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Now that Spring is here lots of us will be spending more time outside.

If you’re lucky enough to have a garden, or your child plays in the garden of family or friends, please remember to:

🍃 Keep chemicals like w**d killer and fertiliser away from curious youngsters
🍃 Lock garden tools away somewhere safe
🍃 Be alert to ponds and pools: Small children can drown in very little water

For more garden safety tips visit: https://capt.org.uk/garden-safety/

Happy St Patrick's Day to all our families who are celebrating. Our children have enjoyed having a green day!

It’s that time of year again when mini eggs are lining the supermarket shelves. But, did you know that, just like grapes, they are the perfect size to block a small child’s airway and choke them? And, their hard shell can make it difficult to dislodge with standard first aid techniques.

With whole grapes we advise cutting them in half lengthways and ideally into quarters to create thin strips. But chopping up mini eggs isn’t as easy. So, what can you do?

1. Hide them from the children and eat them yourself – good luck with that!

2. Break them into small pieces with a rolling pin. Or, crush them in a pestle and mortar. Or melt them a little first.

3. Opt for a different treat. Larger, hollow eggs are much safer for little ones.

For more practical tips and advice to keep children safe from choking take a look at our guide: https://capt.org.uk/resources/choking-fact-sheet/

As every parent knows, messes will happen no matter how hard you try to prevent them—here is how you can fix them!

This week’s 50 Things to Do hashtag of the week is… #47 Great Bradford Baking.

Cooking together is a great way to build confidence, develop new skills, and enjoy tasty treats as a family. As tomorrow is Pancake Day, aka Shrove Tuesday, why not whip up a stack of pancakes and let your kids help with mixing, pouring, and choosing their favourite toppings? 🥞

Discover more fun activities here 👉 https://bradford.50thingstodo.org/app/os

The children have been showing an interest in books, we extended their learning by hopping on the bus and visiting our local library. The children had so much fun independently choosing books and reading them with the staff, We had a little picnic and we also were able to draw some pictures. Thank you for having us and we cannot wait to go back!

Join us for Winter Warmer Event on Friday 13th February 2026, 11am - 1pm.

Bradford East Family Hub
Best Start in Life
FYI Bradford District

⭐️ Top Tip Tuesday ⭐️
Great tips from Peeple on making the most of nappy time to support little ones’ development 🩵
✅ Sing, chat and play together 🎶 💬 😃

🕸Halloween 2025🕸
We had lots of fun celebrating Halloween with our families and friends at nursery. The children came dressed up in their Halloween costumes and got involved in lots of spooky Halloween activities!🕷

🪔Happy Diwali🪔
Happy Diwali to all families that are celebrating. We hope you have an amazing day!
At nursery, the children have been learning about Diwali and taking part in lots of different activities. They have been busy making Rangoli patterns and Diwali pictures.

🤱Baby Week Bradford is back from 14-20 November 2025 and it’s all about YOU!

🧡This year’s theme is Caring for you…Caring for baby as self-care is a must when caring for your baby and we are inviting you to make room for yourself as well as your baby.

This Baby Week Bradford, Better Start Bradford and partners across Bradford want to help you to help take care of your baby through activities, events and information around:

💙 Personal care
💛 Good health and nutrition
🧡 Improved mental health
💙 Making little moments to make time for yourself
💛 Making the most of support networks
🧡Being active, playful and bonding with baby

🎈Not only that get ready for lots and LOTS of fun! 🎈

Find out more here:

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