Welcome to Practical Pre-School, incorporating Child Care magazine
Two exceptional early years magazines now in one bumper title
Practical Pre-School, incorporating Child Care is the most comprehensive source of information and activity ideas for anyone working with children in the home or in early years settings.
It combines two separate and distinct magazines, Practical Pre-School and Child Care, in one incredible resource. The new bumper title will provide you with expert information, inspirational activity ideas and easy-to-use practical resources based on all six areas of learning and development of the Early Years Foundation Stage to help you deliver outstanding education and care for young children.
Find out more about Practical Pre-School – for anyone working with children in early years settings
Find out more about Child Care – for childminders, nannies and childcarers
Practical Pre-School is packed with vital information and creative activity ideas for anyone working with children in early years settings.
What you will find inside:
- Professional news – to keep you up-to-date with the latest developments.
- Regular Features – on topics including, Child Health, Literacy, Outdoors, Creative Development, Story time, and Early Years Theorists to help you provide the best possible care and support for the children in your setting.
- Topical Reports – to help you interpret new regulations, prepare for Ofsted inspections and deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage, Early Years Framework or Foundation Phase with confidence.
- Management – providing essential guidance for nursery and pre-school managers.
- Professional Development – to keep you informed of best practice procedures.
- Competition and Reader offers – rewards to help you in your setting.
PLUS a 16 page pull–out activities section containing:
- Creative ideas and resources – on all six areas of learning and development of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
- Parent resources – to help parents carry on the activities developed at your setting.
- Activities poster
Child Care provides essential features and inspirational mixed-aged group activity ideas for childminders, nannies and childcarers.
What you will find inside:
- Special Features – on areas including Indoor and Outdoor Play, Behaviour, Child Development, Working with Parents and Ofsted Inspections.
- Professional Development – to help you grow your practice, deliver the best child-focused care and achieve top ratings at your next inspection.
- Readers' tips – practical tips, as well as tried and tested ideas from other childminders and nannies.
PLUS an activities section containing:
- Inspirational activity ideas – activities for mixed age groups for years 0-3 and 3-5, linked to all six areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage, plus additional activities for the older 5-8 age range.
- Reader rewards – based on one of the activities featured in the issue.
- Colour Poster
