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Notes from the preschool
Honest answers to the questions parents ask us most, written by people who spend their days in wellies rather than at desks.
EYFS and Learning
School readiness: what your pre schooler needs before Reception, and what she does not
An early years view of school readiness: the skills that genuinely help before Reception, the ones that do not matter yet, and why you can put the workbooks away.
Parenting
Settling in: what the first two weeks really look like
An honest walk through settling in at nursery: the first visit, the first goodbye, why crying at drop off is normal and what your child's key-person actually does.
Nursery News
What Ofsted actually looks at, and what our rating means for your child
A plain guide to the Ofsted nursery inspection: the four judgement areas, what inspectors do on the day, what the ratings mean and how to read a report as a parent.
EYFS and Learning
What is the EYFS, in plain English
What is the EYFS? A plain English guide to the Early Years Foundation Stage: the seven areas of learning, learning through play and the checks at two and five.
Parenting
How to choose a nursery: eleven questions worth asking on the tour
How to choose a nursery with confidence: eleven questions on ratios, key persons, settling in, food, safeguarding and fees, and what good answers sound like.
EYFS and Learning
30 hours funded childcare: what you actually get and how to claim it
Who qualifies for 30 hours funded childcare, how to apply for your code, term time versus stretched offers and what the funding does and does not cover.
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