Play Blog

At Edx Education we love to hear from teachers and especially early years teachers around the world. We are so excited to hear from Thomas Adlam who has shared his approach to Early Years.   As an Early Years professional the biggest factor in teaching young children from birth is understanding how development can come from various influences around them. Setting up the day – fun from the beginning. Setting up an environment that allows children to discover new and exciting experiences while giving them comfort with familiarity by using what they recognise and enjoy. Toys play an enormous role in...

Written by Dr Sarah Mundy It’s not just time, but the right sort of care that enables children to understand and manage emotions. Working within Early Years is a hugely important job – you are supporting children when they are learning more than they ever will. In fact, the first 1000 days will determine the quality of the next 32,000! Despite this, practitioners are often in settings which are busy, stressful and sometimes understaffed. It’s not like they can get in, have a cup of tea, turn their computer on and make a to-do list for the day. They’re straight...

By Hannah Peckham, Author of Conker the Chameleon   As parents we want to protect our children from any hurt, but it is inevitable that they will all face some difficulties at some point, the best thing we can do as primary care givers is to ensure our children are equipped to deal with such times by nurturing their social emotional skills using simple games or books such as the ones in this article. Why are these skills so important? A survey published by NHS Digital in 2021 ‘found one in six children in England had a potential mental disorder’. It...

At Edx Education we love to play and learn together.  In early childhood it is so important to foster children to grow and develop. Playtime in the early years is lots of fun and a fantastic opportunity to enhance your child’s development and help them learn lots of valuable educational, social and life skills.   There are so many benefits of ‘play’ – it helps develop cognitive growth, gross and fine motor skills, and encourages creativity and imaginative thinking.                                    There have been lots of changes in family dynamics over the past few years, with many parents working more flexibly, which has...