Pauline Milsted 6/28/23 Pauline Milsted 6/28/23

School Readiness Report - June 2023

We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who participated in our school readiness survey, we could not have written and published our first ever official report from Growing Together Developing Early Years…

Pauline Milsted 4/28/23 Pauline Milsted 4/28/23

School Readiness Series: What is School Readiness?

With last week being the day that expectant parents across the UK find out what primary school their children had been accepted into the term ‘school readiness’ has come back into focus. ..

Pauline Milsted 2/17/23 Pauline Milsted 2/17/23

British Science Week 2023

As a director of the company I passionately believe that every child has a scientist within them. And it is our job to nurture children’s natural curiosity about the world around them….

Pauline Milsted 10/31/22 Pauline Milsted 10/31/22

Numeracy November 2022

Today is the launch of our very first ever Numeracy November. Numeracy skills are the basic skills or knowledge to apply mathematical knowledge practically in everyday life experiences…

Pauline Milsted 5/10/22 Pauline Milsted 5/10/22

Part Two: Teaching Colours in the Early Years

Part two of our blog series that explores teaching colours in the early years. Find out more here.

Pauline Milsted 9/27/21 Pauline Milsted 9/27/21

Promoting Good Oral Health in the Early Years

September 2021 brought with it the introduction of the New Revised Framework in the Early Years. This has included a new requirement to the safeguarding and welfare requirements to promote good oral health of children. This does not mean overnight we are expected to become dentists or that we should be checking children’s teeth, however there are many ways that we can support children’s oral health.

Pauline Milsted 3/23/21 Pauline Milsted 3/23/21

How to Write Quality Observations in the Early Years

Pauline Milsted 1/16/21 Pauline Milsted 1/16/21

Sensory Play in Early Years Settings and Covid-19

Sensory play is an important part of children’s exploration and learning and this blog shares some ideas of supporting sensory play in the current pandemic.