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Liverpool City Region and Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Hub Home Events Newsletters Blogs Programmes Documents Subscribe Childminders Recruitment Literacy Blog, written for Childminders By June Cargill (Childminder) As an Ofsted Registered Childminder with 29 years of experience in the Early Years Sector I know we are unique, being flexible for parents, with a development rich opportunity to offer life experiences and activities in readiness for children to attend school and become adults. Experiences in the first years of a child’s life are crucial and it is an honour to have that in our hands every day, nurturing, caring and sparking children’s imagination, interests and passions…… seeing them flourish and grow is a privilege to behold and we should, quite rightly feel proud. I also appreciate that working with the under-fives can sometimes be intuitive. We know what stages children should be at their expected development ages and that the diversity rich activities and experiences we give children encourage future skills for their next steps. Understanding in depth why we do what we do can be crucial to be able to reflect and review on our own setting as well as working with parents when we identify possible challenges and development delays. Our ongoing personal development is key to broaden our understanding of children’s development, learn new key findings from research undertaken for the early years and broaden our depth of understanding on children’s learning outcomes. There is an absolute wealth of evidence based information, videos, case studies and examples for best practice available you can read at your own pace, but did you know that researching, investigating and using the Education Endowment Foundation EEF Evidence Store shows that you are reflecting on your setting so make sure you add these to your personal development record. What does the evidence say? The Early Years Foundation Stage Framework Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework - GOV.UK refers to The Development Matters document, a non-statutory curriculum guidance…… ”It is crucial for children to develop a life-long love of reading. Reading consists of two dimensions: language comprehension and word reading. Language comprehension (necessary for both reading and writing) starts from birth. It only develops when adults talk with children about the world around them and the books (stories and non-fiction) they read with them, and enjoy rhymes, poems and songs together. Skilled word reading, taught later, involves both the speedy working out of the pronunciation of unfamiliar printed words (decoding) and the speedy recognition of familiar printed words. Writing involves transcription (spelling and handwriting) and composition (articulating ideas and structuring them in speech, before writing)” Development Matters - Non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage The Education Endowment Foundation Evidence Store also highlights the definition of Early Literacy Early Years | EEF “Literacy describes a range of complex skills. It includes the word-level skills of both word reading and spelling and the text-level skills of reading comprehension and writing composition. The overall aim of these skills is for an author to effectively communicate their message and for a reader to understand it. These literacy skills (word reading, spelling, reading comprehension, and writing composition) rely, to some extent, on the same underlying processes and are therefore linked. Learning to be a reader and writer relies on three broad underlying skills or areas of learning: speech, language, and communication skills; physical development, particularly fine motor skills; and executive function skills, including working memory and speed of retrieval from memory. The extent to which these processes are involved differs between aspects of reading and writing and at different points during literacy development. Educators working with early years children play a pivotal role in laying the foundations for literacy by facilitating the development of the skills above, helping children learn how to engage these processes so they work together and, in the latter part of the early years phase, teaching knowledge specifically for literacy (for example, letter-sounds and features of books). EEF | Early Literacy Approaches that support communication and language are fundamental to supporting children’s early literacy. Children with language weaknesses may need more support with such skills to facilitate their literacy learning. Children with language weaknesses include those with a language impairment and may include children with English as an additional language or those from lower income families. Educators should use their own professional judgement and seek additional guidance when applying early literacy approaches to these groups of children. These approaches that the Evidence Store referred to are as follows; I have added examples from my own practice to help unpick what may be unfamiliar words or reference: 1. Interactive reading: actions within the context of shared reading that encourage children to become an active participant in ‘reading’ the book; “Seeing children who are eager lead their own story time, we must recognise this is such an important part of their development. Seeing proof that our story times are fun, interactive and having an impact on their love of books is so rewarding. Having books accessible to children as a continuous provision and making “quiet areas” so children can take the opportunity to sit and look through books is an essential part of any setting. Try and identify a favourite book that children return to which can then assist planning for children’s next steps in Literacy and other development areas” 2. Teaching sound discrimination: supporting children to identify sounds and notice similarities and differences between individual sounds and groups of sounds; “My minded children love interactive sessions when we explore sounds, from their first letter of their name to practice pronunciation or rhyming words that extend their vocabulary but can end up made up words eg Bee, Me, Pee, Fee or Honey, Funny, Punny, Tunny. Satisfaction knowing you can not only extend children’s word knowledge but hear evidence when children giggle at words they understand are not real”. 