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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 ‘Lost words’ reflected through the three pillars of sustainability and the SDGs. By Diane Boyd As early years practitioners we recognise the importance of our role in supporting children’s oral skills through holistic development. Influential research by Hart and Risley (1992,1995) stated that early year’s children living in poorer disadvantaged situations experienced significantly less adult directed words than their higher socio-economic peers. The research implied there was a ‘30-million-word deficit’ for the lower socio-economic children by the time they were four. That is a lot of missing words! These crucial findings draw attention to the importance of what quality practitioners can do to support and narrow the gap for children through quality interactions and using their quality environments (SDG 4 Quality Education). So, how can we close the gap and support children’s communication skills? The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS DfE, 2024, p9) clearly states the importance of “back-and-forth interactions” as a necessary requirement for language and cognitive development in young children. Sameroff and Fiese (2000) suggest back-and-forth interactions are more important than the quantity of the vocabulary children are exposed to, because the bi-directional conversations shared together are closely entwined with Personal, Social and Emotional Development, a universal prime area (EYFS, DfE,2024). As practitioners we need to focus on ensuring all children have opportunities to encounter through modelling and scaffolding, complex language input with a high level of longer, richer sentences (Rowe, 2008). This aligns with the Education Endowment Foundation – Communication and Language toolkit, which reminds practitioners to support and model effective linguistic aspects of communication. However, reflecting on pedagogical interactions Margaret Donaldson (1978) says this must make ‘human sense’ to the children, suggesting the need to draw on the socio-cultural aspects of community too (SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and communities). Within the Specific Area Understanding the World (EYFS, DfE,2024, p11) practitioners are asked to guide “children to make sense of their physical world and their community.” Taking children out beyond the gates of your setting allows them to experience holistically their neighbourhood, and what makes sense to them. Every neighbourhood is different (think of smells in a city compared to a beach town!) but as the EYFS (DfE, 2024, p 11) states “the frequency and range of children’s personal experiences increases their knowledge and sense of the world around them”. One such example is walking with your children through the town daily or weekly, past the local shops and engaging in back-and-forth conversations, adding new vocabulary as they walk. Exchanging hellos and making conversation with shop keepers will help children to become familiar with new vocabulary that is seemingly being lost due to the overuse of supermarkets. In large supermarkets everything is there and available in one stop – just come in and buy! There are limited interactions, relationships and vocabulary shared. Sadly now, how many children know for instance, what a cobbler is and what their work comprises of, linking here to SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth. By visiting in a natural organic way through a neighbourhood walk, children will become familiar with the shop keepers such as an optician, haberdasher, greengrocer, butcher, chemist, and baker (remember use this core language) that reside on their high street. When do children ever hear these occupational words now? So, it is imperative early years practitioners highlight these words before they become ‘lost’. Reinforce the words further through reading non-fiction books and revisit language associated with each profession, for example, Dylan the Shopkeeper by Guy Parker Rees. Set up your role play as different shops visited to consolidate language further. The new vocabulary can be extended to understand the produce they can purchase from the different shops, resonating with SDG 8, SDG 9, and SDG 11. The EYFS (DfE,2024) asks practitioners to build ‘positive relationships’, and this is a way of doing this through your locality. For example, in the greengrocer discuss the type of apple with the children and then taste test them. Granny Smith or Royal Gala which are sweet or bitter? Think of the lovely describing words or faces here! Other extension activities could include memory games- I went to the baker and I bought bread, a cake, some pastries; or I went to the butcher, and I bought some pork sausages, a bacon chop, some beef burgers; this consolidates the produce from each shop and the repetition aids the children’s