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Trackers 0-5: Tracking children's progress through
the Early Years Foundation Stage

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The new Trackers are now available. They are designed to help you
track children’s progress throughout the new Early Years
Foundation Stage. This is the solution to observing and
recording children’s progress in a consistent way throughout
your early years setting. Usable by everyone – staff, and
parents – Trackers make the whole process much easier.
So what’s in the new Trackers 0–5?
• Now in a larger A4 format (with 64 pages) – you will only need
one book per child (unlike the previous Trackers where you
needed 2 books).
• There is now additional space to enable you to include
evidence of your observations and planning.
• There are also comments boxes at the bottom of each page.
• There are general observation and planning forms at the end of
each Area of Learning to enable you to keep a much more
comprehensive record.
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Single copies £5 each
10+ copies (up to 100 copies)
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An A-Z of Tricky Behaviours in the Early Years
Only £4 for childminders
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A new book of imaginative ideas
for dealing with some of the more common difficult behaviours
that you might have to deal with from biting to swearing. The
book is divided into two sections - a short section offering a
set of principles for managing children's behaviour, followed by
an A-Z of typical problem behaviours, with real-life examples
and suggested solutions ... all for only £4 for childminders.
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Special offer Literacy in the Early Years - only £5
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Trackers 0-3 and
Trackers
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A new
Trackers 0-5 for the Early Years Foundation Stage
is here (find out more)
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This is the
solution to observing and recording children’s progress in a
consistent way throughout your early years setting. Usable by
everyone – experienced and inexperienced staff, designed so that
parents also have an input, these Trackers make the whole
process much easier. Probably the most widely used observation
and recording system used throughout the UK. (Read
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Trackers 0-3 are currently being
revised;
Trackers 3-5 are £2.50 each. Discounts apply to orders of 10 or more
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Behaviour Management in the Early Years
Only £4 for
childminders (normal price £6)
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What is ‘typical’ behaviour in
young children? How do you set about changing problem behaviour?
What do we mean when we talk about behaviour management? How do
I draw up a Behaviour Policy for the nursery? What is the best
way of observing and assessing behaviour?
What sort of interventions should I try, and what happens when
those don’t seem to be working? How should we support parents
who have a child with challenging behaviour?
You'll find the answers in this
easy-to-read guide. (Read
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Making Birth to three matters work for you
Special offer to childminders
£10
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£15)
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Here is a manual that makes the
job of drawing up activity planners a pleasure . . . really! It
is 173 pages of practical hints, tips, sample activities and
pro-formas so that you can develop a consistent approach. This
wonderfully practical, well laid-out manual will also help you:
record spontaneous events in a
consistent format; evaluate your planning; make relevant
comments each
time an activity is carried out to keep other practitioners
informed; further identify gaps to be
addressed in your children’s development by transferring
observations made to developmental Trackers. (Read
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Playladders
Only £3 for childminders
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This book provides a method for
assessing and recording what children can do in the Foundation
Stage. Aimed especially at teachers who have children with
special educational needs in their care, it can be used with all
children and fits in well with everyday activities. It adopts a
‘one step at a time’ approach and suggests ideas on how to
develop a child’s repertoire of play (special offer to
childminders £3).
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Fireworks: Managing anger in young children
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childminders (normal price £5)
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Do you have a
child with a very short fuse . . . or a high level of anxiety? A
child that overreacts in most situations? There can be many
reasons why children react angrily, and here is a discreet
approach to help them to understand and then learn how to
control their angry feelings and reactions.
Based loosely on cognitive behaviour therapy and using a
‘talk-through’ approach, you will be able to help the child to
think about his/her feelings in a different way and feel more in
control of them.
There are twelve, clearly laid out practical sessions that use
fireworks as a model for understanding and working on strategies
to manage anger – the initial spark that lights the fuse, the
speed at which the fuse burns, and the explosive firework.
Hannah Mortimer’s practical and user-friendly approach has been
used successfully in both home and educational settings. (Read
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Listening to Children in their Early Years
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Listening to children involves much more
than simply ‘hearing’ what they have to say . . . we know that. But how
do we tune in to children? How do we really see things from their point
of view? How do we consult them on things that are really important to
them?
