Welcome
Contents 5 – 9 Teacher Resources, Equipment and Tools
10 – 17 Toys and Games 0-3 19 – 29 Toys and Games 3-5 30 – 40 Childcare 41 – 44 Music and Multimedia 45 – 50 Electronic Toys 51
Welcome to the 2010 Practical
Pre-School Awards
This supplement is the definitive guide to the new, innovative products that are available now. Read on to ensure that you are fully equipped to make the best choices and investments for your early years settings.
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52 – 55 Books and Publications 56 – 58 Classic Toys and Games 59 – 63 5to7 Toys and Games 64 – 66 5to7 Books and Publications 67 – 73 5to7 All Other Resources
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The Practical Pre-School Awards exist to identify and reward excellence in the fields of educational equipment, childcare and books and toys, suitable for early years and key stage 1 children, for use in professional childcare and educational settings. These settings include private and state nurseries, pre-schools, playgroups, childminders, after-school clubs, reception classes and infant schools.
The 5to7 Awards scheme, now in its third year, runs parallel to the Practical Pre-School Awards, but its aim is to reward excellence in products designed for slightly older children. For the first time, the 5to7 awards are spread across three categories: 5to7 Books, 5to7 Toys and Games and 5to7 All Other Resources. Consequently, we can continue to give guidance to professionals who work in key stage 1, as well as early years, settings.
This year we have been very impressed by the number of products entered by a wide range of companies. The sheer variety of products in this awards guide highlights the levels of imagination, devotion, expertise and forethought that have gone into creating them. Not only do they appeal to children, they also have strong educational value, and relate to every aspect of child development.
According to psychologist Dr Amanda Gummer, of FUNdamentals: ‘A child’s early years are a rapid period of change; the child is developing quickly and needs access to different things at different times.’
September 2010 Issue 116
Editor: Bea Yeatman-Biggs For the Early Years Foundation Stage Tel: 020 7738 5454
Web:
www.practicalpreschool.com Email:
bea.yeatman-biggs@
markallengroup.com
Advertising: Matt Govett on 0207 501 6735 Antonio Baldascini on 0207 501 6763 Isobel Hunter on 0207 501 6779
© MA Education Ltd 2010
Awards scheme administered by Evolution PR Limited Tel: 01327 701702
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info@evolution-pr.co.uk Front cover image supplied by Schleich Practical Pre-School Awards 2010 3
Publisher: Matt Govett Design: Fonthill Creative
Illustrations: Cathy Hughes
Practical Pre-School is published by: MA Education Ltd, St Jude’s Church, Dulwich Road, London, SE24 0PB
Our thanks to our team of testers, the full list of whom can be seen on page 4 of this publication.
Children themselves, therefore, are crucial to the stringent testing process. As well as a scrupulous panel of practitioners, their input was key in testing every one of the products. And the testing has been tough, as it should be. Each product entered was tested in at least two separate settings by children and their carers. Each setting has marked and provided a detailed evaluation of the performance of the product, against set criteria. This included key elements, such as appeal to children at both the start and end of the trial, durability, adaptability, educational value, play value, value for money, and many others. An impressive score of 90 per cent or more was needed for products to attain the much-coveted Gold Award, 80 to 89 per cent was required for silver, and 70 to 79 per cent for bronze.
The result is a valuable guide for anyone buying equipment for an early years or key stage 1 setting.
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