Early Years Educator

Going back to the roots of early years education - Nursery World Newly unearthed archive material reveals how childcare first became recognised as a skilled occupation in the UK. By Hannah Crown

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 | Early Years Educator A visit to the local supermarket is a rich opportunity for cross-curricular learning, says Karen Hart, who provides games, songs, craft, maths and story activities which link to the Early Learning Goals

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....

Lessons from dementia-friend training | Early Years Educator Children will remember feelings over actions, and educators have to respond with their emotional security in mind, says lecturer Sarah Guscot

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....

Activities for taking reading outside | Early Years Educator Moving stories, songs, and rhymes outdoors can support rich storytelling, says Catherine Timbers, early years specialist at the National Literacy Trust

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....

Safeguarding 2026: guide for childminders | Early Years Educator What do childminders need to know about safeguarding in the wake of the revised EYFS? Tina Maltman has this handy guide

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....

Tiny time travellers | Early Years Educator Meg Barclay, Learning and Community Development Manager at Heritage Doncaster, shares more about how settings can make use of museums to support learning in the early years.

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....

Rethinking the adult role in play | Early Years Educator Lucy Fox, Assistant Headteacher and Head of Foundations at Stoke Primary School, explores the role of the adult in independent play, and discusses what effective adult involvement should look like in provision, verses adult withdrawal.

Is independent play the same as adults stepping back? No, says Lucy Fox in our latest issue www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-fox-...
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The making of Johann Pestalozzi | Early Years Educator In the first article in a new series all about Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Dr. Joanna Nair PhD, Director of Education at Pestalozzi International, shares more about Pestalozzi's background, history and the origin of his pioneering ideas.

👇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
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Telling tales | Early Years Educator 2026 has been designated The National Year of Reading. In the second article of this series, Gavin Salmon, from the National Literacy Trust, discusses the importance of storytelling and shares ways to make the most of Storytelling Week in February.

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 📚📖

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Early Years Educator: Vol 24, No 20 Early Years Educator (EYE) is essential reading for anyone working with children aged from birth to five-years-old.

📣📣Out now! An exciting new issue of Early Years Educator! 📣📣📰🖥️📱📖

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❓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🌠

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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 🤓👇

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❓❓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👇

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Early years in Denmark | Early Years Educator Denmark has one of the longest traditions of early years provision in Europe. In the third article in this series all about early years in other countries, Paula Brown looks more closely at Denmark's system of early education, including the history, pedagogy, strengths and challenges of the Danish system.

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
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Early Years Educator: Vol 24, No 19 Early Years Educator (EYE) is essential reading for anyone working with children aged from birth to five-years-old.

📣📣Out now! An exciting new issue of Early Years Educator! 📣📣📰🖥️📱📖

👇🤓Read our new content here🤓👇

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The reality behind the reform | Early Years Educator In November Ofsted's new inspection framework came into effect. Lucy Lewin, founder and CEO of The Profitable Nursery Academy, shares reflections from a pilot inspection at her nursery, and suggestions for how to approach inspections for setting leaders, as well as policy makers.

🤓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

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Daily BRUSHing | Early Years Educator Sam Watt and Professor Peter Day share more about research from the BRUSH project, which looked at how to reduce the level of tooth decay among early years children

🦷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
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‘Self-care is about sustainability’ | Early Years Educator Chloe Webster, early years practitioner and writer, discusses self-care for early years educators and shares ways to practice self-care in order to protect yourself now the cold and flu season is upon us.

❄️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 🤒🤧
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#Wellbeing #self-care #educators #seasonalblues

Early Years Educator: Vol 24, No 18 Early Years Educator (EYE) is essential reading for anyone working with children aged from birth to five-years-old.

📣📣Out now! An exciting new issue of Early Years Educator! 📣📣📰🖥️📱📖

👇🤓Read our fascinating new content here🤓👇

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📣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

World stories | Early Years Educator Meg Barclay, education consultant and early years reviewer for the School Library Association, reviews picturebooks that contain tales from other cultures and help children learn more about different festivals and legends from other countries

?? 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
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Early Years Educator: Vol 24, No 17 Early Years Educator (EYE) is essential reading for anyone working with children aged from birth to five-years-old.

🎶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
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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

Early Years Educator: Vol 24, No 17 Early Years Educator (EYE) is essential reading for anyone working with children aged from birth to five-years-old.

📣📣Out now! An exciting new issue of Early Years Educator! 📣📣📰🖥️📱📖

👇🤓Read our fascinating new content here🤓👇

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Reflections of a mentor | Early Years Educator Sarah Hardwell, Nursery Director at Little Peanuts Day Nursery and Forest School, discusses the experience of being a mentor, and shares tips for anyone considering taking up the role

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

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Something very exciting is happening here….. 🤫🤫🤫

⁉️What could it be?⁉️

📣All will be revealed in the next few days! 🤐

#watchthisspace #excitingtimes

Words for life | Early Years Educator A recent survey from the National Literacy Trust shows only half of parents are reading with their child on a daily basis. Katarina Jovanovic & Katie Stepp, from the National Literacy Trust, share ways practitioners can support parents to encourage more reading and chatting at home with their children.

📋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

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Widening palates through playful exploration | Early Years Educator Catherine Lippe, nutritionist at Nursery Kitchen, explains how sensory learning supports positive relationships with food, and shares ways to include sensory food experiences into early years practice.

👇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

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