When I qualified as an early years teacher in 2003, I felt reasonably confident that I knew what I was doing. I was full of knowledge of the Foundation Stage and its objectives and full of ideas for creative activities for each area of learning.
As a Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT), I planned in detail and rigorously ensured that each objective was covered. My list of priorities most certainly included targets and evidence, activities and resources.
I left full-time teaching when my daughter Rosie was born in December 2005. Now, as a parent to a child starting nursery, I am seeing the early years experience from the other side. I am gaining an understanding of child and parent anxieties, and am certainly writing a new list of priorities.
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