The Importance of Child Observations in a Nursery
Keeping up-to-date records of children’s progress is a crucial part of the daily routine at a nursery and is critical in aiding a child’s development. Each observation allows staff to witness first hand a child’s interests and abilities. Observations provide an uninterrupted view of how children learn and play, furthermore it highlights any areas where … Continue reading The Importance of Child Observations in a Nursery
World Food Day – Top Recipes
Little ones love to cook especially if it involves licking chocolate off the wooden spoon. It’s a fantastic way to spend time with your children, it is fun, messy and in fact a great way for them to develop their confidence, educate them on healthy food choices and learn a variety of skills including: Weighing … Continue reading World Food Day – Top Recipes
Some Sleep Tips from Allaboutbabies Sleep Consultant – Victoria Rose
As a mum of two I know first-hand just how hard life can seem when you haven’t had enough sleep. It seems for many, the golden “sleeping through the night” goal is just always a step out of reach. There are many things we can do to help encourage good sleeping habits from our children. … Continue reading Some Sleep Tips from Allaboutbabies Sleep Consultant – Victoria Rose
What ‘British Values’ means for Nurseries
Ofsted will be assessing all educational settings to ensure they are supporting ‘Fundamental British Values’ as part of their new inspection framework. Here we explain in detail about what this means and how Boys & Girls Nursery uphold these beliefs on a daily basis. Fundamental British Values Include: Democracy – Think of democracy as a … Continue reading What ‘British Values’ means for Nurseries
Nurturing Maths
Today is World Maths Day, an annual event that encourages thousands of students from across the globe to participate in maths themed games to win a variety of prizes and certificates, the ultimate aim is to raise standards of numeracy in the young in an enjoyable and fun way. Although this event is from the … Continue reading Nurturing Maths
Cooking with Children – A Caribbean Flavour
Little ones love to cook especially if it involves licking chocolate off the wooden spoon. It’s a fantastic way to spend time with your children, it is fun, messy and in fact a great way for them to develop their confidence, educate them on healthy food choices and learn a variety of skills including: Weighing … Continue reading Cooking with Children – A Caribbean Flavour
A day in the life of a nursery nurse
After arriving at nursery at 7am one of the first things I do is set up the room with fun activities for the little ones to explore throughout the day. The children and I really love messy play – clearing the mess away at the end isn’t as much fun though. Parents start bringing in … Continue reading A day in the life of a nursery nurse
Men in Childcare – Liam Tompkins
Sitting in the staffroom at work and flicking through the childcare publications I have noticed that ‘men in childcare’ seems to be a hot topic at the moment. Being a male working at Boys & Girls Nursery I wanted to explore the subject a little more and share my views on life in a nursery … Continue reading Men in Childcare – Liam Tompkins
Providing support for the development of speech and language in the early years setting – Karina Lemare
At Boys & Girls Nursery we understand the links between speech, language and communication with learning, behaviour, social skills and self-esteem and here our Guest blogger Karina, manager of Croxley Green talks about it’s importance. By following the EYFS we prioritise three main primary areas: • Physical Development • Personal, Social and Emotional Development • … Continue reading Providing support for the development of speech and language in the early years setting – Karina Lemare