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By Charlotte Noble - @adayinthelifeofababy Introduction Firstly let me introduce myself, I’m Charlotte, I’m an early years practitioner with 15 years experience, for the majority of that time I have worked in nurseries with Schemas. My current setting has just became a Scheme accredited setting and over the last two years I have had to learn to change my language when it comes to Schemes and Schemas. A Schema is the children’s interests that leads them to their process of learning which is called a Scheme. Patterns of play My little girl has been displaying a containing scheme since around...

In our first schemas guest blog, Kat from Baby College Swindon introduces schemas and offers some simple ideas to try at home with your little ones. What are schemas? As your small child grows you have probably come across the term schemas, but what is a schema? Schemas are repeated patterns of behaviour that children will go through in order to learn about and explore their environment. These schemas (patterns of behaviour) are present from birth. You will have seen your little baby sucking or grasping objects repeatedly until they master it or until they put the two together to form...

Our Back Door To Nature To introduce myself; I’m Stephen, a Daddy blogger and parent to a 16-month-old Munchkin. I’m a currently furloughed Product Development Scientist and alternatively pouring all my efforts into Munchkin development. As much as I enjoy this temporary role as a ‘Munchkin Development Scientist’, I am keen to return one day to developing assays when its safe.   Me and the Munchkin. From the off, myself and my Wife decided to fully co-parent, sharing her maternity leave with me like we share all the roles such as the cooking and the cleaning, and this started the...

The Stevenson Life blog follows the lives of Mark, Ashleigh and their toddler Grayson. In this guest blog Mark shares his experiences of exploring the great outdoors with his son Grayson. Now the weathers taken a turn for the better, we’ve been trying to get out and about (as much as we’ve been allowed to!). We’re quite lucky where we live, we have the beach only a 5 minute walk from our front door, the Norfolk Broads 15 minutes away, and mile upon mile of rolling countryside all around us - the only thing we’re missing is some Mountains and...

Rambling Dad is an outdoor parenting blog, where I share ideas and discoveries that I hope will go someway to getting you and yours to spend more time together outside. I’m Craig Freeman. 35 year old dad of two living in Surrey, UK. I have made the outdoors a focal point of parenting. It’s where we learn, play and grow mentally, physically and literally – the vegetable patch and general garden geekery is constantly expanding! Also owner of a slightly embarrassing dog and a brute of a cat. Leaf people   I got back really late after a crazy day...