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World Book Day

As you are all aware here at Kirkgate Childcare we don’t put a big emphasis on children/parents having to buy new costumes or feel they have to dress up for events such as World Book Day…. We celebrate over the…

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Exploring Fruit

Our mindful practitioners tune into the children and react to their interests so today when the children were exploring the fruit we added some magnifying glasses to the table which gave the children the opportunity to explore the fruit in…

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Meaningful Technology

How we use technology in a meaningful and purposeful way……….. You may think that we are totally technology free at Kirkgate Childcare…… and you would be right in the sense that we don’t have the traditional iPads or smart boards…

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Schematic play in action

At Kirkgate Childcare we see Schemas in action everyday… but what are they and what do they mean for your children’s learning and development both at home and in setting? Schemas can often be described as patterns of repeated behaviour…

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