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Operating as usual
12/10/2022
Did you know that we now have a new training page?
Follow us for regular updates and a brand-new network of Early Years professionals!
Please note: this page will soon be terminated.
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30/09/2022
We have a new training page! Follow us for regular updates and a brand-new network of Early Years professionals!
(please note: this page will soon be terminated)
https://www.facebook.com/Acorn-Early-Years-Training-108892061970292
We have a new training page!
Follow us for regular updates and a brand-new network of Early Years professionals! (please note: this page will soon be terminated).
https://www.facebook.com/Acorn-Early-Years-Training-108892061970292
Acorn Early Years Training Acorn Training is part of Acorn Early Years and provides high quality training and consultancy for childcare professionals working with and caring for babies and children in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
01/02/2022
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Promoting Positive Behaviour (for parents) - places still available to book for this course below, please do book early to avoid disappointment. We look forward to hearing from you.
01/02/2022
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Basic First Aid for parents course - spaces still available, book early to avoid disappointment.
24/09/2021
Training Session: Ellie Collar, a SEND and development specialist delivering an "Identifying Early Warning Signs of SEND" course on the 18th November at our Training Centre.
Parents and keyworkers often have questions about how to tell when they are concerned for a child; how can they be sure if this is a typical stage of development or if there is a need there that could be supported? A key responsibility in the Code of Practice for Early Years SENDCos is ensuring that their setting identifies when young children may have additional needs, and supporting their keyworkers to carry out quality initial assessments.
How do you best find out about a young child’s development? You go and play with them!
This course looks at fun practical games and play situations that practitioners can create with their children to observe and understand in more depth where their developmental stages might be in:
- underlying play skills
- speech and language skills
- sensory and motor skills
- social and emotional skills
and through play and observation be able to identify next steps to give the right support.
24/06/2020
Acorn Early Years Foundation
Not long to go now until the new Acorn Day Nursery, YMCA, Central Milton Keynes open's on July 13th!
Start before October you will get 25% off your first months nursery fees!
To register your interest in a nursery place please email [email protected] or contact the Nursery Manager Kirby on 07908 892257.
18/06/2020
Acorn Early Years Foundation
We are so excited to announce that our new Acorn Day Nursery, YMCA, Central Milton Keynes will be open on July 13th!
This brand new nursery will provide high quality, affordable childcare and early years education for children from the age of four months to four years in the heart of the city centre.
And if you start before October you will get 25% off your first months nursery fees!
YMCA Milton Keynes
To register your interest in a nursery place please email [email protected] or contact the Nursery Manager Kirby on 07908 892257.
21/04/2020
Acorn Early Years Foundation
If you enjoyed listening to ‘Room on the Broom’, maybe you can go on a magical adventure of your own? Scurry around the garden or hunt around your house to find treasures to add to your stick.
Can you create your own magical spell?
Which ingredients would you add?
Can you think of words that rhyme?
Maybe you could have a go at making your own story? Gather a selection of items and see if you can create a story from what you find.
We would love to see your creations in the comments below.
Join the witch and the cat on their adventure through the skies as they make new friends along the way. 🧙♀️ 🧹 💫
20/04/2020
Acorn Early Years Foundation
If you can’t wait until bath time to enjoy some bubbly fun, here are some ideas to enjoy out in the sun ☀️💧
Splish, splosh, splash, rub a dub dub, who is that in the tub?
Are you feeling hungry like the very hungry caterpillar?
On Friday the hungry caterpillar ate through five oranges. If you could choose five foods to eat today, what items would you choose?
Maybe you can collect a selection of food items, draw pictures of your favourite foods or use play food, if you have some and retell your own version of the story.
If you could be an animal or insect, which one would you like to be?
Let’s see which items the hungry caterpillar chose to eat each day of the week...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75NQK-Sm1YY
We are proud to be open, supporting key workers and vulnerable children.