cognition. After visiting the high street, the children could make their own big story book from each shop rather than buying books to support. This would be very effective as this supports children’s understanding of text - words and images together have meaning, that there is a beginning, middle and end in books which will make ‘human sense’ to them as this connects them to their community high street shops, and the satisfaction of knowing they wrote the book. Due to plastic credit cards being used in supermarkets there are other words that are now less frequently used in the terms of monetary currency. How often do children hear in purchasing back and forth conversations, or the words pennies and pounds being used? By highlighting during your neighbourhood walks not just the local shop keepers, their profession and produce sold, take the children into the shop, and model the use of real money. As the EEF Communication and Language states “settings should use a range of different approaches to developing communication and language skills.” It is important that children hear your “back-and-forth interactions” (EYFS, DfE,2024p, 9) with the shop keepers, as they are valuable conversations of both produce and currency together. The EEF (Early numeracy approaches) research shows that by utilising holistic pedagogy it has “a higher impact than when maths was delivered as a supplementary activity.” Through these conversations children will hear pennies, pounds, change and cost which they can replicate in role play back at your setting because this makes “human sense” (Donalson,1978) to them. Moving out into the locality and community children will have countless opportunities to use their 5 senses – hearing, smelling, tasting, seeing, and touching. By visiting local parks, gardens, or beaches regularly children will develop empathy and care for their environment. The emphasis is that you always use correct terminology with the children. For example, not the generic term ‘flower’ but daffodil or snow drop, and you encourage the children to observe the fauna but not pick them. There is a fabulous book called Lost Words by Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris (2021) which focuses again on disappearing words but this time in the natural world. The book states “all over the country, there are words disappearing from children's lives. These are the words of the natural world; Dandelion, Otter, Bramble, and Acorn, all gone. A wild landscape of imagination and play is rapidly fading from our children's minds. The Lost Words stands against the disappearance of wild childhood”. This book could be used as a follow up to walks or scientific observations in woodland. Crucially for the planet we need to ensure young children hear, use, and understand key words from nature. As the EEF- Early Literacy approaches state you must ensure that “your early literacy strategy is well-balanced and combines approaches that will support the development of skills, knowledge and understanding”. From a sustainable perspective we need to invest in our locality whether this is the high street or park or woodlands or coastline. If children develop a relationship with their community and locality then they will love the area, respect the area and care for the area. EEF- Early years evidence highlights “approaches for teaching early literacy should, therefore, be used in ways that build on approaches that support communication and language, which are fundamental to children’s literacy.” This resonates with the Specific Area Knowledge and Understanding which asks practitioners to “foster their understanding of our culturally, socially, technologically, and ecologically diverse world” EYFS (DfE,2024, p11). Extending and developing these ‘lost words’ of the high street and environment builds “important knowledge,” and “extends their familiarity with words that support understanding across domains” (EYFS, DfE, 2024, p11). Economic sustainability through regular opportunities to use and understand words associated with currency, socio-cultural sustainability through engaging and connecting with your local community high street shops and environmental sustainability with care and empathy because of a relationship with the natural world. This clearly demonstrates the interconnected and holistic approaches to both early childhood and sustainability. Strategic Partners ​Stronger Practice Hub Privacy Notice

