The Private Early Years Chatroom Podcast

Twinkl Private Nurseries and Preschools

Made for early years practitioners in nurseries and preschool! Join Katie, Charlotte and Fliss as they talk about their lives as as a preschool and nursery practitioners in private early years settings. They share their honest thoughts and experiences on a range of topics that affect early years staff every day. You won't get much CPD here but you'll find plenty of laughs and relatability!

33 Episodes

Early years problems: carpet time, difficult conversations with parents and staff rotas
8/29/2023
16:45
Twinkl Private Nurseries and Preschools answers your early years practitioners problems! This episode covers:How long should carpet time be in preschool?How do you handle a difficult conversation with parents?How are staff rotas organised in your early years setting?Want to see more from the Twinkl Private Nurseries and Preschool team? You can find us on Facebook and Instagram. Don't forget to check out our lovely Twinkl EYFS Resources for your day nursery, preschool and all other EYFS settings too!
Early years practitioner must have resources
8/20/2023
17:59
We all have a list of essential resources and items for working in early years. Join Katie, Charlotte and Fliss as they share the resources they couldn't go without for the children... and themselves.Want to see more from the Twinkl Private Nurseries and Preschool team? You can find us on Facebook and Instagram. Don't forget to check out our lovely Twinkl EYFS Resources for your day nursery, preschool and all other EYFS settings too!
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Early years problems: job benefits, getting parents involved and obvservations
8/13/2023
17:31
Twinkl Private Nurseries and Preschools answers your early years practitioners problems! This episode covers:What additional job benefits do you get as an early years practitioner?How do you get parents involved in early years?How many observations of learning should early years practitioners take of their key children?Want to see more from the Twinkl Private Nurseries and Preschool team? You can find us on Facebook and Instagram. Don't forget to check out our lovely Twinkl EYFS Resources for your day nursery, preschool and all other EYFS settings too!
Adjusting to the new 1:5 ratio for 2 years olds in early years
8/6/2023
10:50
The Department for Education have confirmed that from 4th September 2023, the ratio for toddlers in early years settings will be increasing from 1:4 to 1:5. At Twinkl Private Nurseries and Preschools, we know that this i is likely to be a huge period of change so we've shared a few of our top tips to adapt to this new ratio in your early years setting.Want to see more from the Twinkl Private Nurseries and Preschool team? You can find us on Facebook and Instagram. Don't forget to check out our lovely Twinkl EYFS Resources for your day nursery, preschool and all other EYFS settings too!
Early years problems: moving rooms, settling babies, deputy manager interviews and September topics!
7/30/2023
16:39
Twinkl Private Nurseries and Preschools answers your early years practitioners problems! This episode covers:How often should early years practitioners move rooms?How can early years practitioners support babies to settle into their nursery?What questions will be asked in a deputy manager interview?What topics will you be learning about in September?Want to see more from the Twinkl Private Nurseries and Preschool team? You can find us on Facebook and Instagram. Don't forget to check out our lovely Twinkl EYFS Resources for your day nursery, preschool and all other EYFS settings too!
2 Truths and a lie... early years edition!
7/23/2023
11:45
Join Katie, Fliss and Charlotte as we get to know each other and our early years careers a little bit better! Who almost fell down the stairs with a baby on their hip? Who stole a toddlers moisturiser? Who pretends not to notice pooy nappies?Want to see more from the Twinkl Private Nurseries and Preschool team? You can find us on Facebook and Instagram. Don't forget to check out our lovely Twinkl EYFS Resources for your day nursery, preschool and all other EYFS settings too!
Early years problems: phone storage, gifts from parents, end of the day activities and early years qualifications
7/16/2023
14:15
Twinkl Private Nurseries and Preschools answers your early years practitioners problems! This episode covers:phone storage for early years practitioners and safeguarding.ideal gifts from parents to nurseries and preschools.activities for early years children at the end of the day.qualifications for early years practitioners to pursue after completing their level 3 qualification.Want to see more from the Twinkl Private Nurseries and Preschool team? You can find us on Facebook and Instagram. Don't forget to check out our lovely Twinkl EYFS Resources for your day nursery, preschool and all other EYFS settings too!
What are Ofsted's Three I's?
7/9/2023
15:56
The thought of Ofsted makes most early years practitioners in day nurseries and preschools panic... especially all the buzzwords. Amongst the newest are Ofsted's Three I's. So... what are the three Is?Short and simple, they are intent, implement and impact.Join Katie, Charlotte and Fliss as they explore what the three I's look like for each practitioner and your early years setting as a whole.Find Twinkl's Three I's planning format here.Want to see more from the Twinkl Private Nurseries and Preschool team? You can find us on Facebook and Instagram. Don't forget to check out our lovely Twinkl EYFS Resources for your day nursery, preschool and all other EYFS settings too!
Early years problems: sun cream policies, summer uniforms, staff sickness and snack time.
7/1/2023
15:31
Twinkl Private Nurseries and Preschools answers your early years practitioners problems! This episode covers sun cream policies, summer uniforms, staff sickness and snack time in early years settings, day nurseries and preschools.Want to see more from the Twinkl Private Nurseries and Preschool team? You can find us on Facebook and Instagram. Don't forget to check out our lovely Twinkl EYFS Resources for your day nursery, preschool and all other EYFS settings too!
Are home corners old fashioned in early years settings?
6/25/2023
11:21
We all have home corners in our day nurseries and preschools but are you make the most out of it? Do you have a separate role-play area? Are mud kitchens replacing home corners? Join Katie, Charlotte and Fliss as they explore home corners, roleplay areas, mud kitchens and more.Find Cultural Capital in EYFS here.Find Twinkl's full range of role play resource here.Want to see more from the Twinkl Private Nurseries and Preschool team? You can find us on Facebook and Instagram. Don't forget to check out our lovely Twinkl EYFS Resources for your day nursery, preschool and all other EYFS settings too!

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The Private Early Years Chatroom Podcast

Twinkl Private Nurseries and Preschools

33 Episodes

Early years problems: carpet time, difficult conversations with parents and staff rotas

Early years practitioner must have resources

Early years problems: job benefits, getting parents involved and obvservations

Adjusting to the new 1:5 ratio for 2 years olds in early years

Early years problems: moving rooms, settling babies, deputy manager interviews and September topics!

2 Truths and a lie... early years edition!

Early years problems: phone storage, gifts from parents, end of the day activities and early years qualifications

What are Ofsted's Three I's?

Early years problems: sun cream policies, summer uniforms, staff sickness and snack time.

Are home corners old fashioned in early years settings?