Begin Bright classes are fun, interactive and packed full of activities! Designed by leading educational experts and delivered by fully qualified teachers, our classes help your little one prepare for the primary school years and beyond into later life. We offer multiple classes to ensure that ...
It’s little wonder that we often feel as though our kids aren’t as successful with reading as we’d like them to be. The “reading wars” - the battle between sounding out words and using the sentence as context for understanding - have seemed only to add unnecessary stress and anxiety for parents, car...
My little one is about to enter big school. Like most mums, I’m a little concerned at just how ‘ready’ she is. Sure, she can open her lunch box, carry her backpack and put on her school uniform
But is she ready for the academic aspect of school? What about the social side of things? Have I done enoug...
What are fine motor skills, and why are they important?
Fine motor skills focus on building the strength and dexterity in the hands to improve your child’s efficiency with pencil grip, writing, drawing, gluing, scissor usage, tying shoelaces, buttoning jackets, opening bottles and a whole lot more! I...
Starting school can bring lots of excitement, anticipation and sometimes anxiety for children. It's almost time to gear up again and get ready for the new school year, so here are our top tips for a great start to school!
Routines
We all know how much children love routine. Together with ...
Begin Bright recognises that all children develop at different stages. This is a general overview of milestones that children aged 4-years-old may be achieving.
I am 4-years-old! I'm learning to:
- Write and recognise the letters in my name
- Make marks that look like letters
- Count to at least 20 and point ...
Begin Bright recognises that all children develop at different stages. This is a general overview of milestones that children aged 3-years-old may be achieving.
I am 3-years-old! I'm learning to:
- Name eight main colours (red, yellow, blue, green, orange, purple, brown, black)
- Recite numbers to 10 and s...
Begin Bright is an Early Years and School Readiness programme provider now in the UK. We have been supporting little learners to be happy, smart and confident for over ten years. We have a range of programmes, from early childhood education to school transition programmes.
A growing trend among paren...
This time of the year, many parents are thinking about how to best prepare their child for their transition to big school. Many children have been at their Early Childhood centres for a period of time and have become familiar with peers, environment and staff.
This transition can cause parents to fin...
Does your child have the self-help skills that enable them to cooperate and communicate with others and deal with new situations to the best of their ability? At Begin Bright, we think children's self-help skills are vital in their early years which is why we incorporate teaching them in our School ...