New edition available tomorrow, 1st October!

Issue 16, Space is available tomorrow!

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You can also take the opportunity to view our redesigned website!

Promotional Offer

We are giving away 6 months of FREE editions to everyone who enters our promotional offer.

Please log in and view page 11 of the current edition (issue 15) for full details on how to enter and to read the terms and conditions.

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TTS Competition

For a chance to win the fantastic TTS Jumbo Autumn Leaves, log in to view the competition details on page 58 of issue 15.

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Autumn activities

With the weather beginning to feel autumnal, check out all of our Autumn activities...what a lovely season autumn is.

Log in or subscribe to view all the activity ideas from pages 25-45...and lots more!

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Halloween

Why not order our Halloween edition from October 2010 for some early planning ideas.

This year's edition featuring a brand new range of Halloween activities will be available from 1st October, edition 16 Space.

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Dyslexia

Read Clare McLeod's interesting and informative article this month on Dyslexia, see page 60 for more information. Log in or subscribe to view. http://www.essentialchildminder.co.uk/Subscribe-Log-in.html

Early Years Resource Centre

Updated today with printable Alphabet Cards to compliment the My Name focus plan in edition 14 - All About Me.

Click here to visit the centre.

Last Chance!

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) was recently reviewed by Dame Clare Tickell, Chief Executive of Action for Children. This consultation seeks your view on the Government's proposed changes to the EYFS.

This month is your last chance to comment on and provide your own input to the propsed changes to the EYFS, due to be published in spring 2012 and come into effect in September 2012.

Click the link below to visit the consultation page, find out more information and have your say.

http://www.education.gov.uk/consultations/index.cfm?action=consultationDetails&consultationId=1747&external=no&menu=1

Early Years Resource Centre

We have recently made some changes to our website and have replaced our old forum with an Early Years Resource Centre.

We are very excited about this new feature and are working hard to get it filled for you. We find there are so many things we want to include in the magazine but generally don't have space to fit it all in. The extra resources, templates, downloads and information will now all be added to the centre each month.

The Early Years Resource Centre is completely free and you don't need to be a subscriber to access it. Simply create a username and password then browse.

Ultimately we hope this will become an enormous bank of resources to support all early years practitioners in delivering the EYFS and of course we urge you to share your own contributions, activities and ideas.

Please bear with us while the centre is set up - it wont take long!