Childcare is an extremely demanding career, but it can be very rewarding; however, more and more childcare professionals are leaving the childcare industry. Here are the top 5 reasons why childcare practitioners leave the childcare industry. The Long working hours A lot of day nurseries are open for around 10 hours a day and with […]
Early Years
Benefits of Attending Parenting Classes
Are parenting classes worth the time and money? The new and only slightly familiar world of parenthood can be understandably quite daunting for first-time parents. Even with the knowledge and experience from your own childhood years and how you were parented by your primary caregivers, raising your children is an entirely different undertaking. For one […]
What Is The Best Baby Play Gym?
Here Are Our Top 5 Baby Play Gyms A baby play gym is on the list of every new mum’s wish list for her baby. A baby play gym is one of those toys that can help save a mum’s sanity in the first few months of parenthood. When holding and nursing a baby 24/7 […]
Stress In The Childcare Industry
Why Working In Childcare Can Cause Stress Working in childcare is like any other job as at times it can be stressful. There is a lot of pressure put on to childcare practitioners, managers and childcare setting owners which can cause a lot of stress. Stress is a health issue that is often left undiagnosed, […]
6 Free Online Childcare Courses
Are you looking for free online childcare courses? There are a lot so of free online courses for childcare but when it comes to free online courses then the Open University is probably one of the best places to go and learn and seeing as all these childcare courses are free you will have nothing […]
Should Parents Continue To Pay Childcare Fees?
Has Your Nursery Asked You To Continue To Pay CHildcare Fees? I am part of a lot of parenting groups and also a lot of early years groups as well, and I have been reading about a lot of nurseries that are closing due to the government orders but are still asking for parents to […]
Should Nursery Practitioners Get Paid The Same As Teachers?
The UK government is being pressured to put early years and nursery practitioners on the par with teachers in not only status but with pay also. A report has found that poor pay and the ever-increasing workload and the low status of is pushing early years staff/ nursery practitioners out of the early years sector. […]
What Is EYFS? The Basics…
EYFS is short for Early Years Foundation Stage so you can see why we shorten it to EYFS. However, you are probably here because you want to know what EYFS means. The EYFS was created under the Childcare Act of 2006. The EYFS framework is all about the development, learning and the welfare of all […]
Nurseries Will Close After A Hike in National Wage
The proposed national wages rises are likely to cause significant damage across the early year’s sector. Sajid Javid announced at the Conservative Party Conference that there would be an increase in the National Living Wage to £10.50 within the next five years. At the time of writing this, the National Living Wage for people aged […]
8 Reasons Why Parents Choose a Nursery
How to Choose a nursery When the time comes for parents to choose a nursery, it can be a very stressful time as many factors contribute to making the right decision. Some parents choose nurseries for different reasons, and it’s always good for nurseries to be aware of what these reasons are. Here are a […]