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The first five years,and who gets to shape them
Written for parents wondering whether to train, teachers deciding where to work, and schools trying to keep both. Every claim here is sourced at the foot of the piece — early childhood is a subject people exaggerate, and we would rather not.
Parents3 min read
Your child's brain is mostly built before school ever sees it
By the fifth birthday the brain has reached roughly ninety per cent of its adult size — and in the earliest years it is forming more than a million new connections every second.
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Parents2 min read
Serve and return: the free thing that builds a brain
A child babbles, you answer, they answer back. Researchers named the loop, and it is one of the most reliable brain-building things an adult can do.
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Parents2 min read
A tantrum is not bad behaviour. It is a brain still under construction
The equipment that stops a child mid-impulse is among the last to mature. Knowing which year you are in changes what you do at seven in the evening.
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Training2 min read
NTT, Montessori, ECCE — and the recognition question nobody answers
Three names, wildly different price tags, and one contradiction you will hit within ten minutes of searching. Here is what is actually known, and what you should get in writing.
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Teachers2 min read
Why a short commute changes everything for a preschool teacher
A ninety-minute commute does not cost you ninety minutes. Put your own salary and distance in below and watch what it actually costs.
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Schools1 min read
Hiring for your preschool? Write the role like this
The same vacancy, written two ways, gets very different numbers of applications. Toggle between the two versions below.
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