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In light of the constant hubbub of excited morning chatter, or the hurried gathering together of belongings in an afternoon, visiting the cloakroom can sometimes be the most chaotic part of the school day. As a result of all this general commotion, they can also often be a high risk area for slips, trips and… Continue Reading 🢂
Here at Edusentials, we appreciate that teachers are constantly striving to find new ways to engage and educate their children whilst making sure their classroom reflects a fun learning environment. With a view to this, our latest blog looks at breaking the supposed “fourth wall” of education, and providing educators with new and enticing ways… Continue Reading 🢂
Imaginative Learning Alongside key skills like mathematical understanding and social reasoning, imaginative development is a core aspect of children’s education, particularly at the pre and primary school stages. Imaginative play is not only fun and relaxing for the children, but it’s also linked closely to their social development and can help boost their vocabulary. Traditionally,… Continue Reading 🢂
A Lot to Learn The existence of the EYFS statutory framework stresses how important the curriculum is in the nursery and pre-school stages and sets the standards for the learning, development and care of babies and children up to school age which is vital to your child’s ongoing development. It’s during their time in nursery… Continue Reading 🢂
Halloween lanterns come in all different shapes and sizes and can be made from any manner of materials. Traditional lanterns are made from Pumpkins where the insides of the Pumpkin are scooped out and a face or decorative pattern is carved into the outer skin. Lanterns can also be made from mason jars which can… Continue Reading 🢂
It’s the season when Mother Nature puts on her most magical display of colour. Trees become a riot of every imaginable hue of brown, orange and gold and the last remnants of green can still be seen in the odd leaf that refuses to acknowledge the turning of the season. It’s a season of change when… Continue Reading 🢂
As we embark on Autumn, – the season of change, it’s when leaves turn from green to russet red and brown and animals prepare their larders ready for the onset of winter. It is also the time of year when children dip their toe in the water of potential new schools as some look to graduate… Continue Reading 🢂
Many adults have an aversion to mud. It sticks to your shoes, inevitably finds its way onto your living room carpet or gets spot welded to the floor of the car and can be guaranteed to make a mess of the lawn you’ve spent all summer cultivating. So why is it that children absolutely love… Continue Reading 🢂
Our October customer focus is on Footprints Child Care in Bamber Bridge, Preston, a family business managed by Nichola. Having started on a career in childcare in 1999 Nichola (a mum herself) developed her skills in good people management and team development, qualities she recognised as being key to running a nursery setting, and an… Continue Reading 🢂
Finishing Up Over the past few days, we’ve published a short series of blogs centred around the theme of social development and play. Starting with the home, we examined how role playing items can help children to understand and replicate household roles, teaching them about things like cooperation and teamwork along the way. We then… Continue Reading 🢂