EARLY YEARS Resources & information
FOR PARENTS & CARERS

You will find below a number of links to a range of information and tools we think you may find of interest as parents and carers.  If you would like to see any particular type of resource please let us know.
  • What to expect, when? A parents’ guide - The purpose of this booklet is to help you as a parent/carer find out more about how your child is learning and developing during their first five years, in relation to the EYFS. Children develop more rapidly during the first five years of their lives than at any other time. This booklet has been written to help you as a parent know what to expect during these vitally important years by focusing on the seven areas of learning and development which are covered in the EYFS.
  • Toddler and Infant Nutrition and Advice - Infant and toddler forum (infantandtoddlerforum.org) - this website is  a not-for-profit dedicated to early-life nutrition – from pregnancy to Pre-School – working independently with parents, professionals and providers. They focus on early life as the critical window because we know that healthy-eating habits established at this stage are more likely to last for life1. We support parents, parents-to-be, professionals and providers with simple and practical evidence-based resources to instill the confidence and skills necessary to help children develop positive healthy eating habits that last a lifetime.

  • Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Health Promotion Service recommendations for
       "A HEALTHY LUNCHBOX"        READ LEAFLET HERE
  • ​Cornwall Council/Working together to safeguard children with the charity Easy Peasy have put together a new App for where parents can receive lots help and support  and discover thousands of parenting tips and activities, personalised for you and your 0-5-year-old, from our community of parents, practitioners, and early years experts. for more information go to EasyPeasy | Give Your Child The Best Start In Life (easypeasyapp.com)​
  • Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Health Promotion Service recommendations for
        "HEALTHY SNACKS"        READ LEAFLET HERE
In the Moment Planning- This is a great video which talks about in the moment planning and explains what this looks like in our setting. 
 Toilet Training and support - Eric is a great website which offers lots of great help and support around toilet training. You are always welcome to talk to a member of staff for support and advice as needed.www.eric.org.uk/Pages/Category/potty-training
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Healthy lunch box ideas

For advice on easy-to-prepare lunch ideas that kids will love, as well as tips on what else to put in their lunchbox visit https://www.nhs.uk/change4life/recipes/healthier-lunchboxes.

Change4life also offer advice/support as well as great ideas for breakfast and dinner times, portion sizes, making exercise with your children fun, and ideas on how to reduce your families daily intake of salt and sugar. 

​Learning at home with your child

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Book start have sent though some great video books for you to share with your children such as-
  •     Story Everybody worries- This is a fantastic book read by the author, Jon Burgerman, who gives a little character drawing tutorial at the end as a bonus.  The book features many aspects of our ‘new normal’ and the children will be able to pick out images of rainbows in windows, face masks and other things they will have come across during this lockdown period.
  •    Story  While we can't hug - This is a lovely book which may help when children are unable to get close to their friends, this video is very sweet.
  • Story Some dogs do - this is a lovely story written by Jez Alburough about a dog who founds out he could fly.
  • The Gruffalo - Read by Julia Donaldson
  • Fun Rhyme time online activities which you can enjoy with your child at home.
To find these and more go to https://www.facebook.com/cornwallLibraries and click on the video link.

BBC Tiny Happy People -
is here to help you develop your child's communication skills. Explore our simple activities and play ideas and find out about their amazing early development.
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​Hungry Little Minds -

is a government website which includes lots of Simple, fun activities for kids, from newborn to five years of age.
Get active at home and have fun 

Below is a few great fun activities for you and your family to do together at home.

​Family information services are here to help ​and offer support
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Toddlers have big emotions -

An insight from resent research on how parent's and early years practitioners should respond in order to better support children and help them to thrive. 

https://thoughtfulparent.com/toddler-emotional-development.html?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

How to raise children with flexible and resilient brains-

A child’s brain is not a miniature adult brain. It is a brain born under construction that wires itself to the world. And it’s up to parents to create a world — both physical and social — that is rich with wiring instructions. Based on years of research in neuroscience and psychology, there are seven parenting rules to help your child build a brain that is flexible and therefore resilient. Follow the link below 
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https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/08/harvard-psychologist-rules-for-raising-intelligent-kids-with-resilient-brains.html?utm_content=Main&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1617823746

Below is some lovely video's which explain how parent's can support their child's early listening,  phonics,  reading and math's development at home.
Michael Rosen - Author of 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt' - Tips for bedtime stories