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Curriculum L'objectif de notre programme à Everton Nursery School and Family Center est d'encourager le développement global de l'enfant, socialement, émotionnellement, physiquement, intellectuellement et spirituellement dans un environnement sûr, sécurisé et stimulant en se référant à l'étape de la fondation de la petite enfance. Nous nous engageons à garantir les normes d'apprentissage et d'enseignement les plus élevées possibles pour nos jeunes enfants à tout moment. Nous fournissons des environnements d'apprentissage utiles et inspirants pour que tous les enfants puissent jouer, apprendre et explorer. Nous regardons, écoutons et notons comment les enfants grandissent à leur propre rythme et les défions tout au long de leur séjour à notre école maternelle grâce à des expériences d'apprentissage soigneusement planifiées. Nous prévoyons d'utiliser le cadre « Development Matters » de Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) et d'offrir à tous les enfants des expériences d'apprentissage larges et équilibrées dans les sept domaines d'apprentissage et de développement - à l'intérieur comme à l'extérieur ! Planification des besoins des enfants Notre programme est soigneusement planifié pour les besoins de développement de tous les enfants de moins de 5 ans. La phase d'éducation pour les enfants âgés de 0 à 5 ans est appelée Early Years Foundation Stage, qui explore les caractéristiques des enfants d'un apprentissage efficace à travers sept domaines d'apprentissage et de développement: Communication et langage Arts expressifs et design L'alphabétisation Mathématiques Développement physique Comprendre le monde Développement personnel, social et émotionnel Curriculum learning and teaching policy The Early Years Foundation Stage is used to plan for the development of the whole child. The children’s interests are used as starting points to stimulate learning. L'Early Years Foundation Stage est utilisé pour planifier le développement de l'enfant dans son ensemble. Les intérêts des enfants sont utilisés comme points de départ pour stimuler l'apprentissage. Tous les domaines de l'apprentissage et du développement sont liés les uns aux autres et ont la même importance. À l'école maternelle et au centre familial d'Everton, nous reconnaissons pleinement que « les enfants se développent à leur propre rythme ». (Le développement compte, Early Education 2012) L'environnement d'apprentissage Bien que la crèche puisse ressembler à une salle de jeux informelle, tout a été sélectionné et mis en place dans un but précis. Tout est conçu pour aider les enfants à apprendre et à acquérir les compétences nécessaires. Par exemple ; l'enfilage de perles aide votre enfant à développer la reconnaissance des couleurs et des formes, le séquençage, la création de motifs et la coordination œil-main, en plus du plaisir créatif que l'expérience procure. Chaque enfant aura l'occasion d'expérimenter une variété de matériaux, d'équipements et d'activités, notamment de la peinture, des matériaux de collage, du sable, de l'eau, des jeux de construction petits et grands, des jouets du "petit monde" tels que des chemins de fer ou des maisons de poupées, des ordinateurs et d'autres équipements TIC. , de la pâte, des jeux, des puzzles, des stylos, des crayons, des crayons, du papier, une large gamme de livres de fiction et de non-fiction et des jeux de rôle. Les enfants ont accès chaque jour à notre vaste environnement extérieur soigneusement planifié et à certains moments de la journée peuvent choisir de rester à l'intérieur ou de sortir comme ils le souhaitent. Dehors, ils ont accès à des jouets à roulettes, du matériel d'escalade, du sable et de l'eau, des zones calmes, ainsi qu'à participer à la plantation et à l'entretien des espaces verts. Il y a une vaste surface de sécurité et une série de "collines" et de sentiers à explorer. Les enfants utilisent également la salle intérieure pour des activités de développement physique sur de gros appareils, et pour des activités de danse, de musique et de mouvement. Contribution de l'enseignant Chaque cours est dirigé par un enseignant expérimenté et hautement qualifié de Foundation Stage. Cet enseignant dirige une expérience d'apprentissage dirigée par un adulte au début des sessions du matin et de l'après-midi pour engager, intéresser et enflammer la passion des enfants pour l'apprentissage. Chaque enseignant est soutenu par un éducateur de la petite enfance qualifié de niveau 3. Les enseignants et les travailleurs familiaux assument le rôle de travailleur familial (travailleurs clés) auprès de l'enfant et de sa famille. Fichiers des travailleurs familiaux À Everton Nursery School, nous croyons que l'observation, la réflexion, l'évaluation et la documentation de l'apprentissage, des réussites et des réalisations des enfants sont des éléments cruciaux du programme Early Years Foundation Stage. Ce processus de documentation permet au personnel de tenir compte des progrès de chaque enfant pour planifier en conséquence les futures opportunités d'apprentissage afin de répondre aux besoins et au stade de développement de tous les enfants. Le personnel enregistre ces observations, réflexions et évaluations dans les dossiers individuels des travailleurs familiaux des enfants, qui sont tous deux à la disposition des parents/tuteurs à tout moment.

