The one about "potty training" with Alison Featherbe
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Talking about toilet or potty training is such a minefield, with so much information out there it can be tricky to advise parents on this highly important milestone in development. Glenn talks to Early Years Consultant, Alison Featherbe about how staff should all be "singing from the same hymn sheet" when it comes to giving advice.
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The one about "planting and growing" with Lee Connelly
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Lee Connelly is a passionate advocate for children being immersed in the wonderful and rich world of gardening. He talks to Glenn about how childcare settings can add value to their offerings by including gardening in the daily offering, and how you don't need to be a garden expert to grow. Catch up with Lee on his website:
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The one about "Safer Recruitment" with Becky Phillips
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Recruitment is sucha critical issue for all Early Years settings right now, we're at crisis point, and it can be so easy to let the Safer Recruitment process slip to get staff in place. However, Early Years HR expert, Becky Phillips talks to Glenn about why this cannot happen. For more information, why not visit her website and book a discover call: https://harrogatehr.co.uk/
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Two Nursery Managers Talking - Episode 4 - Budgeting
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Glenn and Sarah are back again with another episode of Two Nursery Managers Talking. In this episode, Sarah and Glenn discuss how the manager's role isn't just about managing children, families and people, it's also about managing budgets and getting your head around balance sheets and P&L's!
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The one about "Music, Movement and the Whole Brain" with Tasha Bretton from Boogie Mites
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This spisode is all about how music and movement can really engage the child's whole brain and stimulate all sorts of learning. Tasha Bretton from Boogie Mites talks to Glenn about the neuroscience research done by Boogie Mites (The ABCD of Doh, Re, Mi) which shows the huge benefits music and movement programmes can have on a child's development. For more information, visit their website at:
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The one about "The Safeguarding Updates" with Vanessa Dooley
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It's a brand new year and in this episode of Circle Time, Glenn taljks to Vanessa Dooley from Jigsaw Early Years Consultancy about the updates to Safeguarding in Early Years which come into effect from September 1st. Vanessa talks about why it is essential that we act on this now and really embed safeguarding through our settings and practices now.
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The one about "Turning Point" with Neil Leitch
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It’s always a pleasure to speak with Neil Leitch, Chief Executive of the Early Years Alliance. This conversation, however, focused on their report addressing the recruitment crisis in the Early Years sector. The report, Turning Point, makes for sobering reading, highlighting the critical state of affairs when it comes to recruiting qualified staff. You can access the report by clicking here
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The one about "unique children" with Simon Airey
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Episode for of this new season continues and Glenn talks to Simon Airey, a teacher with over 25 years of teaching experience, many of it in Early Years, who is passionate about ensuring all children have a curriculum that works for them.
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Two Nursery Manager Talking - Episode 3 - Curriculum
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Sarah and Glenn, Two Nursery Managers, are back again. In this episode, they are talking about Curriculum. What does the word actually mean, and how does it relate in practice? Most importantly, how do you get the team on board with it?
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The one about "Early Years PE" with Josh Candy
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It was brilliant to welcome Josh Candy back to Circle Time The Early Years Podcast. Since we last spoke, Josh has set up his own company specialising in delivering meaningful, relevant and exciting PE sessions for nurseries in the South London area (with plans to expand across the UK). If you want to find out more about Josh and what Early Years PE can do for your setting, then get in touch via his website
info_outlineIn this episode, Glenn talks to award-winning author and trainer Ben Kingston-Hughes about the power of play, how it should be redefined and how we as practitioners need to encourage parents to join in the play.
Ben's book, "An unusual journey through play" is available to purchase now.
You can find out more about Ben through his website:
He's also on facebook: