Helping children to understand and develop healthy habits to care for teeth while they are young is so important. These habits can set the stage for good oral health care throughout their entire life. Working directly with parents and children at nursery, we can have a positive influence by reinforc
I think we’ve all been watching too much of the Great British Bake Off after all of our nurseries were filled with cakes this week. All of the staff got baking and together we raised a large sum of money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Don’t worry, the children didn’t miss
The Summer holidays have come and gone – school has started for our older brothers and sisters and autumn is underway! Leaves will begin to fall and the heat of the summer will be a distant memory! It might seem like children can’t spend as much time in the garden but Autumn is the perfe
As part of mental health week, we have spent more time outdoors exploring nature! Spending time outdoors is proven to support positive mental health and allows children to develop self confidence, independence and self esteem. Children also become aware of limits, boundaries and challenge in their p
Look out! When children arrived at nursery this week at Marston Green, one of our favourite story characters Supertato and his friends were missing! Evil Pea had written the children a letter saying he had captured all of the vegetables! We needed to act fast, there was no time to waste! We had to r
At Shard End, staff were set a challenge by their manager to develop an area of choice in the setting. Pre School staff noticed that children in their room loved having access to water. They had been experimenting with different resources, using the outside tap to fill and pour water in the garden.
At Marston Green, staff have been using their imagination and creating exciting environments for the children. With engaging environments like these, staff can sit back and observe children use their imagination to play independently and alongside others. Children learn best when they are focussed a
At Little Scallywags, we want to encourage and promote the love of reading. We understand over Lockdown it’s been hard to keep our little ones entertained. You may have exhausted every toy and book in the house and are looking for ideas how to engage your children. We are able to share a varie
Staff and children at our West Heath setting have extended on children’s interests this week and changed their role play area to ‘Doctors and Nurses’. With the NHS becoming so familiar to children over the past few months, children are continuing to ask questions and show an intere
Theres been lots of focus on our environments over the lockdown period – particularly at our Marston Green setting. Following on from the nurseries ‘Focussed Improvement Plan’ at the beginning of the year, we collected staff, children and parent ideas to create a ‘Development