3. Teaching sound manipulation: supporting children to break down, combine, and change sounds; Again like sounds, using rhyming word string is helpful and I enjoy using clapping to help identify syllables not only during adult let activities but throughout the day to help them “decode” words but I have found the children enjoy this approach and are eager participants. Children love the fact that I only get one clap for my name! Not only will you extend and introduce words like Rhinoceros, Hippopotamus and Tyrannosaurus instead of Rhino, Hippo or TRex but the opportunities to explore syllables are limitless. 4. Teaching sound-letter mapping: learning the written letters (graphemes) that go with particular letter-sounds (phonemes); “This is difficult to map the impact with mapping as evidence shows that children must have a good understanding of sound discrimination and manipulation but in my experience word labels, a self -registration board, name tags and resource labels are an important part of my setting. I can reflect that children that then move to pre-school can all recognise their printed name and are good at recognising printed words in their community 5. Teaching mark-making and letter formation: adults support children to use tools to make marks that represent their thoughts and ideas: “Communication, Language and Physical Development play a huge role in mark making, letter formation and Interactive writing. We all know that a young child who is unable to use palmar, tripod grip or with limited gross movements effectively can impact on all areas of Literacy in their future development. 6. Teaching sound-letter mapping: learning the written letters (graphemes) that go with particular letter-sounds (phonemes); “This is difficult to map the impact with mapping as evidence shows that children must have a good understanding of sound discrimination and manipulation but in my experience word labels, a self -registration board, name tags and resource labels are an important part of my setting. I can reflect that children that then move to pre-school can all recognise their printed name and are good at recognising printed words in their community What can we do? Given literacy’s reliance on other areas of learning, practitioners should be aware of a child’s development in all areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) essential to Early Literacy. We recognise that most of a child’s learning is in their home, we support and observe their development so working with parents is a major part of our role. Difficult conversations can take place when we identify a possible delay and parents do not agree or may be reluctant to see an issue. This can be difficult if as practitioners, we refer to development delays in a negative way. To inform parents that their child cannot use palmar grip effectively to hold a crayon in mark making, use one handed tools in play or mealtimes can counterproductive for their support at home. Negative communication with parents can be detrimental to parents understanding. Instead of stating what a child cannot do something use positive communication, saying that you are concentrating on palmar grip in all areas of play, independence and for meal times explaining, in turn this will develop the child’s ability to use one handed tools effectively, which in turn give them the hand strength abilities to start using mark making and writing skills…. helping parents see the goal you are supporting their child for. Offering suggestions for activities for example nursery rhyme bags, story sacks and books, suggest practical examples how parents can correct or encourage for example how the child holds a spoon and turn pages in a book. Send photographs during the day to see the activities first hand, offer information sheets or resources to borrow. Childminders are unique in knowing not only our children but their families too and can draw on this knowledge to adapt our strategy for home learning support. We know our families and in March 2025 the Government published “18% of children in working families were in low income” Households Below Average Income: an analysis of the UK income distribution: FYE 1995 to FYE 2024 - GOV.UK Knowing our families so well we can understand that buying resources and books could be difficult as well as finding “free” time outside of their working days so by way of sharing resources and ideas as well as embedding an Early Literacy rich environment in our setting is crucial. We also need to be aware of our community and the impact that can have on our minded children from English as an additional language, Areas of Deprivation, poverty and local areas of learning from parks, museums, places of interest and their accessibility for your minded children. I have added some further reading, evidence based practical information and Personal Development suggestions I hope you find useful and remember, log on your personal development 😊 References Early Years Foundation Stage Framework for Childminders EYFS statutory framework for childminders Development Matters Development Matters - Non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage Government Help for Early Years Providers Help for early years providers : Areas of learning The Education Endowment Foundation Evidence Store Early Years | EEF https://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/early-years/evidence-store/early-literacy The Governments Free Early Years Child Development Training with 7 modules to access at your own pace Early years child development training : Home page Strategic Partners Stronger Practice Hub Privacy Notice