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 Blogs, Case Studies and Podcasts ENGAGING GROWTH WITH ‘THE GARDEN CLASSROOM’ Tracie Dowling The Garden Classroom ‘Lost words’ reflected through the three pillars of sustainability and the SDGs. Diane Boyd Lost Words Craig Bolton, Headteacher at East Prescot Road Nursery School, Liverpool, introduces the NELI Preschool programme. East Prescot Road Nursery School is a partner of the Stronger Practice Hub. NELI Preschool programme Thank you to Amanda Quirk, a strategic partner to the Hub (linked to Generate Teaching School Hub) for our first blog: 4 Actions to Restart Well in Early Years - Generate Teaching Hub Video blogs 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! Strategic Partners ​Stronger Practice Hub Privacy Notice

1/5 Look at the activities we explore at Everton Nursery School and Family Centre Up We have 2, 3 and 4 year old 15 hour funded places available for September 2024 Apply here Up Welcome to Everton Nursery School and Family Centre. Mission Statement The mission of Everton Nursery School and Family Centre is to promote the children’s educational and social development and help families have and achieve high expectations for themselves and the community. ​ ​ ​On behalf of all the Staff and Governors I would like to welcome all children and their families. We look forward to working with you. The Nursery School and Children's Centre is open 8.00a.m. to 3.30p.m. Telephone: 0151 233 1969 Telephone calls to the Nursery School and Children's Centre can be supported during this time period. Outside of these times the telephones and reception are not staffed. If you wish to report a child's absence please use Arbor or leave a message on the answer machine. Please note the waiting areas for classes are via two different entrances. Parents are asked to wait in the designated areas for their child’s class . Spencer classes Children are to wait in the staff car park with their parents in Spencer Street. ​ Cresswe ll and Heyworth classes Children are to wait in the waiting area at the back of the school/centre accessed via the Forest School path gate from Spencer Street visitors car park. Bienvenue à l'école maternelle et au centre familial d'Everton. ​ ​Au nom de tout le personnel et des gouverneurs, je souhaite la bienvenue à tous les enfants et à leurs familles. Nous sommes impatients de travailler avec vous au cours de la prochaine année universitaire. L'école maternelle et le centre des enfants sont ouverts de 8h30 à 16h. Les appels téléphoniques à l'école maternelle et au centre pour enfants peuvent être pris en charge pendant cette période. En dehors de ces horaires, les téléphones et la réception ne sont pas pourvus. Si vous souhaitez signaler l'absence d'un enfant merci d'utiliser ParentMail ou de laisser un message sur le répondeur. A partir de septembre 2022 , veuillez noter que les zones d'attente pour les cours se font par deux entrées différentes. Les parents sont priés d'attendre dans les zones désignées la classe de leur enfant en distanciation sociale. Les enfants de la classe Spencer doivent attendre dans le parking du personnel avec leurs parents dans la rue Spencer. Les enfants de Cresswell et Heyworth doivent attendre dans la zone d'attente à l'arrière de l'école/du centre accessible par la porte du sentier Forest School depuis le parking visiteurs de Spencer Street. La porte d'entrée/sortie de Cresswell Street ne sera pas ouverte pendant que les enfants entrent et sortent des locaux. les horaires scolaires. Veuillez vous garer loin des portes de l'école (et non sur les lignes jaunes en zigzag interdisant le stationnement) ou utiliser le parking des visiteurs sur place ou vous garer loin de Spencer ou Cresswell Street et marcher jusqu'aux entrées de l'école pour assurer la sécurité de tous les enfants._cc781905 -5cde-3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Les horaires des cours sont les suivants : Cours Cresswell : début à 9h00 et fin à 15h00 les lundi, mardi, jeudi et vendredi. Le mercredi matin, le cours Cresswell commence à 9h00 et se termine à 12h00. et le cours Cresswell de l'après-midi commence de 12h15 à 15h15 le mercredi. Classes Spencer 1 et 2 : 9h00 départ et fin à 15h00 les lundi, mardi, jeudi et vendredi. Le mercredi matin, les cours Spencer commencent à 9h00 et se terminent à 12h00. et les cours Spencer de l'après-midi commencent de 12h15 à 15h15 le mercredi. Spencer 3 Center for Nurture Class commence à 9h00. et se termine à 15h. à l'entrée/sortie de la rue Spencer. Les cours Heyworth commencent à 9h. et sont accessibles depuis la zone d'attente à l'arrière de l'école/du centre et se terminent à 15h. le lundi, mardi, jeudi et vendredi ou 12h si vous avez une place le matin. Le mercredi matin, les cours Heyworth commencent à 9h00 et se terminent à 12h00. et les cours Heyworth de l'après-midi commencent de 12h15 à 15h15 le mercredi. Les places payantes ont de 8h à 13h. ou 