Thank you to our fabulous staff from our Kents Hill Nursery for sharing a little happiness to brighten up the weekend 🌈
06/04/2020
Acorn Early Years Foundation
Did you like our 'Jungle Boogie' song?
Would you like to make your own jungle animals or create a Jungle for your animals at home.
Here are some ideas for you to try...
Have you been down to the Jungle recently? Join in with our 'jungle boogie' song and see if you can think of any other animals you can add.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a....Dog!
Tune in for this morning’s story and join Sid on an uplifting adventure that only the magical feeling of happiness can bring.
Are the skies filled with clouds where you live?
Why not find a comfortable place to sit and watch the clouds float by. Can you find a cloud shaped like a dog shaped balloon?
A cloud spotting activity sheet can be found in the comments.
Have fun and stay safe 😊
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWbPsFDGBDw
Great video today from George!
Many of you may recognise George as he regularly visits our Westcroft nursery.
Do you know a song about a little turtle called Tim?
Join Daniela as she sings “I had a little turtle” and find out what happens when Tim has a bath!
If you’d like to have some bubbly fun, look in the comments where you will find an activity card to make your own bouncy or foamy bubbles.
Can you catch your bouncy bubbles in your hands?
Maybe you can make some bubbly cakes with a tea set or simply enjoy the sensory experience the soft foamy bubbles bring.
30/03/2020
Acorn Early Years Foundation
For those of you who enjoyed this morning's nursery rhyme - I'm going to build a house, you may like to have a go at building a house of your own.
You may choose to use building blocks, tin cans, sticks or stones...
What can you find for the roof or windows?
Once you have built your house, I wonder who is going to live inside?
Maybe you can tell someone a story about your building and who you chose to live inside.
Here is an activity sheet with some ideas of what you may choose to use to build a house.
Happy Building!
27/03/2020
Acorn Early Years Foundation
The sun is shining and the skies are clear. Perfect weather to open the windows for fresh air or step into the garden to enjoy listening to or making your own music.
We hope you enjoyed the pizza song this morning, beautifully sung by our very talented staff!
If you’d like to make your own musical instruments, here are some activity cards with different ideas for you to try. Maybe you can build a sound maker using your own ideas!
Whatever you decide, just remember to have lots of fun and laughter 😊
It is a beautiful sunny day outside, so why not venture out to your garden and listen to or make some of your own music?
This afternoon we will be sharing some ideas on how to make your own instruments from things found in your home.
For now, I hope you enjoy a song loved by many children: The Pizza Song!
Maybe you can have a go at making your own pizza! https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/mini-top-your-own-pizzas%3famp
26/03/2020
Acorn Early Years Foundation
If you watched our nursery rhyme video this morning, you may like to make your own monkey or crocodile sock puppet!
Find an old clean sock, any size is fine. Then take a walk around your house or garden to hunt for different things to add to your puppet.
Maybe you can find some buttons for eyes or wool for hair or a moustache!
I wonder what else you can find for other features?
Attached are some instructions on making your own sock puppet.
Have fun making and playing with your sock puppet!
We would love to see your puppets in the comments below.
25/03/2020
What can you find in your garden? Or, if you are staying inside, what can you find in your house? Take a walk around, collect lots of different resources and make a collage of what you found...
You can create a 2D collage on paper/card, a 3D collage using clay/playdough, or you could use an old photo frame to make a collage to display in your house!
Attached are some instructions on making a natural collage using only natural resources, but this activity really can be done with anything!
If you do not have any clay or playdough, then this is really easy to make at home, just following these instructions:
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/playdough-recipea
24/03/2020
Acorn Early Years Foundation
It is another lovely day outside, so again why don't you get out in to your gardens, or go for a local walk for your daily exercise if you do not have a garden (remember to practice social distancing by staying 2m away from others and stay only with members of your household), and make a magic wand! You could even make a wand for everybody in the family so that you can join the wizarding world. Attached is our instruction card on what to do.
