Is anyone still out there?! We’ve been a bit absent from this blog haven’t we?! We are back with a doozy of a post though from our very own Cameron Sprague, team leader extraordinarie at Fort William, all about Sobel’s design Principles - this week principles 1&2. “The team for a while have been thinking… Continue reading Guest post! Cameron Sprague
Nursery world article on den building at Stramash Elgin
Stramash was recently featured as a case study in Nursery World Magazine talking about the importance of non verbal communication. "What we say to children in their formative years can influence their thoughts and feelings about themselves, but our behaviour towards them, each other and the world in general has even more of an impact,… Continue reading Nursery world – Non verbal communication
Article in The National Here Read our news release in full below: Only 20% of employers in the childcare sector offer the real living wage to all their staff and Argyll-based Stramash is proud to be one of them. The non-profit social enterprise was established in May 2009, starting as a spin-off from Argyll and… Continue reading Stramash one of only 20% of child care employers who pay real living wage
What are transitions? Transitions are the ‘going from and to’ - another word for a change or shift, in activity, situation or environment. They might happen in small ways throughout the day for example going from playing to sitting down to lunch or be more significant e.g. starting nursery More significant transitions - Milestone Events… Continue reading Transitions