13h à 17h15 heures de début et de fin. Notre service de petit-déjeuner a lieu dans le hall de l'école de 8h00 à 18h00. Veuillez patienter aux doubles portes près de la cuisine de l'école dans la rue Spencer et un membre du personnel recevra/conduira votre enfant par les doubles portes. Notre service périscolaire se trouve également dans le hall de l'école. Les enfants sont à récupérer au service périscolaire au plus tard à 17h15. Si les parents/tuteurs sont en retard pour récupérer leur(s) enfant(s) après l'école ou le jour de l'école principale, des frais de 5 £ par heure seront facturés. Aucun enfant ne doit quitter ses séances de garderie plus tôt que prévu, sauf s'il a un rendez-vous médical avec preuve du rendez-vous. L'enseignement maternel est financé pendant 15 heures pour certains 2 ans et 3 et 4 ans et 30 heures pour les 3 et 4 ans pour les parents qui travaillent. La présence et la ponctualité sont requises à toutes les séances. La mauvaise assiduité et la ponctualité seront remises en cause (comme requis par notre autorité locale) et pourraient avoir un impact sur la place de votre enfant. Actuellement, les visites de notre classe maternelle se font uniquement sur rendez-vous. En attendant, veuillez consulter ci-dessous les visites virtuelles de nos environnements d'apprentissage en classe. Heyworth sont nos classes 2-3 ans et Cresswell et Spencer sont nos classes 3-4 ans. Enfin, veuillez NE PAS entrer sur le site de l'école maternelle ou du centre pour enfants si vous considérez que vous présentez les symptômes du coronavirus. Si vous avez des questions ou des préoccupations, veuillez me contacter au evertonnsfc@evertoncentre.liverpool.sch.uk Cordialement L. Curtis Dr. Lesley Curtis OBE Chef d'établissement / Chef de centre Our Breakfast provision is held in the school hall from 8a.m. Please wait at the double doors near to the school kitchen in Spencer Street and a member of staff will receive/dismiss your child from the double doors. Our After School provision is also in the school hall. Children are to be collected from the After School provision by 5.15p.m. at the latest. If parents/carers are late collecting their child/children from After School or the main school day there is a £5 per hour charge. No children are to leave their nursery sessions early unless they have a medical appointment with evidence seen of the appointment. Nursery education is funded for 15 hours for some 2 year olds and 3 and 4 year olds and 30 hours for 3 and 4 year olds for parents who work. Full attendance and punctuality is required at all sessions. Poor attendance and punctuality will be challenged (as required by our Local Authority) and could impact on your child’s place. At present, visits to our Nursery Class are by appointment only. In the meantime please see below virtual tours of our classroom learning environments. Heyworth is our 2-3 years classes and Cresswell and Spencer are our 3-4 year olds classes. Finally, please DO NOT come into the Nursery School or Children's Centre site if you consider that you have the symptoms of coronavirus. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me on evertonnsfc@evertoncentre.liverpool.sch.uk Yours sincerely L. Curtis Dr. Lesley Curtis OBE Headteacher/Head of Centre Choses à faire aujourd'hui Load More

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 Programmes Our aim as an Early Years Stronger Practice Hub will be to share communication and language and literacy programmes initially. Please keep checking back as we aim to provide recorded and live webinars and face to face drop in's and twilights regarding the programmes we will offer. In the meantime look at the programmes on offer through the Department for Education (DfE): https://help-for-early-years-providers.education.gov.uk/ Strategic Partners ​Stronger Practice Hub Privacy Notice

Valeurs britanniques fondamentales Valeurs britanniques fondamentales à l'école maternelle et au centre familial d'Everton Vous trouverez ci-dessous comment nos valeurs à l'école maternelle et au centre familial d'Everton représentent la définition gouvernementale des valeurs britanniques : fundamental british values Nous avons également notre propre ensemble de valeurs fondamentales de l'école maternelle et du centre familial d'Everton. Ceux-ci sont les suivants : Excellence Nous mettons en œuvre dans la pratique comment nous : vivre nos valeurs à travers nos actions savoir quelles sont les attentes des parents/tuteurs et les atteindre/les dépasser croire que tout peut être amélioré maintenir un environnement sûr, sain et propre montrer son engagement à fournir une excellente éducation avec soin travailler en collaboration avec l'enfant au cœur de toutes les décisions Une organisation honnête et engagée qui se soucie Nous mettons en œuvre concrètement à travers : ouverture inclusion faire preuve d'intégrité dans toutes nos relations faire ce que nous disons que nous ferons valoriser la confiance