01/02/2020
Acorn are pleased to announce that Vanessa Dooley will be coming to Milton Keynes to deliver ‘Are you ready for your inspection? On Tuesday 17th March from 18.30-20.30.
Vanessa is an independent early years consultant and shares her wealth of knowledge and experience through training.
In 2018 Vanessa became a #1 best selling author of ‘Are you ready for your inspection?’
Places are now available to book via our website https://www.acornearlyyears.org.uk/book-training
01/02/2020
Last month Greg Bottrill came to Acorn to deliver ‘Can I go and play now?’ Acorn are pleased to announce that Greg will be returning to Milton Keynes in June 2020!
More details will be available soon.
17/01/2020
17/01/2020
Last few places remaining. Places can be reserved via our website: https://www.acornearlyyears.org.uk/book-training
16/01/2020
Acorn are pleased to announce upcoming dates for the following Early Years and Safeguarding training courses.
Can I go and play now? with Greg Botrill
Monday 20th January 18.30-20.30.
Safeguarding: Designated Lead. with Tammie Redman
Tuesday 21st & 28th January 2020 18.30 - 21.00 - Two evenings
Childminders network and training hub- Sensory play with Becky Watanabe
Wednesday 22nd January 19.00-21.00
Safeguarding: Designated Safeguarding Lead for Children - Knowledge & Skills Update with Tammie Redman Thursday 23rd January 18.30-21.00
Understanding & Implementing the EYFS with Becky Watanabe
Saturday 25th January 9.30-12.30
For more details and to reserve your place, please visit our website:
https://www.acornearlyyears.org.uk/book-training
acornearlyyears.org.uk Do you know what course you would like to attend and when you would like to attend it? Then click here to make your booking!
07/01/2020
Acorn are pleased to announce that Greg Botrill will be coming to our Training Centre on Monday January 20th 2020.
Greg Botrill is an experienced Early Years Practitioner and author of his best selling book, ‘Can I Go and Play Now?’
Places can be reserved via our website: https://www.acornearlyyears.org.uk/book-training
30/12/2019
Acorn are pleased to announce that Greg Botrill will be coming to our Training Centre on Monday January 20th 2020.
Greg Botrill is an experienced Early Years Practitioner and author of his best selling book, ‘Can I Go and Play Now?’
Places can be reserved via our website: https://www.acornearlyyears.org.uk/book-training
23/12/2019
Acorn are pleased to announce that Greg Botrill will be coming to our Training Centre on Monday January 20th 2020.
Greg Botrill is an experienced Early Years Practitioner and author of his best selling book, ‘Can I Go and Play Now?’
Places can be reserved via our website: https://www.acornearlyyears.org.uk/book-training
03/12/2019
23/11/2019
Acorn are please to announce the launch of our Childminders Training and Networking Hub.
The next session is focused around understanding the characteristics of effective learning, quality of teaching, observation and assessment. This will be on Tuesday 26th November at our training centre in Westcroft, Milton Keynes.
Unfortunately, Childminders can feel isolated, with little or no support at times when they need it most. Figures reveal more and more childminders are sadly leaving the profession, and we want to try and provide the support and guidance you need to help keep your passion alive.
We have been working with MK Focus to arrange the following focus sessions. We are hoping the sessions will be valuable to your CPD in addition to providing you with opportunities to connect with other childminders.
Becky is an Early Years Consultant and Trainer who achieved outstanding in two consecutive Ofsted Inspections in her former childminding profession. Becky will be leading the training and networking sessions, and welcomes any questions and/or suggestions.
Email:
[email protected].
Mobile Number: 07872 470267
Places can be reserved via our booking page:
https://www.acornearlyyears.org.uk/book-training
Please come along and help us to make your group a success!
23/11/2019
Level 3 Certificate for Forest School Leaders
This accredited level 3 qualification is perfect for anybody that would like to be able to set up and deliver a full forest school programme in their setting.
Explore our website for more information about our Forest School qualifications https://www.acornearlyyears.org.uk/Pages/Category/forest-school-qualifications
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