Here are numerous practical ways to help you do just that. There are
techniques for developing good two-way communication; ideas on how to
use cameras to involve children; child conferencing; child passports;
the Mosaic approach and many, many more practical ideas. There are also
sections on how to tune in to babies; working with children with
disabilities and some examples of all these activities in practice.
In association with SureStart Stockton-on-Tees, Hannah Mortimer has put
together an approach that will enable you to really develop a listening
culture in your setting.
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Worry Box: Managing anxiety in
young children
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childminders (normal price £5)
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A practical
framework to help adults provide emotional support to young
children aged 4 to 11. It can be used at home or at school.
There are 12 practical sessions with the emphasis on involving
the child in each. There are useful activities for working on
relaxation techniques, comments from adults who have used the
approach and a list of further resources to help. |
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Music Makers: Music circle time to include everyone
Only £10 for
childminders (normal price £12)
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This month's
recommended choice in Nursery World (written by a childminder). Full of ideas about how to put music circle time into
practice with links to the Early Years Foundation Stage and with planning sheets, assessment sheets. A great book
for anyone working with young children and a useful tool when
working with children with SEN (special offer to childminders
only £10)
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Why
a separate page for childminders?
Because I've had more visits to the QEd website and phone calls from
childminders than any other group. Many have made suggestions ... many said it
would be great to have a page dedicated to childminders. So this is it.
I've selected the most-purchased items by childminders ... and hope this will be
useful for you. At the moment, there's a lot of attention surrounding the Early
Years Foundation Stage - issues about the observation and recording of
children's progress and EYFS planning. Many thousands of childminders across the
country used the earlier Trackers 0-3 and Trackers 3-5. Now
Trackers 0-5 is available. This is the EYFS
Tracker and most childminders are using this version now. Individual copies are
£5 each (inclusive of postage and packing). However, many childminders groups
get together and order these to get the benefit of the discounted price (if you
order 10 or more copies, they are only £3.50 each). If you want to see more
information about Trackers 0-5, this link will provide
more information.
From
what I've been hearing, the childminders out there are doing a fantastic job,
but don't always get the recognition and support they're due ... so let's hear
some of your views.
This
area is a 'discount zone' for childminders.
I have included in this area titles that I think you will find useful. You may
have a situation where you or a parent may have a particular concern about a
child's development - and it may be that a book in our
Education in the Early Years series may be the
ideal starting point to help. They are specifically written for parents and
staff, using language that isn't going to confuse and bemuse ... just easy to
read, helpful books dealing with issues like attention difficulties, autism,
specific learning difficulties, mathematical development, observation and
assessment, spotting gifted and talented children and so on. So if you think
these may be of use let me know through the
feedback form and I'll make them available at a discounted price ... and you
can sell them on at the retail price ... and make a bit for yourself!
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Trackers 3-5
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Although the new
EYFS Trackers 0-5
are now available, we will continue to supply this version to those
early years settings wishing to use them.
In early years settings there is a
requirement that staff observe and record what children do. These
observations should then be used to help plan the next steps of
children's play, learning and development. With this in mind Trackers
3-5 (and the earlier Trackers 0-3) were developed to provide a
simple method of meeting this requirement.
The Trackers link into the Government's Curriculum guidance for the
foundation stage (QCA, 2000). This relates to children aged three to
five years. The Trackers are divided into various types of play activity
and the six areas of learning. Within each area of learning, the
Government has identified Early Learning Goals which most children will
be expected to have achieved by the end of their Reception year. Each of
these goals is divided into smaller sections called Stepping Stones.
Each page of the Trackers carries the title of one type of play activity
within a particular Area of Learning, yet weaves in some of the
developmental and skills-based stages which users will already be
familiar with and also builds in approximations to the Stepping Stones
and Early Learning Goals.
Clearly laid out and very easy to use,
these booklets are now widely used by pre-schools, nurseries and childminders throughout the country.
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Making
'Birth to three matters' work for you
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How would you like to draw up
activity planners for each of your age groups in minutes instead of
hours?
Now you can.
Here is a manual that offers practical
hints, tips and sample activities to help give you a real head start in
putting Birth to three matters: a framework to support children in
their earliest years (Sure Start, 2003) into practice. This
wonderfully practical manual will help you:
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identify and plan for each of your under
three age groups according to the Birth to three matters framework;
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draw up specific activity planners to
guide and support the practitioners in your team;
make additional comments each time the activity is carried out to keep
other practitioners informed;
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record spontaneous events in a similar
format;
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evaluate your planning;
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further identify gaps to be addressed in
your children’s development by transferring observations made to
developmental Trackers.