Qui appartiennent Nous mettons en œuvre concrètement à travers : les enfants, les parents/tuteurs et le personnel apprennent ensemble valoriser la diversité et célébrer la différence écouter et partager des idées avec les autres la possession avoir le respect et la fierté de l'environnement d'apprentissage Passion et dynamisme Nous mettons en œuvre concrètement à travers : valoriser un travail d'équipe être innovant, créatif, productif et efficace être proactif dans la création du changement revoir les pratiques passées pour une amélioration continue Faire la différence Nous mettons en œuvre concrètement à travers : apprentissage tout au long de la vie collaboration – une approche d’écoute résultat positif/progression​ Vous verrez toutes ces valeurs fondamentales en pratique tout au long du travail que nous entreprenons avec les enfants et les familles au sein de l'école maternelle et du centre familial d'Everton. Promoting fundamental British values

Centre de Nurture Bienvenue sur la page Center for Nurture. Veuillez voir ci-dessous une gamme d'activités auxquelles vous pouvez accéder avec votre enfant à la maison. Nous continuerons à ajouter à cette page. Si vous avez des suggestions d'activités d'apprentissage à domicile pour les enfants de 4 à 7 ans, veuillez envoyer un e-mailevertonnsfc@evertoncentre.liverpool.sch.uk ​ ​ Ressources Histoires sur notre chaîne Youtube ​Histoires du personnel sur notre chaîne You Tube. ​ Children have access to daily sensory circuits which include proprioceptive and vestibular movements that are designed to alert, organise and calm; helping to regulate. From April 2022, our Centre for Nurture became a Local Authority resourced provision for children with special educational needs and disability (SEND) for children 2.5 years to 5 years of age. The Objectives of the Resourced Maintained Nursery School Provision The objectives are to provide specialist provision and strategies that are suitable for the age, ability and aptitude or SEND of each child so that: they are happy at nursery, feel included and fully participate in the life of the nursery school they have a successful transition to the next setting their parents have confidence in the SEND provision offer in Liverpool’s maintained nursery schools Eligibility Criteria for the Provision at Everton Maintained Nursery School Age ​ Children will be aged 2.5-5 years In exceptional circumstances, the local authority may place children outside this age criteria SEND SEND eligibility will be assessed by a LCC SEND Early Years Officer In exceptional circumstances, the local authority may place children outside this SEND criteria Children will have speech, language and communication needs or be on the neurodevelopment pathway or have a diagnosis of autism Communicative abilities will be significantly delayed in both expressive and receptive skills and children are highly likely to have had these needs identified very early by a trained professional such as a speech and language therapist The severity of the impact of autism, or potential autism, upon the child will be profound and multi-faceted and will have a significant detrimental impact upon the child’s ability to: Engage in any level of formal learning or purposeful play Demonstrate or develop the fundamentals of communication, https://www.intensiveinteraction.org/find-out-more/fundamentals-of-communication/ Self-manage behaviours that challenge such as aggressive behaviour, self-harm, or alternative high risk behaviours Self-regulate potential sensory processing disorders resulting in the need for seeking/avoidance mechanisms to cope with environments even when adapted Naturally interpret, and learn from social situations at an age appropriate level despite targeted and specific learning attempts Naturally develop the ability to apply flexible thinking techniques as part of typical development, e.g. making choices, anticipating sequences/outcomes, managing micro and macro transitions Some children will be under assessment for or have additionally diagnosed conditions including cognition and learning needs (CLN) and sensory needs associated with autism or potential autism Children identified for maintained nursery school resourced places are highly likely to be working at levels identified within the engagement model https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-engagement-model The above needs impact upon the child simultaneously resulting in significant challenges to delivering provision without significant adaptations, namely: 1:1 teacher led specialist programmes, highly adapted environments individual, specific and personalised assess, plan, do and review cycles requiring highly specialist skills and knowledge Some children will be under assessment for or have additionally diagnosed conditions including cognition and learning needs (CLN) and sensory needs associated with CASC Children identified for resourced maintained nursery school