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Welcome to the Â黨ӰÊÓblog, where you’ll find expert advice, best practice tips and ideas, thoughtful opinion pieces and successful case studies. For everyone who is passionate about the importance of Early Years.

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Preparing your childcare setting against flooding

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Nov 19, 2019
Category: 
Business management

Serious weather-related events can have a disastrous effect on the running of your setting. This post outlines the ways you can prepare, how to protect your assets and what to do if the worst happens.Read more

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General Election 2019: The proposals on childcare  

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Nov 15, 2019
Category: 
Policy

As the UK readies itself for an election on 12 December, political parties have been attempting to secure the votes of parents with the offer of funded childcare. 

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Creative ways to use up your old pumpkins

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Nov 1, 2019
Category: 
Activities

Reduce waste and enjoy some new activities by using up old pumpkins after Halloween, explains Melanie Pilcher, quality and standards manager at the Alliance.Read more

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Marketing your early years business: What's your USP?

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Oct 24, 2019
Category: 
Â黨ӰÊÓpublications

Effective marketing is an essential tool to help fill current childcare places, continue to attract new customers in the future and ultimately to support a sustainable childcare business. Here we explore how you can let families know about your quality care.Read more

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Gill Jones: Ofsted’s new inspections – what did we learn from the pilots?

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Sep 26, 2019
Category: 
Policy

Between the launch of the Education Inspection Framework (EIF) consultation and the framework taking effect, Ofsted carried out more than 100 pilot visits to different types of early years settings. So what did they learn from them?Read more

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