DfE Archives | Little Acorns Nursery School https://www.littleacornsnursery.school/tag/dfe/ Wed, 18 Jan 2023 11:55:58 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Help for Children with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) https://www.littleacornsnursery.school/special-educational-needs-disabilities-send/ Sun, 15 Jan 2023 16:30:17 +0000 https://www.littleacornsnursery.school/?p=5548 Today, we look at how early years childcare providers can help children under five if they have special educational needs or disabilities.Today, we look at how early years childcare providers like Little Acorns Nursery can help children under five if they have special educational needs and disabilities. This is often referred to as ‘SEND’ or in longer forms like ‘SEN and disabilities’. Let's explore the topic to get an overview of some of the help available.

Childcare Help for Children with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

Early years and childcare providers can support children under five in a variety of ways if they have special educational or developmental needs, and/or a disability. Indeed, helping affected children as early as possible in their lives is of paramount importance...]]> THIS is Why Your Child Should Go to Nursery & Pre-school https://www.littleacornsnursery.school/why-your-child-should-go-to-nursery-pre-school/ Thu, 14 Apr 2022 09:31:34 +0000 https://www.littleacornsnursery.school/?p=4254 While some parent/guardians simply have to send their little ones to nursery or pre-school, others may be fortunate enough to have a choice. If you are one of them, you may be wondering whether to send your child to nursery or pre-school anyway — even if you don't need to go to work from a practical or financial perspective. Typical questions parents may ask themselves include:
  • Would staying at home be better for my child?
  • Or would they be missing out if they don't attend nursery or pre-school?
  • What are the benefits of going to nursery/pre-school for the child?
Well, this article is here precisely to answer those kinds of questions. The overall consensus from experts, though, is that children will benefit enormously by regularly attending a high quality early years setting. Let's take a closer look.

The Benefits of Nursery/Pre-school to Under-5s

Studies show that the benefits of nursery and/or pre-school to children are most pronounced when they attend a good early years setting. So the choice of provider is an important one and, indeed, one that makes all the difference to the outcomes for a child.
At Little Acorns Nursery in Clayton-le-Woods, Chorley, under-fives are therefore fortunate in that Ofsted rate us as an outstanding childcare and early years provider – in every category. Indeed, Ofsted confirms that children have “outstanding outcomes” at our childcare setting.
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  • A good early years education benefits children educationally.
  • A good early years education benefits children cognitively.
  • A good early years education benefits children behaviourally.
  • A good early years education benefits children's social outcomes in both the long and short term.
[/av_icon_box] A 2002 study1 found that the benefits of a good early years education showed benefits as early as the age of two. Later, in 2011, another study2 showed that children aged 15 were still benefiting if they'd received a good early years education at nursery, pre-school or other early years setting. The benefits were seen to be so significant that, by the time they reached the age of 15, they were the equivalent of ...]]>