Making ‘Birth to three matters’ work
for you was developed by Helen Rowlands and staff at Hope Park
Community Nursery in Liverpool. The manual was then trialled in many
nurseries in different parts of the country. |
ISBN
1 898873 42 9 Published 2005
Wirobound A4 174 pages
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Playladders
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This book provides a method of assessing and
recording what children can do in the Foundation Stage. Aimed especially at
teachers who have children with special educational needs in their care, it
can be used with all children and fits in well with everyday activities. It
adopts a 'one step at a time' approach and suggests ideas on how to develop
a child's repertoire of play. |
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1 898873 09 7 Published 2000
A5 28 pages Read
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Managing
your 4-8 year-old
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This is a practical book for parents on how to
manage their young children’s behaviour positively and effectively. There
are suggestions for managing bedtimes and mealtimes, ideas for encouraging
independence and approaches for encouraging appropriate behaviour. There are
also helpful suggestions on preparing young children for nursery and school. |
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1 898873 19 4 Published 2001
A5 27 pages Read Reviews of this Book
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Positive
Parenting
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Raising children has never been more in the
public eye than in recent times. It is just about one of the most difficult
tasks that we face. Children do need guidance. They also need freedom to
develop their personalities and independence and finding the right balance
is important.
Parents are increasingly recognised as the key
to enabling their children to learn socially acceptable behaviour.
Relationships are seen as central to providing children with an
understanding of how to behave. Positive Parenting has some simple,
practical strategies for parents which will enable them to develop and
improve relationships with their children. It will also provide
professionals with ideas they can pass on to parents.
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1 898873 05 4 Published 1997
A5 20 pages Read reviews of this book
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BABY and ME
by Dr Hannah Mortimer |
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Baby music time, sensory games, the use of
baby massage and activities to promote looking, listening, laughing,
playing and sharing together. The book helps you to plan your sessions,
describes the kind of sessions that work best, offers practical
suggestions for activities and provides you with a framework for
evaluating what you’re doing.
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A5 42 pages Half
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MUSIC AND PLAY
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This book will help you with ideas about
what you need in terms of equipment and skills; suggestions for the
music session that are accessible at any level of musical ability (you
do not need to be musical yourself); supported play activities;
evaluate your sessions; a list of resources and contacts. |
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RUMPUS
by Dr Hannah Mortimer and Catterick Garrison Health Visitors |
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RUMPUS is a user-friendly title for what
is effectively a pre-school behaviour group. Developed by educational
and child psychologist Hannah Mortimer, the aim is to support parents
and their young children where there are particular difficulties in
managing behaviour. What you will find is a combination of approaches to
put parents at their ease, improve the attention skills of the children,
encourage early language and interactive play, build up family
relationships and provide practical advice based on realistic
expectations. |
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Step by Step
by Dr Hannah Mortimer |
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Some young children need extra support to
encourage their development — they might have special needs or they
might need extra stimulation and structure to make progress. This book
will help you set up and run such a group — how to plan, the type of
sessions that work, suggestions for step by step teaching and finally,
evaluating the sessions. |
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1 898873 44 5 Published 2005
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Making Connections
by Dr Hannah Mortimer |
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How to set up a therapeutic group for
parents or carers who have attachment difficulties with their young
children. This will help you understand more about patterns of
attachment and provides practical ways of designing interventions that
will help build self-esteem in parents and carers and their children and
help form attachments. |
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A5 52 pages Half
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The
Observation and Assessment of Children in the Early Years
by Dr Hannah Mortimer |
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This book provides some practical examples of
how you can assess and observe children learning.
The focus is on using assessment to establish
starting points for teaching and learning; identifying and assessing
children who might have special educational needs; different observation
techniques; assessments carried out by other professionals; and involving
children and adults in assessment and planning.
