Early Years
What Skills Do You Need to Become an Early Years Practitioner?
With more parents than ever before returning to work, the childcare industry is booming. For employees, it’s a flexible career path that fits around family commitments and frequently comes with an easy commute.
In an early years position,[...]
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The Stonebridge College Guide to Becoming an Early Years Practitioner
The early years age group describes children aged up to five, which is a wonderful time of firsts, exploration and newfound understanding.
As such, the first few years of a child’s life are crucial. Children need to be ready to start[...]
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What can child development tell us about learning?
It might appear that babies don’t do very much in their first few months and years, but child development begins at birth. Children are learning all the time. The early years of your life were crucial for shaping the person you have become. When[...]
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How do you apply for early years jobs?
Where can you find early years job vacancies?
You can look for jobs online. Here are some great sites to try out:
Indeed.co.ukjobs.theguardian.cometeach.com/early-years-jobsnurseryworldjobs.co.uk
Not every vacancy will be advertised nationally.[...]
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Get the training you need to work with early years
Why is work with early years so important?
More and more research is showing that the first few years of our lives are hugely important for our development. Without the correct care and mental stimulation, children will be negatively affected in later[...]
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What is an Early Years practitioner?
What exactly are Early Years and what does someone who practises Early Years do?
Early years are the first 0 to 5 years of a child’s development. Of course there are many people that are involved with this age group, but the word practitioner normally[...]
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