@kellymcgarvey.bsky.social
Early years enthusiast, driven by a love of learning. Always talking about child development. Inspired by my own children and the many marvellous professionals I meet through my role at the Care Inspectorate. ❤️
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Nothing like some Sunday mess . Trying to keep creativity alive in my kids. We need future problem solvers and creative thinks. 🌏❤️
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Put my dehydrated flowers in water and got my phone to see if anything happened. 🌷😃
Im not bored, you are… time for me to go back to work 👀!
Stunning starry night ⭐️
Love good news.
It was the night before the first working day of 2025, and a glass of red before bed seems wise… 🍷❤️
A gorgeous image for all the outdoor educators out there... By Lucia Elfina Para on Instagram #forestschool
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What in the nightmare before Christmas is this? Day 1 and day 2 are Bounty? 😳🎄😲
Play belongs to the individual child (or adult 😉). Let children be free to play and trust that allowing this will enrich their minds, bodies and spirits. Trust the process! Let them play. ❤️
I love busy hands ❤️. Independently opening the glitter supports the development of small muscles in the hands, fingers, and wrists that will later help form letters and apply the right amount of pressure to the paper… later! For now we are concentrating on the glitter❤️ . At aged 4 I explore 🖌️🎨
Spotted at the school Christmas fayre. Life lessons.
DON'T ACCEPT THE DEFAULT!
Seek out an option that will be BETTER for ALL!!
#EduSky
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Watch this 5 yr old build a lego model on the floor in the classroom. Its a self chosen activity with his own ideas. He perseveres & continues without getting distracted by the busy classroom activity #earlyyears #selfregulation #COEL #PLAYMATTERS #play #Lego
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The Play Scotland latest podcast episode is out! This month we're speaking to Karen Sharp, the leading expert in playwork qualifications in Scotland.
Listen via the link www.playscotland.org or on youtube youtu.be/9cPkT1GdECU?... or wherever you find your podcasts
❤️ mirrorneurons activated ❤️
What a joy!
The Early Learning Cafe. Delighted to be able to share this podcast with you. A conversation between myself and Susan Ramsay. Enjoy. earlylearningcafe.com/outdoor-lear... #EYFS #EYoutdoors #forestschool #childrennature #EduSky #ECE #outdoorplay #earlyyears #earlylearning
In another world 🌍
“I think the [winter fuel payment] means testing was too tight..to set it at pensioners who have annual income of less than £11,400 is too tight”
Martin Lewis says the winter fuel payment should have been extended to those pensioners with around “£20,000-25,000” annual income
The white stuff has arrived ❄️
Neuroscience shows that early experiences have a profound influence on brain development. Playful experiences can provide a unique context for rich learning experiences in early childhood.
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#PlayMatters
These busy hand photos are a good start for my algorithms 🤩 #playistheway.