Look out for the next edition of Early Days coming soon. With a focus on Self-Regulation there are articles by Tamsin Grimmer, Dr Andrew Lockett and Rev Peter Michell which all help us understand more about this important topic. Need a copy? Our partners receive copies as part of their membership – sign up to support us HERE Or you…
Autumn conferences First a chance to tour the ARK for Mr Noah’s and see for yourself how this wonderful rural kindergarten has developed from an open field. 10 September 2022 Kent.Then visit Heart Preschool in Nottingham and hear their vision. Interactive training seminars and a focus on a Heart for Christ, Children and Community. Great speakers and time to connect face to…
Mr Noah’s nursery school has been on an exciting journey. Moving from their original home, A Rural Kindergarten (the ARK) is now fully outdoors. You can hear all about this story in Peter Michell’s webinar. Tickets and the link are available through Eventbrite HERE. Listen to Heart Preschool share their experience of the recent Ofsted inspection. Complete with very useful…
We know that each of the children in our care is uniquely created by our loving God and Father and that He has a plan and a purpose for each of their lives. We know that their needs and interests and learning styles will be different. Psalm 139 says: “For You shaped me, inside and out. I am Your unique creation…… Every detail of my life was already written in Your book.“ (The VOICE) Our…
Imagine that one day someone you love and trust says to you “today you’re going to a special place where you will have to stay on your own. You’ll really like it and it will help you get ready for when you go into your care home in a few years. You’ll soon make friends ” And then imagine you…
In this recording, Angela Msumba, manager and owner at Hear Preschool, talks us through her recent inspection. This was their first post registration inspection and we are delighted to celebrate Heart Preschool receiving GOOD in all areas. Wonderful achievement Team Heart x To access the recording – click here
Early Years Prayer Zoom You are warmly invited to join us as we pray for the youngest children…
Katie Stafford, a teacher on Africa Mercy ship, shares a glimpse of her experience in a floating school. Katie answered these questions from aboard the ship, now docked in Madagascar. What pulled you to serve as a teacher in such an unusual, mobile location? Well, I have always had the travel adventure bug. I wanted to see the world . It’s also…
Caring Spaces, Learning Places: Children’s environments that work by Jim Greenman Greenman devoted his life’s work to studying, understanding, and constructing environments for young children. He published articles and smaller works over the years but this text is a crowning compendium of his findings and passion. Though as lengthy as a textbook, it reads conversationally. Components of nurturing environments are carefully developed,…
Addressing the Centre’s Emotional Climate Adapted from Attentive & Attuned: Knowing and Serving in the Early Education Program, pp. 37-49 (Baer, Maher, Leak) Attunement begins with me. I can be intentional about forging relationships with the individuals in my class. But to cultivate those attuned relation ships and to display the posture that draws children in, I must first prepare…
