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‘A child’s play is not simply a reproduction of what he has experienced, but a creative reworking of the impressions he has acquired.’ Les Vygotsky This month in our Toddler 2 room, we have been reading ‘Percy the Park Keeper’ and ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ and the children have loved learning through these stories. Using…

‘Every child deserves a champion – an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be.’ Rita Pierson Our Toddler 2 room hosted a very important stay and play recently, a Mother’s Day celebration. It was a huge…

‘A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.’ Robert Heinlein Across nursery this week we have been celebrating St David’s Day. As well as taking part in a variety of activities the children have enjoyed trying some homemade Welsh cakes. The pre-school children made their own and…

“We shouldn’t teach great books, we should teach a love of reading.” BF Skinner To celebrate World Book Day in pre-school we have been sharing lots of our favourite stories and enhancing the areas of our environment to hold and capture the children’s skills of recall, imagination and creativity. The children have listened to many…

In order for children to grow and develop properly they must get adequate and consolidated sleep. Children who sleep 10 to 12 hours per night awaken well-rested, ready to cope, attentive, cheerful, and best able to learn from their environment. Sleep is so important that infants in the womb spend 16-20 hrs per day asleep….

“Whenever children say ‘let’s pretend’, a new landscape of possibilities for learning is revealed. When children pretend, they try on new feelings, roles and ideas. They stretch their minds along with their imaginations.” Debbie Curtis and Maggie Carter   The New Year has brought new and refreshed ideas and interests from the children to enhance…

‘The child begins to perceive the world not only through his eyes but by his speech.’ Les Vygotsky In the Baby Room our children have enjoyed exploring their own individual chatterboxes. A chatterbox is a tool we have implemented to support children’s Communication and Language development. Chatterboxes provide many benefits for children of all ages,…

This weekend we held our annual Christmas Fair, which was open to all our families and the wider community. Our team has been extremely busy in the weeks leading up to the fair planning fun festive activities for all that attended, and it turned out to be a thoroughly enjoyable day. All rooms in the…

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“If a community values its children it must cherish it’s parents.” John Bowlby     Although his theory is predominantly based around attachment, Bowlby’s quote reinforces the need for positive parent partnerships for our children. Feeling settled and fostering a sense of belonging within our nursery is very important for both our parents and children….