Covid 19 information for Parents
Re: Covid 19 Following the latest Government advice, we will be remaining open until further notice. However, the following new procedures will now be in place with immediate effect: Parents will not be allowed to enter the Pre-school building unless they have an appointment with a member of the Pre-school staff. Any visitors to the setting will be asked to wash their hands on entering the building. All staff and children will be washing hands on entering the building. Please do not send you child into Pre-school if they have a temperature of 37.8 or above. Children should...
Read MoreEaster Bonnets
We held an Easter Workshop during the last week of term, where we invited all of the parents and carers into Pre-school to make fun Easter activities with their child. These workshops were well attended by parents and carers and we all enjoyed taking part in the Easter Egg Hunt in the outside area. Thank you to all of those parents that showed their support. We also held an Easter Bonnet Competition for the children and were very impressed with the standard of bonnets brought into Pre-school. Miss Lovelock, the headteacher at Great Linford Primary School was given the very difficult task...
Read MoreJigsaw. A mindful approach to PSHE.
This term we are introducing a new scheme called Jigsaw, which so far the children are thoroughly enjoying. This scheme introduces Personal, social and Health education though short weekly adult led sessions focusing on different puzzles. We will be looking at six puzzles in total, each containing 6 lessons linked to the EYFS. These are: Being me in my worldCelebrating differencesDreams and goalsHealthy meRelationshipsChanging me During each session has mindfulness underpinning it and allows the...
Read MoreOur Busy Summer Term
We have had a very busy summer term; We held a Stay, Read and Play in May 2017 where we read “Dear Zoo”. As we are an accredited Sunsafe Nursery, the children sang the “Slip,Slap,Slop Song” to our parents and we gave out sunhats for the children to wear and keep during the summer months. We held a dad’s Stay and Play in June 2017 , where the dad’s and male carers came in and spent time playing with their children. We also held a Summer workshop, with many outside activities set up for the children and parents to play with. These events were all well...
Read More30 Hour Childcare Questionnaire
Please find a link below to access our parent survey regarding the proposed 30 hours childcare offer from September 2017 and please return to Pre-school by Friday 20th April 2017. Parents 30 hours questionnaire
Read MoreAchieving Early
To ensure that all of our children achieve the highest outcomes during their time at Pre-school, we joined the”Achieving Early” programme in Spring 2016 which is designed to meet the needs of the Early years sector delivered by award winning charity Achievement For All. It has it’s foundations in the Achievement for All Schools programme, which has been proven to raise standards and improve outcomes for children vulnerable to underachievement, including those identified with special educational needs and those from low income families. Achieving Early is a programme...
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