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The 'cascade' method of speading information is similar to giving feedback in staff teams, says Mary Evans - but what does that mean and what's the best way for managers to do it? The need for childcare managers to have good communication skills is more important than ever with the introduction of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

The need for childcare managers to have good communication skills is more important than ever with the introduction of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Cascading is becoming a popular way to spread training quickly. However, if it is to work, the person receiving the initial training has to be both adept at listening, with good comprehension skills, and effective at explaining information to others.

Managers who find the prospect of cascading their EYFS training daunting could take comfort from the notion that the process is just a larger- scale version of giving feedback to their staff in terms of absorbing information and then sharing it with people in ways they will understand.

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