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At Everton Nursery School, we engage children in their learning through their interests. Teachers use these interests to plan active and creative learning experiences that develop children's listening and attention skills. Onze benadering van het onderwijzen en leren van Phonics op de Everton-kleuterschool Op Everton Nursery School betrekken we kinderen bij hun leerproces door hun interesses. Leraren gebruiken deze interesses om te plannen actieve en creatieve leerervaringen die kinderen ontwikkelen luister- en aandachtsvaardigheden. Leraren gebruiken begeleiding van 'Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised' om lesgeven en leren te onderbouwen. Leraren zorgen voor een evenwicht tussen door kinderen geleide en door volwassenen geleide ervaringen voor alle kinderen die voldoen aan de leerplanverwachtingen voor 'Communicatie en taal' en 'Geletterdheid'. Deze dagelijkse ervaringen omvatten: · Sharing high-quality stories and poems _cc781905-5cde-3194- bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ · Learning a range of nursery rhymes and action rhymes_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ · Activities that develop focused listening and attention (including oral blending)_cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ · _cc781905-5cde-3194-bb5d dagelijkse interactie met hoge kwaliteit Voor kinderen die meer vertrouwen hebben in het koppelen van geluiden tot brieven en die zich in een vroeg stadium van lezen bevinden, we dagen hun leren uit door de introductie van meer leeftijds- en stadiumgeschikte leermogelijkheden zowel binnen als buiten. We lezen en delen een brede reeks boeken met de kinderen die zich op beide richten fictie en non-fictie tekst. We dagen kinderen uit fonetische kennis door de introductie en betrokkenheid van verschillende schrijfgenres zodat kinderen krijg een diep en veilig begrip van letters, klanken, woorden, tekst en informatie. Kinderen in de kleuterklassen houden zich dagelijks bezig met 'leraar geleide sessies' waarin concepten als ritme en rijm verder worden ontwikkeld. In de binnen- en buitenleeromgevingen hebben kinderen de mogelijkheid om een scala aan hoogwaardige middelen te verkennen om hun kennis van letters en, op hun beurt, hun klanken voortdurend te ontwikkelen. Ervaringen zoals 'In Harmony' en 'Tuning In' met de Philharmonic-muzikanten ter plaatse en Muziek en Beweging met het kinderdagverblijf ondersteunen ook het vermogen van kinderen om zich af te stemmen op geluiden. Kinderen ervaren een rijk repertoire van kinderliedjes en actierijmpjes die multizintuiglijke ervaringen bevatten, zoals actierijmpjes waarin kinderen klappen, knieklopjes of voetstappen moeten toevoegen of op een bepaalde manier moeten bewegen._cc781905-5cde-3194-bb3b -136bad5cf58d_ Ga voor meer informatie over Little Wandle Letters en Sounds naar: https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk Sharing high-quality stories and poems Learning a range of nursery rhymes and action rhymes Activities that develop focused listening and attention (including oral blending) Modelling high-quality language during daily interactions. Phonics For children who are more confident in linking sounds to letters and who are at the early stages of reading, we challenge their learning through the introduction of more age and stage appropriate learning opportunities both indoors and outdoors. We read and share a broad range of books with the children that focus on both fiction and non-fiction text. We challenge children's phonetical knowledge through the introduction and engagement of different writing genres so that children gain a deep and secure understanding of letters, sounds, words, text and information. Children in the Nursery School classes engage in daily ‘Teacher led sessions’ through which concepts such as rhythm and rhyme are developed further. Throughout the indoor and outdoor learning environments, children have the opportunity to explore a range of high-quality resources to continuously develop their knowledge of letters and, in turn, their sounds. Experiences such as ‘In Harmony’ and ‘Tuning In’ with the Philharmonic musicians on-site and Music and Movement with the Nursery Staff also support children’s ability to tune in to sounds. Children experience a rich repertoire of nursery rhymes and action rhymes that include multi-sensory experiences, such as action rhymes in which children have to add claps, knee pats or foot stamps, or move in a particular way.   For more information about Little Wandle Letters and Sounds please visit: https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk Please see the Little Wandle Nursery yearly plan that Everton Nursery School children mostly follow apart from that we do not expose children to Little Wandle 'picture cards' as the planning states. We do not use the Little Wandle picture cards as not all children will continue the Little Wandle Journey into reception so our approach is responsive to this knowledge.

