Jittabugs is an excellent program for working in pre-school, nurseries and reception and class one in primary schools.

Supporting child development in the earliest years. A new and innovative movement, drama and music resource for the under seven’s, using creative and imaginative ways to fulfil the Early Years.

Foundation Stage guidance.

Each activity and resources is designed to integrate the brain with physical and social development, including activities which improve visual tracking and eye convergence, a precursor to reading and writing.

We work in accordance with The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFY)

ACCREDITATION

JittaBugs offers sign, play, communication and movement programs. As well as offering these class’s weekly around the country JittaBugs offers training to nurseries and pre schools.

All of our instructors are fully trained, highly professional , enthusiastic and are fully CRB cleared. They can work closely with your staff to meet the needs of your setting. We supply the lesson plans, the music and guidance on the equipment best used if needed.

We offer the training in house and train your staff in Music, Movement and Baby Sign. The training provides your staff with the confidence and knowledge needed to offer stimulating and educational sessions with children from 3 months to 5yrs.

Baby Signing is offered through learning basic signs to music, use of instruments, props such as coloured scarves and ribbons. Your staff will be able to offer singing and movement sessions as part of your nurseries curriculum .

You will become an accrediated JittaBugs Centre and have the licence to use our specially recorded music and lesson plans and to use the logo for your prospectus. You also get a dedicated space on our national website.

Your staff will need to attend one full day training in house and then re-train each year for half a day in house.

RESOURCES PROVIDED

Baby Move and Groove CD- 25 tracks

Pre School Move and Groove CD volumes 1,2 and 3

Baby Sign and Play CD

A full years supply of Lesson Plans for each program (3 programs in total)

Printed Lyrics to all of the songs on the CD’s

JittaBugs logo

Manuals to explain the programs in more depth.

EYFS target reports for each program

Individual Child progress report templates

COST

The cost of the training  including all resourses will be £250 offering 1 training day for all staff.

The yearly renewal cost  is dependant on location of the nursery for half a day training or full day if needed.

Your staff must attend one full day.

Your centre will then receive a certificate of accreditation.

All staff will have to sign a declaration to ensure they will only use this training at your centre.

All manuals, Cd’s, Lesson Plans remain the property of JittaBugs and can remain at your centre providing annual training is complete each year by all staff members involved with the JittaBugs programs

Equipment

Equipment can be supplied for an additional cost, this would include instruments for little hands,

Coloured scarves,

Multi Sensory ball,

Ribbons.

Or you can source these yourself.

You may also purchase JittaBugs T-shirts for the children to sell to the parents and our Cd’s are also available for parents to buy . You may purchase these at wholesale cost and re sell for a mark up.

Benefits for our three programs can be found on www.jittabugs.com

EYFS

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is a framework which was launched on 13 March 2007 and came into force in September 2008. It is the new regulatory and quality framework for the provision of learning, development and care for children between birth and the academic year in which they turn five (0-5).


EYFS is a comprehensive statutory framework, introduced in 2007 by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). All registered early years providers will be required to use it from September 2008. It sets standards for development, learning and care of children from birth to five, replacing earlier frameworks such as Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage, Birth to Three Matters and National Standards for the under 8s Day care and Childminding.

*    A unique child
Every child is a competent learner from birth who can be resilient, capable, confident and
self-assured.

    * Positive relationships
Children learn to be strong and independent from a base of loving and secure relationships with parents and/or a key person.


    * Enabling environments
The environment plays a key role in supporting and extending children's development and learning.

    * Learning and development
Children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates and all areas of learning and development are equally important and inter-connected.