Learning and development

Assessment

• Development Matters   Development Matters – GOV.UK  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/development-matters–2   Development Matters is for all early years practitioners, for childminders and staff in nurseries, nursery schools, and nursery and reception classes in school. It offers a top-level view of how children develop and learn.
• Birth to Five Matters  Learning and Development – Birth To 5 Matters
  https://birthto5matters.org.uk/learning-development/
  Birth to 5 Matters provides non-statutory guidance for practitioners. It has been developed using previous EYFS guidance, updated to reflect more recent research.
• 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
  • Course: Creating an inspiring baby room environment

Curriculum

• Building a curriculum
• Cultural Capital – Early Education article
• Cultural Capital – Webinar – Early years Alliance

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Prime areas

• Early years | EEF   https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-evidence/early-years
  • The Evidence Store includes key themes for young children’s learning and development. As a living resource, the store will be continually updated with additional evidence, written examples, and videos.
• 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

• Numbers and patterns long term planning form
• Mathematical vocabulary for Early Years

🎵 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