Liverpool City Region and Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Hub Home Events Newsletters Blogs Programmes Documents Subscribe Childminders Recruitment Do something BIG, work with small children - early years recruitment campaign now live! The Department for Education’s early years and childcare recruitment campaign is now live: ‘Do something BIG. Work with small children.’ The campaign aims to raise the profile of the sector and showcase the important contribution made by early years professionals in preparing young children for school and beyond. It is a multi-channel broadcast campaign, running across TV, cinema, social media, online, radio and out of home advertising to boost interest in the sector and support the recruitment of talented staff. The campaign will point people to a newly launched early years careers website which includes information on the opportunities out there to build a fulfilling career in nurseries, pre-schools or as a childminder. ACTION 1: Upload vacancies to Find a job The campaign and website direct users to DWP’s Find a job platform (which is free to use) to search for roles in their area. We want to ensure as many roles as possible are available to potential applicants in one place. We therefore strongly encourage you to ensure all current or upcoming roles in your setting are listed on Find a Job. Please watch these video tutorials to help you create an employer account and post your jobs. You should use the term ‘early years’ in the title of your job adverts and select ‘Education jobs’ for the job category. This will ensure your vacancies are seen by a large pool of potential candidates. ACTION 2: Help us to promote the campaign We’d be grateful for any support you can offer in promoting the campaign locally. Please use the dropbox of campaign assets to amplify the campaign across your networks and tag all social posts with #DoSomethingBig. The campaign TV advert can also be accessed here . We’ll also be sharing a campaign toolkit with you shortly that contains further assets you can download and use for your own promotional and recruitment needs. If you have any questions about the campaign, please email earlyyears.careers@education.gov.uk . Foundation Years is funded by the Department for Education and brought to you by Coram Family and Childcare and Hempsall's. Strategic Partners Stronger Practice Hub Privacy Notice

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Liverpool City Region and beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Hub Home Events Blogs Childminders Programmes Documents Subscribe Early Years Professional Development Programme Newsletters Recruitment Early Years Professional Development Programme (EYDP) https://www.earlyyearspdp.com/ I cannot recommend the Early Years Professional Development Programme enough to any early years practitioner whether they are new to the sector or have many years of experience. Being able to adapt ideas from the training and talking to colleagues on the webinar has been invaluable. Understanding children’s depth of knowledge in Early Maths has allowed me to enhance activities allowing me to see the immediate, positive impact on their learning. Ten simple hints and tips could make any setting become “language rich” and the ability to spot and fix communication “cold spots” personally I am so glad I signed up. June Cargill Ofsted Registered Outstanding Childminder Strategic Partners Stronger Practice Hub Privacy Notice

Liverpool City Region and Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Hub Home Events Newsletters Blogs Programmes Documents Subscribe Childminders Recruitment Are you looking to spend your Early Years Pupil Premium strategically? Kaya Doyle (Programme Manager) has put a short webinar together to support you when considering what to spend your Early Years Pupil Premium, titled 'Maximising the Impact of Pupil Premium in the Early Years'. For the link email: sphubnw@evertoncentre.liverpool.sch.uk Strategic Partners Stronger Practice Hub Privacy Notice

