because your child maybe starting school - they are still that small child who were at nursery or the childminders in July!
They don’t suddenly change or metamorphosis because they start school

School is a PLACE

Children don’t need ‘school readiness’
Schools need new children readiness.

Finally, Did you know starting school in other countries doesn’t begin until a child is 7 & is far more beneficial! 🙌🏼

So let’s relax, enjoy the summer

Share this post to anyone who might need to hear these reassuring words ♥️

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03/07/2022

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I receive requests asking to share this one from time to time and thought you might appreciate this wonderfull share today. 💗😘 Don’t forget to LOVE the child within you.

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30/06/2022

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via Creative Child Magazine

18/06/2022

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10/06/2022

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01/06/2022

We at SCC find this incredibly interesting, thanks again CA 💕

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17/05/2022

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12/05/2022

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06/04/2022

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29/03/2022

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Sand play doesn’t always have to big humongous sand pits that uses up a wealth of sand!

Sand doesn’t have to be knee deep to enjoy the experience.

Sand CAN also be a thin layer allowing play on a smaller scale.

Yes, playing at the beach or a big sand pit outside is a great opportunity for gross motor development, Movement on a BIG scale. 🎉

But what about the child who doesn’t want to get sand between their toes? The child who likes to play quietly and at a gentler pace ?

What about the child who seeks solitude or refuge from the larger groups of children. Who uses quieter sand play as a therapeutic process.

Look at our recycled picture frame ( glass removed)

▪️Small paint brushes
▪️Feathers
▪️Sticks
▪️Decorators brush
▪️Tooth brush
▪️ Honey spoon
▪️Mushroom brush
▪️Spoons
▪️Containers
▪️ Salt and pepper pots
▪️Icing sugar/ chocolate shaker duster
▪️Tea cups and saucers

Did you know when you join our Curiosity Accreditation in April you get our Pocket size course on ‘SAND’ for FREE

Want to learn more from us? Direct from the horses mouth?
To understand more about The Curiosity Approach?
A modern day pedagogy that’s sweeping the UK & beyond 🙌🏼🎉

A beautiful recipe book of the great pioneers, theorists of Early Years education, stirred together by mindful educators.

We are proud to stand on the shoulders of giants and share our practice from our own Early Years settings.
4 nurseries in Birmingham UK and now thousands of Academy members across the globe 🌏

Not ready for the Accreditation ? But need something more in your budget ?
What about £17 for these short pocket size courses? Nine to choose from !

https://the-curiosity-approach-lounge.thinkific.com/