places are highly likely to be working at levels identified within the engagement model https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-engagement-model Placement of Children in Resourced Maintained Nursery Schools Whilst the placement process is embedded, individual children will be identified by the local authority in partnership with key staff in the maintained nursery schools (please see Maintained Nursery School Resourced Placement Pathway). In order to quickly place and meet need, children will not require an EHCP to be eligible for a resourced maintained nursery school place, as it is expected that, as criteria for resourced provision has been met, children being placed will be assessed using the statutory frameworks, to ensure pathways into reception are considered at the earliest opportunity For children with an EHCP, maintained nursery schools will be consulted by LCC's SEND Team Upon placement, the current high needs funding agreement for the child will cease and the High Needs Support Team will be alerted by the maintained nursery school The placement process will be reviewed on an ongoing basis to ensure an equitable citywide offer Criteria for Children The Headteacher or SENDCo at Everton Nursery School and Family Centre will support transition to the next setting and bring to the attention of the local authority at the earliest opportunity any potentially deferred children The Accommodation for the Provision The accommodation will consist of an appropriate early years teaching and learning space for children with SEND, aged 2.5-5 years Staffing The provision will be overseen by the Senior Leadership Team of Everton Nursery School Individual children’s SEND support planning will be overseen by staff holding qualified teacher status Staff will have annual performance management reviews resulting in the writing of a development plan outlining their continuing professional development, to ensure that they are kept updated in the field of SEND, and early years provision.

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 ENGAGING GROWTH WITH ‘THE GARDEN CLASSROOM’ By Tracie Dowling My name is Tracie Dowling, I have worked in childcare for over 30 years. I’m an OFSTED Registered Childminder, Mentor for the Department of Education , Northwest Childminder Representative and Childminding Network Co-ordinator, PEEP Facilitator and Childminder Employer based in Liverpool. I employ an amazing assistant, Debbie and together we care for eight children under the age of five years. Throughout my career as a Registered Childminder, I have incorporated holistic learning into my practices. Over the years this has evolved, and I refer to my way of teaching as ‘The Garden Classroom’ which you can read about on my blog . Although this way of learning is primarily outdoors, the learning is year-long and therefore I have created ways of learning no matter the season. The Garden Classroom practices always incorporate the three prime areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and the Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning. Read on to learn how I weave these key components into outdoor play. OUTDOOR LEARNING The Garden Classroom is a space where children can learn and grow, connecting to nature and the world around them. Outdoor exploration not only connects toddlers and babies with the seasons and everchanging weather, but also promotes physical activity, a sense of wonder, and an appreciation for the natural environment. Providing gardening activities for my children has proven to be great way to engage them with hands-on learning, including growing food from seed to plate, food sensory education , pond-dipping and lifecycles, and practicing sustainability through composting and recycling. The children learn vital skills such as adaptability and resilience by witnessing their environment going through the cycles. This helps them understand the concept of change and builds resilience in the face of transitions. In one area of our garden, we have a pet cemetery. Here, we have buried our family pets and other creatures who have come and gone. This space allows us to teach the children about the life-death cycle and accept change. Similarly, every year we experience frogspawn, giving us the opportunity to learn about birth and growth as we watch their little tails shrink and their legs grow. To support the children’s cognitive skills, we provide activities to observe and understand nature through investigation. The children’s favourite activities at the moment are pond dipping and growing and harvesting flowers, fruit, and vegetables. Some of the learning objectives within these activities are linked to lifecycles, categorising, comparison and pattern recognition in nature. Supporting the children to experience the wonders of changing seasons has a positive effect on their emotional well-being, mine, and Debbie’s too! The children take naps outside and