In Harmony Liverpool is inspired by Venezuela’s El Sistema and uses orchestral music-making to improve the health, education and aspirations of children and young people in Everton. In harmonie In Harmony Liverpool is geïnspireerd door El Sistema uit Venezuela en maakt gebruik van orkestmuziek om de gezondheid, het onderwijs en de ambities van kinderen en jongeren in Everton te verbeteren. In Harmony Liverpool, opgericht in 2009 in Faith Primary School met 84 kinderen, is uitgebreid zodat meer dan 700 kinderen en jongeren van 0-18 jaar en hun families nu elke week gratis deelnemen aan orkestmuziek van de hoogste kwaliteit. binnen en buiten school. Muziek maken vindt plaats op Faith Primary School, The Beacon CE Primary School, Everton Nursery School and Family Centre, All Saints Catholic Primary School, Anfield Children's Centre en bij Liverpool Philharmonic at the Friary, ons oefencentrum in West Everton._cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Sophie Plumb john-connolly Alex Holladay Gareth Twigg Alexandra Dunn Contact opnemen met In Harmony Liverpool: Tel: 07800 873981 www.liverpoolphil.com/inharmonyliverpool www.twitter.com/IHLverpool https://www.facebook.com/LiverpoolPhilharmonic

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EYSH Blogs Lost words In harmonie Case Studies In Harmony Liverpool is geïnspireerd door El Sistema uit Venezuela en maakt gebruik van orkestmuziek om de gezondheid, het onderwijs en de ambities van kinderen en jongeren in Everton te verbeteren. In Harmony Liverpool, opgericht in 2009 in Faith Primary School met 84 kinderen, is uitgebreid zodat meer dan 700 kinderen en jongeren van 0-18 jaar en hun families nu elke week gratis deelnemen aan orkestmuziek van de hoogste kwaliteit. binnen en buiten school. Muziek maken vindt plaats op Faith Primary School, The Beacon CE Primary School, Everton Nursery School and Family Centre, All Saints Catholic Primary School, Anfield Children's Centre en bij Liverpool Philharmonic at the Friary, ons oefencentrum in West Everton._cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Case Studies Send in a Case Study to be published here. Mail Email: sphubnw@evertoncentre.liverpool.sch.uk Case Study Template By Diane Boyd ‘Lost words’ reflected through the three pillars of sustainability and the SDGs. Little Oaks Playschool Early Years Sustainable Hub – Case Study Template Little Oaks Playschool Climate Action Plan Home | Climate Action Strategy | Case Studies | Curriculum Resources | Blog and Video Logs

Sensory Garden In harmonie Blogs In Harmony Liverpool is geïnspireerd door El Sistema uit Venezuela en maakt gebruik van orkestmuziek om de gezondheid, het onderwijs en de ambities van kinderen en jongeren in Everton te verbeteren. In Harmony Liverpool, opgericht in 2009 in Faith Primary School met 84 kinderen, is uitgebreid zodat meer dan 700 kinderen en jongeren van 0-18 jaar en hun families nu elke week gratis deelnemen aan orkestmuziek van de hoogste kwaliteit. binnen en buiten school. Muziek maken vindt plaats op Faith Primary School, The Beacon CE Primary School, Everton Nursery School and Family Centre, All Saints Catholic Primary School, Anfield Children's Centre en bij Liverpool Philharmonic at the Friary, ons oefencentrum in West Everton._cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Blogs / Sensory Garden Everton Nursery Teacher Kate Doyle and Dr Diane Boyd present The Authentic development of a Sensory Garden through the 17 SDGs 1. The 'otherness' of the non-human world - highlighting worms! 2. Agency in Action – Children voicing their thinking through mark making. 3. Discovering recycling waste and contamination through a community visit. 4. Understanding Construction and Positioning of a Bug hotel in our garden. 5 Sparking interest through visiting Everton Park Nature Garden in our neighbourhood 6. The Fix-it Shop! Shopping lists, money, decision – making in action. 7. Sensory cognitive explorations using recycleable sustainable resources through tyres, hurricanes and the rain! Home | Climate Action Strategy | Case Studies | Curriculum Resources | Blog and Video Logs