Learning and development
Assessment
- Foundation Years: Early Years Assessment Resources
- What does assessment mean in the EYFS
Progress check at age two- Know how guide- Guidance to provide support for early years practitioners when completing the early years foundation stage (EYFS) progress check at age 2.
- Department for Education early years vodcast: Progress check at age two
- Foundation Years Progress Check at age two
Babies
- Click here to hear from Active Angels Day Nursery and their approach to helping children settle in to nursery.
- Responding to Babies’ Cries – A Guide for Early Years Educators – Foundation Years
- The Importance of Positive Interactions on Baby Brain Development – Foundation Years
- Community Playthings – baby resources
Curriculum
- Building a curriculum
- Cultural Capital – Early Education article
- Cultural Capital – Webinar – Early years Alliance
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Prime areas
- 5 a day – Star Poster
- Solihull SLCN Pathway document (updated)
- Solihull SLCN Pathway document (updated) word
- Solihull SLCN Pathway Full version 2023
- Solihull-SLCN-training-recommendations-2023-2024
- Emotional wellbeing during transition
- SMBC EY Transition Principles 2020
- Solihull checklist for transition
- Solihull Speech, Language and Communication assessment recommendations
- Try This First! Speech and Language Therapy Team Observation checkpoints
- Solihull Natter Matters Poster
- Letters and Sounds phase 1 recording sheet
Specific areas
🎵 Music resources from Solihull Music Service 🎵
- Solihull Music Service Information and 4 Simple Scarf songs
- Hello Song, Body Warm Up and Simple Shaker Songs
- 4 Simple Instrument Songs
Parents
- Reception- delayed entry to school…key info
- Solihull Reception admissions -application checklist
- Liaison Form – Early Years Settings to Solihull Health Visiting Service
- Promoting Early Education, Solihull Flier 2021
- Taking your child to an early years setting, Government flier 2021
- What to expect in the EYFS
- Five to Thrive in Solihull
- Solihull Parenting Support