Stepping Stones Day Nursery

We are at nursery this week sorting out and have various things left .Lots of books ,games etc and some larger items .Please contact us if want anything .
Thankyou .

It is with great sadness that on Thursday 24th October Stepping Stones Day Nursery will be closing its doors after 29 years. It is hard to know where to begin but we would like to thank all the parents and families that have supported us, all the staff that have worked with us, and all the children who have given us so many wonderful memories. If you have any we would love you to share them with us.
With love from the team at Stepping Stones
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We just want to say goodbye to all our Pre-school children who we have loved watching grow and develop . They are ready for their new journey in September and we hope you send us some photographs of them in their uniforms as they will be missed in the new term😞.
We will re-open on Tuesday 4th September and welcome some new arrivals to do it all over again 😋.

What a lovely week we have had being outdoors and just learning and exploring through play and finding lots of yummy strawberries that have finally turned red .🍓🍓☀️

Join the Early Help team for a cup of tea and a chat if you want any advice or information about parenting.

From September, even more parents of primary school children in England will be able to access before and after-school childcare such as regular provision that runs between 8am and 6pm or later.

If eligible, you can use Tax-Free Childcare or Universal Credit Childcare to help pay for wraparound childcare.

Speak to your child’s school or local authority's Family Information Service to find out more.

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Did you know wraparound childcare for primary school children in England is expanding from September 2024?
For more, talk to your child's school or your local authority Family Information Service.
Image: Boy and father walking outdoors together.

If your child is due to start accessing their place in September and you have already been issued with a code, please remember that you will need to reconfirm your details in your choices account (see graphic below) by the date given to you on application. If you do not reconfirm by this date, or by the end of August at the very latest, this may result in your child missing out on their place in September.
https://bit.ly/childcareacc

A reminder for parents to please re-new your details to receive your funded childcare in september if applicable ,thankyou.

The best way to help your child learn to speak, is to talk to them as much as possible in your own language. If children know their first language well, it will help them to learn English too.

Our friends at the National Literacy Trust have a walk and talk trail, which is full of tips and tricks to help your 0-5 year old develop their language and communication skills. Perfect for bilingual families, the trail is available to download and the following languages:

Albanian
Arabic
Bengali
Chinese
Czech
French
Gujurati
Nepalese
Panjabi
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Slovak
Somali
Spanish
Turkish
Ukrainian
Urdu

Visit their website to download your free copy: wordsforlife.org.uk/talking-when-out-and-about

Alt text: Cartoon family walking on a road, pushing a buggy. Text reads: Discover tips to help you chat with your 0-5 year old using our walk and talk trail.

Singing nursery rhymes with babies and young children will help them learn to talk.
As they get familiar with the rhythm and the words of the rhyme, they will start to copy the sounds you're making.
Watch closely how they learn as they join in with the actions and words.
Here is a lovely rhyme with actions: https://wordsforlife.org.uk/activities/row-row-row-your-boat/

The Pre-school children have been planting sunflower seeds and learning about how important bee's are. They even got to have some lovely honey

Our Toddlers doing some fantastic co-operative play 🙂
I'm not sure that sausage sandwich is pretend though 🤩