Kathy Brodie · Early Years Professional & Trainer

Based in Cheshire, UK

Early Years Training Courses and Coaching for Early Years Professionals

Tailored Training & Coaching for Early Years Practitioners

Nurseries in the UK are currently going through a period of major change - from implementing quality practices to the Early Years Foundation Stage. This can pose challenges for nursery owners, managers and practitioners alike.

As a trainer and fully qualified Early Years Professional focused on the EYFS and Special Educational Needs, I help nurseries to improve practice and meet the requirements of the EYFS. I plan and deliver training courses tailored to the specific needs of individual nurseries. Each course can be as short as one staff meeting, or could be an extended series of training and coaching sessions with nursery staff.

For early years practitioners and nursery managers, delivering the best care and education for children whilst juggling the daily necessities can bring huge pressures. However, with the right training and coaching, the challenges can be overcome and standards can be raised without overworking the team.

Recent Viewpoint Articles

 Speech and Language and TV - what is the evidence?

Speech and Language and TV - what is the evidence?

Jean Gross, Communication Champion, has announced information which seems to show that having the TV on for... Read more

 Sustained Shared Thinking - how important is it?

Sustained Shared Thinking - how important is it?

Sustained shared thinking has been defined as ” an episode in which two or more individuals ‘work... Read more

 Are you a Sparkly Thinker?

Are you a Sparkly Thinker?

At a recent conference about children’s thinking the presenter, the acclaimed author Marion Dowling,... Read more

 What is the purpose of an EYP network?

What is the purpose of an EYP network?

As more and more practitioners achieve Early Years Professional (EYP) Status it will be essential for newly... Read more

 Letters and Sounds

Letters and Sounds

Are you able to fit ‘Letters and Sounds’ into your daily routine? The Rose review of early reading... Read more

Recommended Resources

 Extending Thought in Young Children by Chris Athey

Extending Thought in Young Children by Chris Athey

This book was recommended to me with the words “this will change the way you look at children’s learning... Read more

 Involving Parents in their Children’s Learning 2nd Ed by Margy Whalley

Involving Parents in their Children’s Learning 2nd Ed by Margy Whalley

“This book is just one of the outcomes of a five-year research and development project at the Pen Green... Read more

 Cultivating creativity in babies, toddlers and young children by Tina Bruce

Cultivating creativity in babies, toddlers and young children by Tina Bruce

As practitioners we are always being reminded about taking photographic and video evidence of children during... Read more

 How Children Learn. Book 2 by Linda Pound

How Children Learn. Book 2 by Linda Pound

As the title suggests this is the follow on book from How Children Learn by Linda Pound and is laid out... Read more

 Young Children’s Personal, Social and Emotional Development by Marion Dowling

Young Children’s Personal, Social and Emotional Development by Marion Dowling

This is the second edition of a book first published in 2000. What a lot has happened since then, with the... Read more

In The News

 More men in childcare

More men in childcare

In the Times Educational Supplement (TES) on the 23rd January there was an enlightening article about the... Read more

 Unicef Report on Childhood

Unicef Report on Childhood

I read with no surprise the results from the Unicef report, and the resultant reporting in the Times yesterday... Read more