New Childcare Choices parents' website goes live......

This website - Childcare Choices - sets out all current and upcoming Government childcare offers and support available to parents, including the Tax-Free Childcare scheme and 30 hours, the 15 free hours, tax credits, Universal Credit and childcare vouchers.

www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

Tweenies visit our Baby Room for Beanie Time......

Water play outdoors......

Take a look at what we've been doing during group time......

•Recognises numerals 1 to 5 •Counts up to three or four objects by saying one number name for each item •Counts objects to 10, and beginning to count beyond 10 •Counts out up to six objects from a larger group •Sometimes matches numeral and quantity correctly

Next Steps in Learning and Development....

It's that time again when staff will be discussing your child's next steps in Learning and Development with you.

Remember to have conversations with your child about what they have been doing at Nursery and what things they would like to do. If your child has a particualar interest please write it on our 'Children's Interests' board which will inform future planning/ spontaneous activities.

If you would like to view your child's Learning Journey or have a quick chat with your child's keyworker please do so during drop off / pick up.

Rhyme Time

Every Monday morning and Thursday afternoon a group of children go into the Children's Centre to take part in Rhyme Time with Helen (a centre member of staff)

Mr Tumble: Recycling.....

We had so much fun with cardboard boxes.....

The Characteristics of Effective Learning we covered were: 

Playing and exploring – engagement

Finding out and exploring

Playing with what they know

Being willing to ‘have a go’

Active learning – motivation

Being involved and concentrating

Keeping trying

Enjoying achieving what they set out to do

Creating and thinking critically – thinking

Having their own ideas

Making links

Choosing ways to do things

Mothers Day ......

Please bring in a photograph of Mummy/ Aunty/ Grandma. There is a Mr Tumble bag in each room for you to put the photo in (please write your child's name on the back of the photo).
These will be used for an activity during group time.
Thank you

Look what we found in the garden......

Steph moved some of the logs in the pre school garden and found some worms, the children were fascinated. The children used some really good describing words such as 'cold, long, slimy, wriggly, dirty'. The children talked about the worms being friends and that we should put them back under the log together. 

After handling the worms the children washed their hands, discussing the importance of getting rid of all the germs. 

Tweenies go on a car hunt......

We went out looking at different cars; learning about keeping safe on the roads. Whilst we were out of nursery we looked for signs of spring and also had our snack in the forest.....