"For babies and young children to flourish, we need to pay attention to how they understand and feel about themselves, and how secure they feel
in close relationships: in so doing they develop their capacities to make sense of how they and other people experience the world."
๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ - ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ญ
๐งโโ๏ธ Baby Yoga! ๐งโโ๏ธ
Last month we took part in World Health Day and even out littlest toddlers got involved!
They had lots of fun stretching and posing in a short baby yoga class!
#worldhealthday #babyyoga #earlyyears #education #daynursery #brooklands #manchester #m23
"Developing a strong grounding in number is essential so that all children develop the necessary building blocks to excel mathematically. Children should be able to count confidently, develop a deep understanding of the numbers to 10, the relationships between them and the patterns within those numbers. By providing frequent and varied opportunities to build and apply this understanding - such as using manipulatives, including small pebbles and tens frames for organising counting - children will develop a secure base of knowledge and vocabulary from which mastery of mathematics is built."
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ - ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ญ
โญ๏ธWell Done Jessica!โญ๏ธ
Big massive well done to Jessica who was not only chosen for the mangers employee of the month award but also the staff choice award this month to!! โค๏ธ
#amazing #employeeofthemonth
#expressivearts #earlyyears #eyfs #education #development #birthto5 #developmentmatters #curriculum #pedagogy #intent #daynursert #manchester #brooklands #m23
๐๐๐ Healthy Eating! ๐๐๐
Continuing with our Healthy Eating theme the Bees children made some delicious Fruit Smoothies after visiting the shop last week!
#healthyeating #earlyyears #education #daynursery #M23 #EYFS #brooklands #manchester #maplehousedaynursery
๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐ ๐ โ๐๐๐ช๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ โ๐๐๐ช! ๐
There are many benefits of children playing with playdough including:
๐ด Developing Fine Motor Skills
๐ It is calming for children
๐ก It encourages creativity
๐ข It enhances handโeye coordination
๐ต It improves social skills
๐ฃ It supports Numeracy and literacy
This is why at Maple House we value the use of playdough and always have freshly made playdough available to the children in all rooms at all times.
Here at the nursery we make our own playdough, this way we can choose our own, colours fragrances and textures each time as well as being environmentally friendly using all natural and edible ingredients! โป๏ธ๐ฟ
#playdoughplay #earlyyears #finemotorskills #calmingactivities #handeyecoordination #literacy #numeracy #socialskills #eyfsactivities #eyfs #daynursery #foresthousenurseries #sale #cheshire #m23
Did you know that next week is Sun Awareness week and that we have renewed our award and continue to be a ๐ฆ๐๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐!
We have been part of the Skcin Charity award for the last few years and have recently renewed our award across all of the Forest House Nurseries.
As part of achieving this award we have several things in place:
โ๏ธSun Awareness Policy
โ๏ธSun Awareness Staff Training
โ๏ธSun Awareness Information for Parents
โ๏ธ Sun Safe Procedures in place
If you have any questions or would like to receive more information on Sun Safety please let us know!
#sunawareness #sunsafety #earlyyears #education #daynursery #stafftraining #parentinformation #skcin
Last week our Bees children went on a little trip to the shop next door!
They were looking for healthy foods to bu to bring back to nursery, they looked for the things they needed, put them in the basket and even paid at the end!
#communitylinks #healthyeating #nursery #earlyyears #education #eyfs #manchester #m23 #brooklands
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We are excited to announce that a local children's author will be visiting the nursery on ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ต๐๐ต ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น
She will be sharing her new books One Day One Week and One Day One Year with the children and talking to them about the story and the characters.
Nicola Copson has 2 children's books published and has kindly given all parents an exclusive offer to receive 10% off all books and products on her website using the code: OFFER10SUMMER
#authorvisit #nicolacopson #daynursery #education #sale #cheshire #m23 #earlyyears #eyfs #nursery
๐ป๐๐ ๐ช๐ ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐จ....
Did you know that Glitter is made from aluminium and plastic and is classed as a Microplastics which is very problematic for the environment?
Studies have shown that glitter can become airborne and literally come down in the rain, landing in the sea and in the environment!
Today is Earth Day, a day to show your support for protecting the environment, so we thought today would be a great day to tell you that we are no longer using Glitter in any of our Forest House Nurseries! There are many alternatives to glitter which we can use in the nursery so that the children can still enjoy messy play and creative activities!
We are part of the Eco Schools Committee and creating a more eco friendly nursery is a big part if our plans! Removing glitter is just one of the many ways that we are working towards our eco schools award!
#nomoreglitter #banmicroplastics #ecoschoolsaward #earlyyears #education #daynursery #environment #protecttheearth #ecofriendly
When serving food to babies and young children there are several things to consider with certain foods.
Fruit and Vegetables
๐Small Fruits - ensure to cut all small and especially rounds fruit in to quarters
๐Large Fruit - cut into slices instead of chunks
๐Remove all pips and stones
๐ฅVegetables - cut in to narrow batons, for younger children mashing or grating instead
๐Remove the skin from all fruit and vegetables
Meat and Fish
๐ญSausages - always cut in half length ways, also you can peel off the skin to make them easier to chew and swallow.
๐Remove all bones from meat or fish and cut into strips as thinly as possible. Also you should remove any skin and fat to make it easier to swallow
Cheese
๐ง Grate or cut cheese in to strips rather than chunks
Nuts and Seeds
๐ฅNuts should not be served to children under 5 years old.
When Serving Nuts or Seeds, ensure to grate or chop
first.
Bread
๐If not chewed properly, white bread can form a ball shape with a dough-like texture in the throat.
Try toasting white bread, or use brown bread instead. Bread, chapatis, naan bread and other breads should be cut into narrow strips.
#foodsafety #firstfoods #foodtoavoid #parentinformation #advice #support #forsethousenurseries #daynursery #education #earlyyears #weaning #choking #allergies #foodforbabies #hygiene #safestorageoffood #safeserving
