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 Mulberry 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 #m33
โป๏ธEco Schools Award!โป๏ธ
This Month as part of our eco school award the children have been learning about reusing things!
They have collected up lots of used paper and turned it into new paper!
#ecoschool #ecoschoolsaward #nursery #recycle #earlyyears #education #eyfs #eyfsactivities #m33 #sale #cheshire #mulberryhousedaynursery #preschool
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
#finemotorskills #earlyyears #physicaldevelopment #eyfs #education #eyfsactivities #scissorskills #M33 #sale #cheshire #mulberryhouse #daynursery
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
โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ
Well Done once again to our amazing Brenda who maintained her 5 star rating in her Environmental Health Inspection last week!
#5star #environmentalh #earlyyears #education #daynursery #standards #sale #childcare #cheshire #m33
#maths #eyfs #earlyyears #education #daynursery #eyfs #eyfsactivities #easterfun #easter #daynursery #sale #cheshire #m33 #mulberryhouse
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐! ๐
We would like to say a big massive congratulations to Sophie who gave birth to her beautiful baby girl Isla last week!
Well done Sophie she is adorable and we can't wait to meet her! ๐
๐๐๐What is ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐ถ๐น๐พ๐๐๐๐? ๐๐๐
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป?
School Readiness is when a child is ready to make the transition to start school.
This can include children being able to:
๐ Use the toilet independently
๐ Good attention and concentration
๐ Good Language and Communication Skill
๐ Good Socia Skills and Emotional Development
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐?
The development of school readiness skills allows school teachers to expand and further develop a childโs skills in the areas of social interaction, play, language, emotional development, physical skills, literacy and fine motor skills. Without these basic skills already established, children can very quickly find themselves playing โcatch upโ compared to their peers that are advancing more quickly.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐:
School Readiness is extremely important to and we take lots of time to support the children in many ways Some of the ways we support this are through:
๐ Developing their self care skills including - Toileting, self serve at meal times, dressing and undressing etc
๐ Developing their social skills with group activities, Key person time and community links
๐ Early Reading - once the children start pre-school they will be given a blue and then red reading book bag. These bags support early reading and phonics with books and activities to take home each week!
๐ Daily Routine - this is followed from very early on in the nursery, it develops and becomes much more structured by the time children reach our pre-school room to allow them to be ready for the expectations of a school day!
๐ Uniforms - we introduce our polo tops and pump bags to the children from 2 years and over. Although not compulsory it does help to get children ready for wearing school uniforms every day when they transition to school!
๐ Independence - we encourage this throughout the day with all of our children, one of the ways this supports school readiness is the introduction of our Water Bottles - children are responsible for bringing these in each day and taking them home each night!
#schoolreadiness #schooltransitions #earlyyears
๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐พ๐๐พ๐๐!
We have some part time positions available for SEN support staff across our Sale and Altrincham Nurseries.
Both nurseries are looking to appoint a part time staff member (up to 16 hours a week) to support a small group of children who have additional needs.
If you are interested in this role, or would like more information please contact us via message or at info@foresthousenurseries.com
We love the Sunshine! โ๏ธ
Last week we made the most of the sunshine and explored all of the garden!
