Introducing Atelier Talks - The Early Years Collective
A podcast for educators, by educators.
The podcast from Atelier Nursery
Welcome to Atelier Talks, the podcast lifting the lid on what it really takes to build an outstanding Early Years setting. Hosted by the Atelier leadership team, this series shares honest conversations, research-led practice, and practical strategies for educators.
Whether you’re a nursery manager, practitioner, student or parent, this is your place for grounded inspiration and fresh thinking in Early Years.
Come and connect with us; together we will unlock the potential for incredible growth and learning.
Proudly produced by Decibelle Creative | @decibelle_creative
Transcript
>> Clare: Have you ever wondered what makes an Early Years setting truly
Speaker:special? Welcome to Atelier Talks,
Speaker:the Early Years Collective.
Speaker:This is a brand new podcast lifting the lid on what it really
Speaker:takes to deliver, an award winning Early Years setting.
Speaker:We want to share our expertise, we want to share our
Speaker:confidence, we want to be able to support
Speaker:people in anything they want to
Speaker:achieve. Because actually we're not saying that what we do is the
Speaker:right way, we're saying it's the way that works for us.
Speaker:This year is brought to you by the team behind Atelier
Speaker:Nursery. That's me, Clare and my brilliant
Speaker:leadership team colleagues Beth, Lauren and Laura.
Speaker:>> Laura/Beth/Lauren: Hello.
Speaker:>> Clare: Together we run two thriving, award winning family
Speaker:run nurseries in Bath and Tippenham.
Speaker:>> Laura: When you walk through the doors of our nursery, we don't have
Speaker:age based rooms, we don't have staff that are
Speaker:only working with the babies, or staff that only work with our
Speaker:preschoolers. All of our children can access all of
Speaker:the space, all of the time. Regardless of their age. Children
Speaker:come to learn in their way,
Speaker:facilitated by really clever
Speaker:educators.
Speaker:>> Clare: Here at Atelier we stand on the shoulders of many
Speaker:giants. Our approach is rooted in research influenced by
Speaker:the Reggio Emilia and Froebelian principles and shaped by our
Speaker:belief that young children deserve the very best.
Speaker:We believe that there's more to earlier's education than
Speaker:Pinteresty paintings and a one size fits
Speaker:all tick box planning approach. It's all about
Speaker:creating enabling environments rooted in research
Speaker:that inspire children to explore, create and
Speaker:thrive.
Speaker:>> Beth: For anybody that is used to a traditional
Speaker:setup nursery with your separate room and
Speaker:kind of that non free flow aspect, I
Speaker:think when you're talking about it, they probably just feel like
Speaker:it's going to be absolute chaos. There's
Speaker:toys everywhere but actually
Speaker:every day I go into that nursery, everybody
Speaker:is so busy, so engaged. It's really
Speaker:purposeful.
Speaker:>> Lauren: It's free flow, not free for all.
Speaker:>> Beth: Yeah.
Speaker:>> Clare: This podcast, is for nursery owners, managers, m
Speaker:educators, practitioners, leaders and parents.
Speaker:Essentially anyone passionate about making a positive difference
Speaker:in the early years sector. We'll be bringing you plenty
Speaker:of honest conversations and practical insights based on our own
Speaker:research led setting, sharing our day to day
Speaker:practises, sharing an insight of what makes our
Speaker:setting so special.
Speaker:>> Laura: We're going to be honest, we're going.
Speaker:>> Clare: To be very real.
Speaker:>> Laura: Yeah, real because we are people who work in the
Speaker:sector day in, day out. We're still working in the
Speaker:nurseries. So we are on the front line.
Speaker:>> Clare: I think that's really exciting I
Speaker:think to have something that's for educators,
Speaker:for nursery owners by educators in finances.
Speaker:I think is really interesting because actually it is
Speaker:about sharing but also opening up that
Speaker:discussion what it can be.
Speaker:>> Laura: I can picture a bit of like a sledgehammer and
Speaker:we're like breaking down barriers and we're just
Speaker:thinking we're just a bit.
Speaker:>> Clare: During our podcast we'll be talking about everything atelier,
Speaker:from our mixed age key families to how we spark
Speaker:children's curiosity through our project led learning, how
Speaker:the Frobilian and Reggio influences that shape
Speaker:our work really take place and what they look
Speaker:like in practise, essentially all the
Speaker:individual ingredients that create what we call the
Speaker:magic of atelier. We're really giving you the insider
Speaker:access to our two award winning outstanding nursery
Speaker:settings to help you on your own journey to
Speaker:creating a truly special learning environment.
Speaker:We can't wait for you to join us for this incredibly
Speaker:unique podcast, actually coming to you from within
Speaker:a real life childcare setting. A Podcast
Speaker:for Educators brought to you by
Speaker:Educators. Whether you're a student, a parent,
Speaker:an early years educator or professional looking for practical
Speaker:strategies and inspiration, you're in safe hands with
Speaker:Atelier Talks. I want this
Speaker:podcast to give people some inspiration,
Speaker:some reassurance, some
Speaker:groundedness, a space for us
Speaker:to come together.
Speaker:Subscribe now and come and join us as we explore the
Speaker:fine line between chaos and cosmos of early
Speaker:years learning here at Atelier Nurs.
