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    The Joy of Playdough
    Overton Playgroup
    • Oct 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Joy of Playdough

    At Overton Preschool Playgroup we love playdough, as it is a great resource for children in many ways: · It is totally open ended as it...
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    Learning to write
    Overton Playgroup
    • Sep 1, 2020
    • 3 min

    Learning to write

    There has been a lot of focus on educational apps and programs while schools have been shut, including online resources for children...
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    Self Esteem and Wellbeing
    Overton Playgroup
    • Aug 2, 2020
    • 3 min

    Self Esteem and Wellbeing

    Parents have always focussed on their child’s achievements, and that’s increased with an education system increasingly focussed on...
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    How to help children play...….
    Overton Playgroup
    • Jun 5, 2020
    • 3 min

    How to help children play...….

    Feelings bamboozled by all the online activities available for your young child, or exhausted by being their sole source of...
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    There's no such thing as bad weather...... only bad clothes!
    Overton Playgroup
    • Feb 1, 2020
    • 1 min

    There's no such thing as bad weather...... only bad clothes!

    This time of year can feel like we are stuck indoors more than usual, and February half term can feel like a long week to occupy bored...
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    The Great Outdoors!
    Overton Playgroup
    • Jul 3, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Great Outdoors!

    In the last few weeks, we’ve been able to leave coats behind more often than not, the grass needs mowing with worrying frequency and sun...
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    Tadpoles!
    Overton Playgroup
    • Jun 4, 2019
    • 1 min

    Tadpoles!

    “Mummy mummy I went hunting for tadpoles!”. “Daddy, did you see the baby frogs with tails?!” Such were the cries of joy and excitement...
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    Early Years Education in the news again
    Overton Playgroup
    • Aug 3, 2018
    • 1 min

    Early Years Education in the news again

    Education secretary Damian Hinds has promised to halve the number of children starting school without expected levels of early reading...
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