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Engineers in the making!
The children in The Priory pre-school have been exploring old technology. ‘Taking things apart was always my favourite pastime when I was small but trying to put it back together was another thing!!’ Justine (Nursery Manager) Their concentration was immense and covered all areas of learning.
Frank the Fish
The Twos Room at The Court House have a new addition – Frank the Fish Frank joined the Twos Room early in July as Trish wanted the children to learn how to look after things. It has been wonderful to see how much the children are enjoying Frank being in the room and it’s been […]
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Celebrating National Picnic Week
To celebrate ‘National Picnic Week’ Mornington House had a family picnic on Durdham Downs at the weekend. It was such a lovely event; a great opportunity to chat informally with parents and to relax and have fun altogether. One of our parents, who is from Finland, told us that this coincided with the Scandinavia Midsummer […]
Teddy Bears Picnic at The Priory Day Nursery
On Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 June the children at the Priory brought their teddies to nursery to have a picnic tea in the garden. All children donated £2 towards Crackerjacks – a children’s charity for families to have respite care and to help children who have severe disabilities. The Teddy Bears Picnic raised £60.00!!! Thank you […]
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Should Children attend Nursery with Conjunctivitis?
It was reported over the weekend in the Sunday Times (Sunday 13 November) that the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has written to Ofsted to “press for change” as regards nurseries and schools excluding children with conjunctivitis. Their concerns are that nurseries requiring parents to seek medical information before a child can attend nursery […]
The pressures of being a working parent
Being a working parent is tough, juggling the demands of work alongside meeting our children’s needs. At this link, campaign group Mothers at Home Matter asks whether both parents should be working at the same time, why not adopt a long term family-cycle approach to working. Might make life feel less stressful for all? http://www.mothersathomematter.co.uk/latest-news/latest-news/49-in-the-papers/836-does-doing-the-right-thing-now-mean-both-parents-working-full-time
