Learning Journals Blog
Here's where you'll find what we hope are interesting and useful articles!
How to Use a Learning Journey Template (with free template included!)
During every child’s early learning and development it is essential to use a Learning Journey template to track, and keep a record
What Is the Attachment Theory in Early Childhood?
Forming healthy attachments in early childhood is central to helping children develop relationships with caregivers throughout their lives. In early years, these
Positive Behaviour Management Strategies: A Nursery Practitioners Guide
Positive behaviour management in nursery is a key stepping stone to learning what behaviour is appropriate, and what behaviour is unacceptable. Before
A Nursery Practitioners Guide to Development Matters (with free resource!)
Across the board, the Development Matters framework is available to support and guide nursery practitioners, together with the statutory Early Years Foundation
Colourful Semantics: How Children Can Develop Language Through Colour
Colourful semantics can help children understand words and develop their language by using colour. For any child, language is very important as
What Is School Readiness and What Does it Mean for EYFS? (free checklist included!)
If you’ve spent any time preparing to send your child to school, then it’s highly likely that you’ve come across the term
What Our Clients Say
Staff View – Fox Covert Early Years
Carol Thabet, early years officer at Fox Covert Early Years explains how Learning Journals has benefitted the staff and parents at their nursery in Edinburgh.
- How parents benefit from easy access
- How staff can note significant learning
- How everyone is on the same page with support and learning
"It's really, really made a big difference to families".
Manager View – Flying Colours Nursery
Arran Black, owner of Flying colours nursery goes into detail about how Learning Journals has worked from day one at his nursery.
- How parents have embraced the system
- Surprised how easily parents have taken to interacting with the system
- We've not looked back
"The person I think it benefits the most is the nursery manager quite simply because they can find everything in one place".
A Parent’s View
Jo Morris, a parent with a child at nursery tells us about how Learning Journals helps to keep her informed. She love's the ease of use, the simple and easy access and how all the information is exactly what she needs to have.
- Really easy to use!
- A very stress free way to share with my partner
- We have a full library of his time at nursery
"Keeps me completely up to date with what he's doing ".
Manager View – Stockbridge Nursery
Caroline Munro is the head of Stockbridge Nursery. Here she talks about how Learning Journals has made a huge impact to her nursery, children and parents.
- How they save so much time and no longer need to take work home
- How observations are now straight to the point with a clear focus
- How the system is so quick, so instant
"Parent's have really engaged....the children are learning at home more now".
Head Teacher View – Stockbridge Primary School
Kathryn Collier is acting head of a primary school. Having used Learning Journals for a couple of years she gives us some insight into how the system benefits pupils and parents from a teacher's perspective.
- How parent contributions help her track wider achievements
- How the system acts as a prompt for conversation in the class
- How it now helps to effectively communicate with parents
"A really nice way of engaging the school, the child and the parent".
Manager View – Waterfront Nursery
Vicki Shiels is the manager of the Waterfront nursery, a very large childcare provider with hundreds of children in their care every day. With so many children to care for Vicki was very keen to have a system that would help save her time while still allowing her to provide the same high quality service as before.
- How we save time and money with Learning Journals
- How children are more involved
- How even staff uncomfortable with technology find the system easy to use
"It's much cheaper!"