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1 898873 21 6 Published 2001
A5 43 pages
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Emotional
Literacy in the Early Years
by Dr Hannah Mortimer |
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The term 'emotional literacy' encompasses a range of
important issues including self-awareness, self-control, dealing with
relationships, communicating with others, and self-esteem. It is a term
that is increasingly being used to describe the work we do with children
to foster their mental health. In this book, Hannah Mortimer looks at
children’s early learning and behaviour, what happens when things go
wrong and what we need to do to encourage emotional well-being. There
are also sections on early intervention projects; working with other
professionals; listening to children; and supporting children through
major life changes such as family breakdown or bereavement. |
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1 898873 31 3 Published 2003
A5 47 pages
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Working with
Children with Specific Learning Difficulties in the Early Years
by Dorothy Smith |
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This book will be useful to all who work with
young children as an aid to observe their strengths and weaknesses and
provide appropriate programmes and activities where necessary. This is not intended to be a definitive guide
for identifying and labelling early years children as having specific
learning difficulties. As is stressed throughout the book, many observable
features within children's learning in the early years may be the result of
developmental delay or maturation and need not be signs of specific learning
difficulties. Many of the activities or programmes suggested can be used
with all children and not just for those causing concern.
Dorothy Smith provides a succinct summary
covering background information about the nature of specific learning
difficulties and then focuses on three key areas: developing and
implementing procedures for the regular observation and assessment of
children; developing programmes and activities to meet the needs of children
with specific learning difficulties; and working with parents.
In a clearly written and
readable style, Dorothy Smith provides a well-balanced and constructive aid,
full of practical ideas.
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1 898873 18 6 Published 2001
A5 60 pages
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Supporting
Children with AD/HD & Attention Difficulties in the Early Years
by Dr Hannah Mortimer |
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The term Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder (AD/HD) has become more widely used in the UK in recent years.
Nevertheless, it remains a controversial topic for many people particularly,
perhaps, because of the medication sometimes prescribed in its treatment.
In this book Hannah Mortimer concentrates on
planning and supporting the individual needs of children with attention
difficulties rather than being preoccupied with the dilemmas surrounding
diagnosis and treatment. There are useful pointers to help in
identification; examples of developing, implementing and monitoring
programmes and activities; working with other professionals; and working in
partnership with parents.
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1 898873 25 9 Published 2002
A5 43 pages
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The SEN Code of Practice in Early Years Settings
by Dr Hannah Mortimer |
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The SEN Code of Practice provides guidance on the identification,
assessment and provision for children’s special educational needs. This book
focuses on the duties within early years settings, providing practical
advice on:
- designing an inclusive SEN policy for your setting;
- the role
of the SENCO;
- how to set up SEN procedures and plan differentiated
provision;
- designing and implementing IEPs;
- how you can monitor SEN
provision;
- working in partnership with parents;
- involving children in
the way you plan and meet their needs.
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A5 52 pages
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Music Makers: Music circle
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No need to be a music specialist . . .
here is a book that will help you to use music to include all children
in their learning and development. There are over 40 activities divided
up into sections including:
• music for enjoyment;
• songs and action rhymes;
• looking and listening games;
• movement and rhythm games;
• concepts and understanding;
• band time.
Music is such a powerful tool – it captures children’s attention and
holds the interest of children who, in other situations, might
experience considerable learning or communication difficulties.
Each activity provides information about the skill being learned and how
the activities link with the Early Years Foundation Stage
framework so that you can show how your music sessions are contributing
towards your curriculum or framework. There is clear information about
what to do, suggestions for supporting children with additional needs,
extension activities and follow-up ideas. There are also record-keeping
and planning sheets to help you (and keep Ofsted inspectors happy).
This is a practical resource book for childminders, early years
educators running toddlers’ groups and Sure Start sessions, and staff in
reception classes.
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ISBN 978 1 898873 48 8
Revised 2008
A4 78 pages
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An A-Z of Tricky Behaviours
in the Early Years
by Dr Hannah Mortimer |
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How often have you wished for an
instruction manual when trying to deal with tricky behaviour? Of course
every child is unique and there are no ‘recipes’ when it comes to
dealing with difficult behaviour. However, here are some imaginative
ideas for managing some of the more common tricky behaviours you are
likely to have to deal with on a day-to-day basis in a nursery group,
crèche, playgroup or childminding setting.
These include biting, bossing,
climbing, crying, ditching the dummy, kicking
and smacking, lack of confidence, not doing as asked,
pulling and tugging, running off, scratching and
gouging, soiling, spitting, swearing and
temper tantrums.
Each has a brief pen picture of a child
displaying that kind of difficulty, how staff worked out what to do,
what they did and why it worked.
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A5 40 pages
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