participate in meditation while the birds are singing away. These activities provide opportunities for relaxation and promote a sense of calm and happiness. It is proven that spending time in nature has mental health benefits as well as emotional and physical benefits . SEASONAL LEARNING Every season and even every different day outdoors, brings a new set of sensory stimulation by exploring the sights, textures, aromas, even the noises of the natural world. The experiences are endless. The children love finding the strawberries and munching away, and there is no better taste than a sun-ripened cherry tomato, if they leave me any! Unfolding the characteristics of seasonal vocabulary during our activities also contributes to early language and provides children with the skills to articulate their observations and experiences. Whether its playing in the muddy puddles, counting the frogs or learning to sow seeds, the language opportunities are endless. The seasons are also a lovely way to promote cultural celebrations and traditions. We love the harvest festival where we like to gather our produce and share with our families, or Diwali where we cover the garden with lights and have a magical Diwali feast. There are many ways to weave cultural traditions into your very own Garden Classroom. “Lovely to watch her be so interested in how it grows. How she cares for it, and that she’s happy with the end result, we’ve even started growing our own strawberries and sunflowers at home” – Elsie’s Mum. By incorporating a Garden Classroom into your setting, your children can foster environmental awareness, develop a sense of responsibility and appreciation of the natural world, which in turn lays the groundwork for their future environmental consciousness. Seasonal changes spark natural curiosity and wonder within the children, giving them the opportunity for questioning and exploration, cultivating a mindset of inquiry and lifelong learning. The Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) The Early Years Toolkit brings together the best available evidence on key areas of learning and development. It can support all childminders when making decisions on how to improve learning outcomes. Physical development approaches | EEF educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk) Other research Useful resource: Garden activities for September :: The Garden Classroom - NurtureStore The Edible Garden – Alys Fowler (book and BBC Series 2010) 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 Childminders The hub offers free advice, support and training to childminders across Liverpool City Region and Beyond. We are aiming to set up Peer to Peer Childminder Support and Play Sessions for Children. Please join our mailing list to be kept informed of future events and launches, newsletters and availability for training dates and drop-in sessions. If you would like to be involved or have suggestions, please let us know. ​ ​ CHILDMINDER DROP IN Every Monday 9.30-11.30a.m. at Deysbrook Community Centre, Liverpool, L12 4XF. Every Wednesday 9.30-11.30a.m., term time, St Hilda's Church Hall, Hunts Cross, Stuart Avenue, Liverpool, L25 0NG Every Friday 9.30-11.00a.m. at Everton Nursery School and Family Centre, Spencer Street, Liverpool, L6 2WF. If you attend a drop in or meet up with other childminders across the Liverpool City Region and Beyond area, please let us know so we can advertise, allowing local childminder colleagues to attend, join in and network. ​ HANEN LEARNING LANGUAGE and Loving It Programme – in development for Childminders If you are in Liverpool or Sefton (our Home area), we are looking for upto 12 childminders to work with ourselves and Communicate, to take part in the bespoke programme for childminders. If you are interested, please email sphubnw@evertoncentre.liverpool.sch.uk ​ WELLCOMM BAGS If you are a Liverpool Childminder and wish to borrow a Wellcomm bag to use with your children, email the sph email as we can support you and loan a Wellcomm bag to you for a period of time. ​ CHILDMINDER RESOURCE BAGS Calling all SPH Network Members….. FREE Resource bags coming soon, funded by the SPH this is a fantastic opportunity for Childminders. Each bag of carefully selected items will be a welcome addition to your setting which in turn supports your children’s development. Each resource bag is designed to be used individually, with a group of childminder colleagues and shared as a lending library. In the next few weeks you can apply for resources that cover Communication and Language, Early Maths and Story Comprehension including a selection of various quality Story Sacks. Also included will be Outdoor and Nature, Habitats and Musicical Instruments bags. Look out for the launch coming the end of April/early May depending on your location within Liverpool City Region and Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub…. Strategic Partners ​Stronger Practice Hub Privacy Notice