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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 […]
Our new friend Poppy
Our new friend Sophie joined us at the Court House last week. Sophie has a very special best friend who came along to meet the babies. Her name is Poppy, and all of the babies absolutely loved meeting her. She is a placid and well behaved dog, and loved showing the babies how much she […]
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The Priory’s resident frog!
In the Priory garden the children have been fascinated by our resident frog which they have named SMILEY! There were lots of questions such as, “what do frogs eat?” and, “what do they feel like?” Some children heard him croak when he was handled.
A trip to the park
Last Friday, the Babies and Twos children from the Priory enjoyed a visit to the park. The 2s enjoyed walking around the gardens, looking at all of the flowers and even discovered a fairy garden which they had lots of fun exploring!
Discussion Point
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
