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How to put the BOOK, back into World BOOK DAY?
Over the years, World Book Day has sadly become more about dressing up, than the love of books & appreciation of stories. Families across the country get stressed at t...
Read articleWorksheets, why they cast a shadow on Early Years?
At The Curiosity Approach, we are transforming Early years practice & pushing back on the Academics & testing of young children. Worksheets ARE a test. A record of their achievement to ...
Read articleHow to create Rhythms and routines at home
As we all find ourselves in challenging times, how can we look to survive time isolated at home with young children? Anxiety levels may be high for adults and young children, therefore ...
Read article5 tips to get Early Years outdoors
At The Curiosity Approach, we look to embrace the great outdoors and the natural unfolding of a child. In this difficult time of a pandemic and children returning to schools and Early Ye...
Read articleWhat do Curiosity Approach® settings look like? The transformational journey .
Are you curious about The Curiosity Approach®? Keen to see how you too can make change within your own setting? To see the transformational journey of Early Childhood settings who have embarked upo...
Read articleWhy ‘Beauty' is needed in our Early Childhood Centres?
Beauty is innate within us all. Young children are very aware of this and are drawn to it too! Our resources and presentation that we offer within our settings should reflect beauty; from the d...
Read articleHow can we encourage curiosity in Early Childhood?
We are all born with the innate skill of curiosity, that strong desire is there, present in the baby from birth. It is our job as Early Childhood Educators to inspire and nurture an inquisiti...
Read articleDo Curiosity Approach® settings have displays?
At The Curiosity Approach® we are advocates for calm, neutral backgrounds for any displays to let learning shine through, making it become visible! But also we do this to create a sense of calm...
Read articleHow can we encourage cultural diversity in Early Years?
At The Curiosity Approach® our aim is to ensure cultural diversity is truly and deeply embedded within a Curiosity Approach® setting and we seek to encourage other educational settings t...
Read articleHow can I use soft furnishings in Early Years during the Pandemic?.
Children need ..... As new EYFS reforms emerge, as Covid guidance for England, Early Years is being interpreted to extremes. It’s important to remember that after 3 months of lockdown ( mor...
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