Early Years Resources…

We are seeking to provide resources that will enrich both the Early Years practitioner and their work.

We are beginning to gather together materials that reflect best practice in the UK and beyond. Some of these will be made available only to current Love Early Years members but the majority are freely available to all.

To submit material that you would like us to consider adding to our resources please email to loveearlyyears@gmail.com

Equality and Diversity resources…

• Nursery World “Actually it does Matter” Laura Henry – Allain
• Award winning black dolls
• Children’s jigsaw puzzles featuring diverse characters 
• Mixed race and black dolls
• Series of podcasts challenging and developing our understanding of race, ethnicity and cultural diversity:
• iTunes & Apple Podcast: Early Years Conversation exploring race, ethnicity and cultural diversity
• Podbean: Black, Bold & Unapologetic
• The Faith & Belief Forum – The Crossroads Where my Blackness and Christianity Meet
• 15 Gratitude Activities for children 

Coronavirus resources…

• Child Bereavement
• Covid-19 resources to support children
• Is someone you love ill?
• The Power of Play – helping children cope, from Great Ormond Street
• How to approach separation anxiety when we reopen childcare
• Childcare at the Intersection of Prejudice and COVID-19
• Wash your hands poster by Nick Sharratt (downloads): Black & White   OR     Colour
• The Little Iceberg tells a story of hope and loss, revealing the healing power of friendship and belonging.
• Picture books about loss
• 9 stories to help children process tough emotions 

Outdoor Play ideas…

• Sweet as Honey
• Den Building
• Let there be Fire
• Grow your own veg
• Spring Bingo
• Weaving a Rainbow
• Making Music
• Bug Hunting
• Transient Art

Early Days Magazine Articles…

Themes

• • General

  • Learning and Development
  • Answering God’s call for Early Years

• • Creativity

  • Created to be Creative
  • Nurturing Creativity Book Reviews
  • Creativity and Intellect

• • Storying

  • A Suitcase of Stories
  • Story Scribing
  • Tell me the old, old story
  • Little Red Riding Hood and The Big Bad Ofsted Wolf
  • Resource Review
  • Story time with a childminder
  • Playing with Parables

• • Supporting two-year-olds

  • Getting the environment right for two-year-olds
  • Two year olds and involvement
  • Jesus and two-year-olds
  • Treasuring our two-year-olds

• • Professional Love

  • Professional Love or Divine Love?
  • Love that knows no end

• • The Importance of the Environment

  • The Kiwi Classroom

• • Music Matters

  • Sing and Make Music

 

• • Taking a Risk

  • Tales of Adventure, Risk and Stormy Seas

 

• • Coping with Assessment

  • Assessment or Acceptance
  • Assessment in Early Years
  • Monitoring well-being and involvement
  • Book Review

 

• • Connecting with Parents

  • Becoming a Parent
  • The Part Parents Play

 

• • Our Values

  • Whose Values?

 

• • Number and Shape

  • Who holds the power in Early Years maths?

 

• • Let’s Play

  • Imagination and Outside Play
  • Play Therapy with Refugee Children
  • The Part Parents Play
  • Spirituality and Play
  • Book reviews – Play and Learning

 

• • Behaviour

 

• • Faith

• • Train up a Child
  • The Joy of the Lord
  • Hide and Seek spirituality
  • Play and Spirituality

Early Days Magazine..

Members of Love Early Years can access the Early Days Magazine online by clicking here.

 

Audit & Quality Improvement Tools..

Aims, Values and Principles:

• What drives your setting forward?
• Do you have a shared vision and values?
• Gather information and find out where the gaps are.
• Create your own action plan to support improvements.

Book Area Audit

Spiritual, Social and Emotional Development Self Audit

 

Advice..

We hope the following advice documents will be useful for you.

Ask Love Early Years – Celebrating Diversity

Ask Love Early Years – The Revised EYFS

Ideas Bank..

Ideas for activities and opportunities:

Prayer Ideas:

Take a look at the following links.

• Orison Prayer Resources
• GodVenture Prayer Activities

Other help

Making a Meeting more Effective

Listening to the Voice of the Child

Treasure Boxes

Posters..

Download your own posters here.

Love Early Years Posters – coming soon

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