EYFS Digest : October catch-up 2022

Lorelli Mojica
Lorelli Mojica
Digest Content Writer - EYFS

If you have a few minutes to spare, why not catch upon what you may have missed in Twinkl Digest EYFS?

DfE has reiterated its £180 million package of support to help children in early years

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This week The DfE published information about funding of around £180 million for early years. Up to £180 million of government funding has been earmarked to support the early years sector. This has been said to follow government commitments to make improvements to enable more flexible and affordable childcare for which the work is continuing to happen.

Should early years settings celebrate Halloween?

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Do you celebrate Halloween with children in your setting? Early years settings vary in their approaches to Halloween, and there is no wrong or right answer as to whether or not it should be celebrated in the early years.

Early years apprentices: Cheap labour or valuable learners?

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Apprentices are worth their weight in gold for settings & the future of the EY workforce. Something or someone has inspired every single early years apprentice to begin their journey in early years but during this journey some feel overwhelmed & undervalued.

Early years education in schools could replace struggling PVI settings suggests Children's Commissioner

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Report published last week by Children's Commissioner suggests that the solution to private, voluntary and independent providers’ problems may be to gear early years education more to schools. 

Coping with perimenopause in the workplace

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Many don’t talk about it, and often suffer in silence at work, but what is perimenopause, and how does it impact so many in the workplace?

How transitional objects can help young children with separation anxiety in early years

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Did you know the value of transitional objects to help young children cope with separation from their main carer?

Is Liz Truss about to abolish ratio rules in EYFS settings?

Liz Truss may abolish early years ratios

In an attempt to ‘make childcare cheaper’, will Liz Truss abolish all childcare ratios?.

'I'm dyslexic and it's the big thing that motivates me to stay in teaching'

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Kelly Harris, a dyslexic teacher, shares her experiences with Twinkl Talks EYFS.

How to support children's understanding of animal empathy in EYFS

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How can adults support children to approach their environment and animals with kindness and empathy rather than hate or fear?

Schools urged to help food banks through Harvest Festivals

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School Harvest Festivals may be crucial to support emergency action to help those in food insecurity.


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