Early Years News – Social Mobility: Chance or Choice?
What is mutuality? How can expanding mutuality and unlocking choices drive positive change? University or Apprentices: what is the best (and most obtainable) way to measure achievement?...
Category: The Evidence
How does Baby Music help Brain Development? The Lullaby Effect by Anita Collins
Anita Collins’ guide to baby music for parents – The Lullaby Effect A summary of our favourite bits from the book The perfect Christmas bundle for new parents Baby music...
Understanding the power of music
At the end of September 2019, an exciting announcement was made by the National Institutes of Health (NIH): A massive $20 Million is being spent over the course of five years in order to...
Closing the Gap: “Music should have far greater emphasis in the EYFS”
“A new research report launched on Monday 25 March 2019 at the House of Lords by Soundabout, reveals that targeted music sessions for children in the early years and their families in areas...
Language Development in Early Childhood
At Boogie Mites, we are passionate about using active music making to close the attainment gap – the gap in educational achievement and life chances between children from higher and lower...
An Intergenerational Evaluation: Wellbeing & Community Cohesion through Music
Over the last 8-months, an evaluation measuring community cohesion and well-being has been underway in two care homes and a day centre in Portsmouth. These settings care for older people...
The Brain, Learning and the Early Years
Our Boogie Mites Tutor, Liv McLennan recently attended neuroscience lectures hosted by Nursery World. In this article, Liv summarises “The Brain, Learning and the Early Years” that...
The links and benefits of music and maths
In this blog, we will be discussing the links and...