The Queens Platinum Jubilee
We thoroughly enjoyed celebrating the Queens Platinum Jubilee this week at nursery! Our Pre School children enjoyed learning more about the Queen and the Royal Family, as well as taking part in some fun activities celebrating the Queen and Great Britain. All of our children were able to enjoy celebr Read More >
14th March 2022
The importance of reading
Did you know spending 10 minutes a day reading to your child helps them develop social and emotional skills and become a confident, happy learner? Sharing a book with a child is fun – it’s a time for closeness, laughing and talking together. Reading with your child will develop and stren Read More >
4th March 2022
Reflection and Training
At Little Scallywags, we often reflect on our own practice and vision. We do this as individual settings as well as a whole company. We find during the school holidays, nurseries are a little quieter. We take this opportunity to train our staff on some important topics and recap over mandatory infor Read More >
20th December 2021
An end of year thankyou
Dear parents, We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your support in 2021. We would like you to know that as we approach Christmas, we remain vigilant of the ongoing challenges that COVID-19 may bring over winter and are prepared for any impact it may have on the day to [&hellip Read More >
Christmas at Little Scallywags
We’ve had a wonderful time celebrating Christmas this year in all of our nurseries! Parents, children and staff have all enjoyed our Christmas Stay and Plays, Nativities and Carol Concerts. We’ve even had some special visitors including Santa and the Elf and children have posed for some Read More >
Remembrance Sunday
Children, parents and staff at our Marston Green setting took time to lay our Little Scallywags wreath on Sunday in honour of British service members who defended and died for our country. Children have been learning about Remembrance day by decorating poppies and discussing why we wear them. Our ol Read More >
Halloween Stay and Play
This week we offered parents the opportunity to visit nursery and join in with some spooky halloween activities at our Halloween Stay and Play session. We love our Stay and Play sessions as its a great chance for parents to come and see their children play at nursery, aswell as catch up with their c Read More >
Keeping up to date with training
At Little Scallywags, we pride ourselves on our supportive network and the opportunities we have within the company for staff training. We know how important it is to be up to date with relevent information – not only to better our practice within the nursery but to improve staff confidence an Read More >
20th October 2021
Keep in touch via Social Media
At Little Scallywags, we know how important it is to keep our parents updated about what’s going on at nursery. Not only do we use TAPESTRY to keep you informed about your individual’s child’s observations and developmental achievements, we have started to use a variety of other wa Read More >
‘Trick or Treating’ with our friends
Our children and staff visited our friends down at the local old peoples home this week to bring some ‘spooktacular’ joy their way! We brought ghosts, witches and pumpkins and shared some treats together to celebrate Halloween. The children love visiting and are making some special relat Read More >
The Queens Platinum Jubilee
We thoroughly enjoyed celebrating the Queens Platinum Jubilee this week at nursery! Our Pre School children enjoyed learning more about the Queen and the Royal Family, as well as taking part in some fun activities celebrating the Queen and Great Britain. All of our children were able to enjoy celebr Read More >
14th March 2022
The importance of reading
Did you know spending 10 minutes a day reading to your child helps them develop social and emotional skills and become a confident, happy learner? Sharing a book with a child is fun – it’s a time for closeness, laughing and talking together. Reading with your child will develop and stren Read More >
4th March 2022
Reflection and Training
At Little Scallywags, we often reflect on our own practice and vision. We do this as individual settings as well as a whole company. We find during the school holidays, nurseries are a little quieter. We take this opportunity to train our staff on some important topics and recap over mandatory infor Read More >
20th December 2021
An end of year thankyou
Dear parents, We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all your support in 2021. We would like you to know that as we approach Christmas, we remain vigilant of the ongoing challenges that COVID-19 may bring over winter and are prepared for any impact it may have on the day to [&hellip Read More >
Christmas at Little Scallywags
We’ve had a wonderful time celebrating Christmas this year in all of our nurseries! Parents, children and staff have all enjoyed our Christmas Stay and Plays, Nativities and Carol Concerts. We’ve even had some special visitors including Santa and the Elf and children have posed for some Read More >
Remembrance Sunday
Children, parents and staff at our Marston Green setting took time to lay our Little Scallywags wreath on Sunday in honour of British service members who defended and died for our country. Children have been learning about Remembrance day by decorating poppies and discussing why we wear them. Our ol Read More >
Halloween Stay and Play
This week we offered parents the opportunity to visit nursery and join in with some spooky halloween activities at our Halloween Stay and Play session. We love our Stay and Play sessions as its a great chance for parents to come and see their children play at nursery, aswell as catch up with their c Read More >
Keeping up to date with training
At Little Scallywags, we pride ourselves on our supportive network and the opportunities we have within the company for staff training. We know how important it is to be up to date with relevent information – not only to better our practice within the nursery but to improve staff confidence an Read More >
20th October 2021
Keep in touch via Social Media
At Little Scallywags, we know how important it is to keep our parents updated about what’s going on at nursery. Not only do we use TAPESTRY to keep you informed about your individual’s child’s observations and developmental achievements, we have started to use a variety of other wa Read More >
‘Trick or Treating’ with our friends
Our children and staff visited our friends down at the local old peoples home this week to bring some ‘spooktacular’ joy their way! We brought ghosts, witches and pumpkins and shared some treats together to celebrate Halloween. The children love visiting and are making some special relat Read More >