Our Rising Two’s Room at our West Heath setting enjoyed a trip down to the local play area and loved getting dirty digging in the mud. They used shovels to dig for insects and were so happy when they found a worm! Taking the children out on our nature walk links to the Startwell Characters of
We loved our recent visit from the animal man. We learnt lots of interesting things about different animals and the children were incredibly brave and gentle when handling the animals. A day filled with awe and wonder!
The children at our Mile Oak setting are enjoying getting out and about on regular ‘Wednesday Welly Walks.’ It is great to explore our local community and get some much needed fresh air and exercise! On a recent ‘Welly Walk’ the children kindly dropped a little get well gift
We made great use of the Summer break and took the opportunity to hold a training day for our senior nursery nurses. 25 of us from all of our settings gathered together to ensure we were all up to date with various changes in the world of Early Years. We recapped on our Safeguarding knowledge, [&hel
We invited our Dads/Grandads/Uncle’s etc to come and join us for some fun at our Father’s Day Stay and Play. We completed Scallywags Sports day and the children enjoyed watching their dads join in with some competitive fun! We also enjoyed a picnic in the garden and taking part in some f
All nurseries had lots of fun celebrating and learning all about the King’s Coronation. We enjoyed traditional British Foods, joined in with afternoon tea and made our own crowns and flags. Some of our settings invited parents to come for a Coronation party where we set up fun activities and t
Thank you to all parents who joined us for some Easter Fun – Stay and Play was a great success! The children had a good time making some Easter creations and Easter Bonnets. Well done to the Preschool children at our West Heath setting for making fantastic Easter Bunny pictures- the winners
Parents – if you have Instagram, do you follow your setting?? Each of our settings have their own Instagram page where updates can be shared as well as information on upcoming events and fundraisers etc You can watch the exciting activities your children participate in and have the opportunity
Do you know the true meaning of Awe and Wonder? It is those awesome and ,’magic moments’ that wow and captivate children, causing their eyes to shine and their tongues to stick out in deep concentration while leading to engagement with new and wonderful experiences! What better way to do
At Little Scallywags, children and staff LOVE World Book Day as its a great opportunity to show children how wonderful books really are! As we are always emphasising the importance of reading and extending our vocabulary, World Book Day is a great way of embracing the world of books and have fun usi