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Unrivalled early years insight and expertise CORONAVIRUS: LATEST UPDATES AND ADVICE for everyone in the early years community October 2020, £4.95 BUMPER ACTIVITY SECTION nurseryworld.co.uk IN THIS ISSUE  Stay One Step Ahead Packed with an essential mix of expert advice, examples of good practice and great ideas to implement in your setting, Nursery World will provide you with all the information you need, helping you stay informed of all the key developments in policy and practice. Nursery World has a key focus on:  Ideas and activities for the curriculum  Research on child development  Guidance on inclusive practice  Revisions to the EYFS, the increased emphasis on ‘quality of education’ and curriculum, and the coronavirus pandemic. From £11 per month #StandUpForEarlyYears JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN for everyone in the early years community September 2020, £4.95 CORONAVIRUS: LATEST UPDATESAND ADVICE nurseryworld.co.uk IN THIS ISSUE  The revised EYFS guidance: what it means for best practice First thoughts How hospital role play taught children about our bodies Doctor's orders FREE practice Making a success of mixed-age groups curriculum inclusion management The adult role in supporting learning eyfs in schools poster Rethinking the Reception curriculum Growing up, part 6: looking after teeth A guide to autistic spectrum disorders A new series on reassessing CPD Three easy ways to subscribe magsubscriptions.com/nurseryworld subscriptions@markallengroup.com 0800 137 201 Stated subscription rates are based on a monthly credit card payment. Annual Direct Debit subscription price for ‘Print & Website’ or ‘Digital Membership’ packages is £102; ‘Full Membership’ package is £141. Postage and packaging is included. Includes a 30-day money-back guarantee
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AWARDS 2021  ORGANISATIONS Nursery Group of the Year Kids Planet North West and Midlands Top in Nursery World’s Nursery Chains 2021 quality table, the Kids Planet group, which offers more than 10,000 places across 75 settings, puts children’s interests at the heart of all its work. Staff are encouraged to repeat the mantra, ‘what are we doing and why’, to help them reflect continuously on individual environments, experiences, and activities they create for children. Children are engaged and challenged across all settings, from role-play areas enhanced by real items and clothing to fully qualified chefs in kitchens preparing fresh, wholesome food to reflect diverse cultures. Carefully considered outdoor environments are filled with sensory learning experiences, offering children a home beyond the four walls of the nursery and away from any technology. The group’s dedicated SEND team is passionate about ensuring all children have HIGHLY COMMENDED Kindred Nurseries At Kindred Nurseries, a team ethos and the passion and determination among staff are what makes the group special. Many staff members have worked with the company for over 30 years and have seen huge change both in their settings and across the childcare landscape. Meanwhile newly-recruited apprentices will talk with just as much energy and passion about what drives them and how they live and breathe the group’s shared mission to create inspiring Innovation and a clear vision for development. Demonstrable delivery of quality practice, strategy, benefits of scale, attention to staff development and business planning and operation” – judge the best start in life. Working with parents and children alongside nursery SENCo’s, the team consistently upholds high aspirations for those with additional needs and embeds practices that improve outcomes. Meanwhile, working in partnership with parents is crucial for learning and development at the group, and the ‘You Said, We Did’ template allows staff to share feedback with families to demonstrate how they have responded to ideas. During the pandemic, several nurseries continued weekly intergenerational meetups with care home residents via Zoom, while others delivered hampers to volunteers at Covid vaccination centres. Staff members are continually learning and reflecting on their practice and knowledge. Succession plans and training pathways are embedded as part of every team member’s journey, and the group delivers a wide range of training courses and worlds full of awe and wonder. During the pandemic, the Kindred Nurseries teams have opened their nurseries as hubs for local key workers, spent hours on Facebook Live running storytelling sessions, home-learning activities and singalongs for children, and been hailed as ‘superheroes’ by families who have relied on them at this difficult time. One judge praised, ‘a clear vision for raising the profile of early years and giving children and families the very highest quality of provision.’ skills assessments through its internal Training Academy, which gained Main Provider status on the Register of Accredited Training Providers in March 2020, enabling Kids Planet to offer its Outstanding apprenticeship training both internally and externally. As part of the Government’s Kickstart scheme, the group has helped 30 young people launch a career in the early years since the programme began in March. Across all Kids Planet settings, 100 new trainees have also been enrolled in a range of courses, from traineeships to Master’s degrees. ‘Mindful Moments’ activities are used by staff and children alike to support positive mental health and well-being, while employees are encouraged to talk and are signposted to external support where appropriate. Starting with expansion into Oxford, taking over the University of Oxford’s five existing nurseries in July, Kids Planet plans to expand to more than 200 nursery settings by 2026. FINALISTS Cherubs Nurseries Fledglings N Family Club Spring by Action for Children Sunbeams Day Nursery CRITERION Open to UK nursery groups with three or more settings www.nurseryworld.co.uk NurseryWorld Awards | 9

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Unrivalled early years insight and expertise

CORONAVIRUS: LATEST UPDATES AND ADVICE

for everyone in the early years community

October 2020, £4.95

BUMPER ACTIVITY SECTION

nurseryworld.co.uk

IN THIS ISSUE 

Stay One Step Ahead

Packed with an essential mix of expert advice, examples of good practice and great ideas to implement in your setting, Nursery World will provide you with all the information you need, helping you stay informed of all the key developments in policy and practice. Nursery World has a key focus on:  Ideas and activities for the curriculum  Research on child development  Guidance on inclusive practice  Revisions to the EYFS, the increased emphasis on ‘quality of education’ and curriculum, and the coronavirus pandemic.

From £11 per month

#StandUpForEarlyYears JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN

for everyone in the early years community

September 2020, £4.95

CORONAVIRUS:

LATEST UPDATESAND

ADVICE

nurseryworld.co.uk

IN THIS ISSUE 

The revised EYFS guidance: what it means for best practice First thoughts

How hospital role play taught children about our bodies Doctor's orders

FREE

practice

Making a success of mixed-age groups curriculum inclusion management

The adult role in supporting learning eyfs in schools poster

Rethinking the Reception curriculum Growing up, part 6: looking after teeth

A guide to autistic spectrum disorders A new series on reassessing CPD

Three easy ways to subscribe magsubscriptions.com/nurseryworld subscriptions@markallengroup.com 0800 137 201

Stated subscription rates are based on a monthly credit card payment. Annual Direct Debit subscription price for ‘Print & Website’ or ‘Digital Membership’ packages is £102; ‘Full Membership’ package is £141. Postage and packaging is included. Includes a 30-day money-back guarantee

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