Tudor House Day Nursery at Preston New Rd

☀️ Heatwave Reminder for our Nursery Families ☀️

With the upcoming heatwave, we want to ensure that all of our children stay safe, comfortable, and hydrated throughout the day.

🌞 Suncream
Please ensure your child arrives at nursery with suncream already applied. They should also have a named bottle of suncream in their bag. Our staff will reapply suncream before outdoor play, depending on the UV levels and temperature.

🏡 Outdoor Play
During the hottest part of the day and peak UV hours, we will be staying indoors and enjoying a range of fun indoor activities. Outdoor play will take place when it is safe and appropriate to do so.

💧 Water Bottles
Please make sure your child brings a named water bottle every day. Staff in each room will refill these numerous times throughout the day to keep everyone well hydrated.

👕 Appropriate Clothing
We recommend dressing your child in lightweight, comfortable clothing such as T-shirts, shorts, or summer dresses. Please also ensure they wear suitable footwear, such as sandals with secure straps or lightweight closed-toe shoes, so they can play safely and comfortably.

We will be doing lots of water play and water based activities to help the children keep cool. Please bring a few spare changes of clothes or your child’s swimming clothes if you wish

Thank you for your support in helping us keep all of our children happy, healthy, and safe during the warm weather. ☀️💛

💙💙Happy Father’s Day to all the special men who lead with love, strength, and kindness. Thank you for your guidance, support, and the difference you make every day. Wishing you a day filled with appreciation, joy, and the love of those who cherish you most.💙💙

Here at Tudor House PNR we are getting World Cup Ready ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
The children enjoyed a football day wearing their favourite football shirts, we made flags from around the world and had a penalty shootout
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💦💦💦Water play has lots of benefits for children and even adults. It supports physical, emotional, social, and cognitive development💦💦💦.

Physical benefits

* Improves hand–eye coordination and motor skills
* Strengthens muscles through pouring, scooping, splashing, and swimming
* Encourages movement and active play
* Helps develop balance and coordination

Cognitive and learning benefits

* Teaches basic science concepts like floating, sinking, volume, and cause-and-effect
* Builds problem-solving skills through experimenting
* Supports early math skills (measuring, counting, comparing amounts)
* Encourages creativity and imagination

Sensory benefits

* Water provides calming sensory input
* Different temperatures and textures stimulate the senses
* Can help children regulate emotions and reduce stress

Social and emotional benefits

* Encourages sharing and cooperation
* Builds communication skills during group play
* Increases confidence and independence
* Provides a relaxing and enjoyable experience

Language development

Children naturally learn new vocabulary during water play:

* splash
* pour
* float
* sink
* full/empty

As part of our Super Hero week and Super Potato week the children made their own potato heads using various fruit and vegetables for the facial features.
🥔🥔🦹🦸‍♂️🥕🍅🥬🥔🥔🦹🏻

Outdoor learning is valuable because it supports children’s development in ways that indoor learning alone often cannot. In forest school and nature-based settings, children learn through movement, exploration, curiosity, and real experiences.

Here the children released the butterflies into the garden after caring for them so well and nurturing them to help them grow. 🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
We then picked flowers to make daisy chains 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

☀️☀️☀️☀️Fun in the sun at the park today ☀️☀️☀️☀️

Early writing in the early years (typically ages 3–5) is about much more than forming letters—it’s the process of learning how to communicate ideas through marks, symbols, and eventually words.

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✏️ What is early writing?

Early writing begins before children can form proper letters. It includes:

* Scribbling and drawing
* Making marks that represent ideas
* Attempting letters or writing their name
* Beginning to connect sounds with letters (early phonics)

This stage is often called emergent writing.

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🌱 Why early writing is important

🧠 Supports communication

Children learn that writing is a way to express thoughts, ideas, and feelings—not just something done in school.

📚 Builds literacy skills

Early writing works alongside reading development. As children experiment with writing, they better understand how language works.

✋ Develops fine motor skills

Holding pencils, crayons, and markers strengthens hand muscles needed for:

* Writing
* Drawing
* Everyday tasks like buttoning clothes

The importance of teeth cleaning in early years goes far beyond just having a nice smile—it sets the foundation for lifelong health. Here’s why it really matters:

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🦷 Prevents early decay

Young children are especially vulnerable to tooth decay (early childhood caries). Baby teeth have thinner enamel, so decay can develop quickly if teeth aren’t cleaned properly.

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😌 Avoids pain and infections

Untreated decay can lead to:

* Toothache
* Difficulty eating or sleeping
* Infections that may require dental treatment or even hospital care

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🗣️ Supports speech and eating

Healthy teeth help children:

* Learn to speak clearly
* Chew food properly
* Develop good nutrition habits

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🦷 Protects future adult teeth

Baby teeth act as placeholders for adult teeth. If they’re lost too early due to decay, it can cause:

* Crowding
* Misalignment later on

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🧠 Builds lifelong habits

Starting brushing routines early teaches children that oral hygiene is a normal part of daily life. These habits often continue into adulthood.