London School of Childcare Studies

London School of Childcare Studies Providing learners with the essesntial skills, practical experience and career support needed to excel in the childcare and early education sectors.

05/10/2026

From our From Qualified to Career webinar series 🎓

One of the key webinar discussions explored the value of focusing on one clear objective when developing a successful product or service. Strong results are often achieved not through doing more, but through refining and strengthening one idea with purpose, consistency, and attention to quality.

Maintaining focus allows professionals and entrepreneurs to better understand their audience, deliver greater value, and create products that leave a lasting impression. Simplicity, clarity, and intentional development are often the foundation of sustainable success and meaningful impact.

Thank you to everyone who joined the webinar and contributed to the discussion. Stay tuned for more sessions, insights, and conversations coming later this year.

04/10/2026

There's something quietly powerful about a house where everyone's reading instead of scrolling. No one talking, no one performing, just presence — and it turns out that stillness is doing more than we might assume.

A landmark 2018 study by Jorge Luis Price and Ariel Kalil, published in Child Development, found causal evidence — not just correlation — that mother-child shared reading directly improves children's reading scores, independent of factors like parental education. That distinction matters: it isn't simply that families who read together tend to be advantaged in other ways. The reading itself is doing the work.

A separate longitudinal study drawing on data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (n=4,768), led by researchers including Ameneh Shahaeian and Elliot Tucker-Drob, followed children from age two or three all the way through to age eight or nine. Early shared reading predicted academic achievement in both literacy and mathematics years later — largely through its effect on vocabulary and early academic skills. Notably, the benefit was strongest for children from low and middle socioeconomic backgrounds, suggesting shared reading is one of the most powerful and accessible tools a family has, regardless of what else they can afford.

Researchers studying shared reading in preschool children have also linked it to gains in executive function — the cognitive skills behind attention, self-control, and working memory — describing it as a way for families to nurture cognitive development without needing extra time, money, or apps.

So the silence isn't empty. It's language, memory, and attention all being quietly built, one page at a time. 📖👨‍👩‍👧

02/10/2026

Watching children play outside without a screen in sight isn't just nostalgic — it's genuinely important for how their minds develop, and the research on this is compelling.

A 2023 cohort study out of Osaka University and Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, published in JAMA Pediatrics, followed nearly 900 children from 18 months to 4 years old. Higher screen time at age two was linked to poorer communication and daily living skills at age four — but outdoor play time helped offset some of that damage, mitigating roughly 18% of the negative effect on daily living skills. The researchers were explicit that the answer isn't necessarily eliminating screens altogether, but ensuring screen time is balanced with time spent playing outdoors.

Dr Mariana Brussoni, a developmental psychologist at the University of British Columbia, has spent years studying what she calls "risky play" — unstructured, child-directed outdoor activity like climbing, exploring, or navigating uneven ground without an adult hovering nearby. Her research links this kind of play directly to the development of cognitive flexibility, emotional regulation, and resilience. Crucially, these skills develop because things occasionally go wrong: children fall, reassess, and try again — a feedback loop that no structured indoor activity quite replicates.

A 2017 UBC study Brussoni co-authored found that even small changes making playgrounds more natural and less predictable increased children's physical activity and decreased symptoms of depression.

So a scraped knee, a muddy jumper, an argument over whose turn it is on the swing — none of that is a problem to be avoided. It's the actual mechanism through which children learn to navigate the world. 🌳🧒

This October, we have exciting opportunities to support your professional journey! 🌟🌐 www.childcarestudies.co.uk🎓 Expert...
02/10/2026

This October, we have exciting opportunities to support your professional journey! 🌟

🌐 www.childcarestudies.co.uk

🎓 Expert Seminar:

🤱 Caring for the Postnatal Mother
📅 Wednesday 7th October, 7:00pm

💤 Free Introduction Session:

🛏️ Intro to Sleep Practitioner Programme
📅 Wednesday 28th October, 6:00pm – 7:00pm

🎓 Foundation Course:

🌙 Sleep Practitioner Programme
📅 Starts Saturday 24th October, 10:00am
🗓️ Saturdays at 10:00am | Until 2nd January 2027

✨ Places are limited, so don't miss out!
🔗 Link in bio!

30/09/2026

🌙 Unlock Baby Sleep: Nature’s Intuitive Calming Strategies

Helping a baby settle to sleep starts with understanding their natural cues and rhythms.

From responsive touch and gentle movement to recognising early signs of tiredness, calming strategies can support babies in regulating their emotions and transitioning towards sleep.

Rather than expecting babies to simply “switch off”, we can create an environment that works with their developmental needs and innate calming responses.

Understanding how babies communicate their needs gives parents and practitioners more confidence to support sleep in a responsive, developmentally informed way. 🌙

Starts TOMORROW! 🚀 Want to start your own childcare business or grow your practice?The Start Up Hub at the London School...
28/09/2026

Starts TOMORROW! 🚀 Want to start your own childcare business or grow your practice?

The Start Up Hub at the London School of Childcare Studies is a 4-week live online programme designed to help you build confidence, sharpen your entrepreneurial skills, and launch a thriving childcare career. There's still time to join us for the first session tomorrow night!

📅 Live sessions at 7pm (UK time):
– Tomorrow, Tuesday 29th September 2026
– Monday 5th October 2026
– Monday 12th October 2026
– Monday 19th October 2026

💷 Cost: £120
🎉 FREE if you are currently enrolled in or have completed:
✔️ NCFE CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator
✔️ NCFE CACHE Level 3 Award in Home Based Childcare
✔️ Maternity Nurse Practitioner Programme
✔️ Sleep Practitioner Programme

✨ From personal branding and confidence building to digital marketing and client acquisition, this programme gives you the entrepreneurial strategies to start and scale your childcare business.

👉 Don't miss out, secure your place before tomorrow: Link in Bio

23/09/2026

🌙 Bridging: Connect Your Child Through Separation & Sleep

Separation at bedtime can be challenging for both children and parents. But connection can help create a bridge between being together and settling into sleep.

Consistent reassurance, responsive communication and meaningful connection can support a child’s sense of safety as they transition towards independent sleep.

Understanding the emotional needs behind bedtime behaviour allows parents and practitioners to approach sleep with greater empathy and confidence.

Because supporting sleep isn’t just about separation — it’s about helping children feel secure through it. 🌙

Postnatal care often ends at the six-week check — right when recovery is still very much underway. 🤍Join us for a free e...
22/09/2026

Postnatal care often ends at the six-week check — right when recovery is still very much underway. 🤍

Join us for a free expert seminar on what happens after that gap, bringing together midwifery insight and clinical nutrition.

🗓️ Wed 7 October, 7pm
📍 Online via Zoom
💷 Free

With midwife Jessima Cavaye and clinical nutritionist Chloe Young, you'll learn:
✨ Where postnatal care falls short after six weeks
✨ What postpartum depletion looks like in mood, healing and lactation
✨ The nutrition links every practitioner should know
✨ Realistic ways to support a mother's nutrition, including where supplements fit

For maternity nurses, midwives, doulas, postnatal practitioners, students, and parents who want to understand recovery more deeply.

Spaces are free but limited — link below 👇
https://us20.list-manage.com/survey?e=65fb01cacb&id=9fcb2ca9cc&u=830855dbc2af5b50785eeb6f4

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