Sunbeams Nursery

📱 Guidance on Screen Time for Under 5s 📱

As technology increasingly becomes part of our daily routines, it's essential to help our little ones develop healthy screen habits right from the start.

The government’s latest Best Start in Life guidance suggests:

👶 For children under 2 years • Try to avoid screen time wherever possible, except for shared moments like video calls with family or looking at pictures together.

🧒 For children aged 2 to 5 years • Aim for a maximum of 1 hour of screen time each day, and ideally less if you can.

✅ Select quality content • Choose slow-paced, age-appropriate shows designed for young children. • Steer clear of fast-paced social media videos and content aimed at older audiences. • Use parental controls to ensure a safer online experience for children.

👨‍👩‍👧 Watch together • Children learn best when accompanied by adults. Watching, discussing, and enjoying content as a family can enhance language skills and understanding.

🏡 Create screen-free times and spaces • Keep mealtime and bedtime screens away. • Try to avoid having screens on during playtime or family interactions.

🧠 Why is this important? • 90% of brain development occurs before age 5. • Young ones learn best through play, conversation, reading, exploring, and engaging with adults. • Excessive screen time may impact sleep, language skills, social abilities, physical activity, and overall wellbeing.

📚 Fantastic alternatives include reading stories together, outdoor play, simple games, colouring, singing songs, and chatting during daily routines.

Let's join hands to foster healthy development and positive screen habits for our little learners. 💙

For more details, please visit; Baby and toddler screen time guidance - Best Start in Life

Who is ready for our School Leavers prom tomorrow!

Just a reminder…

All leavers should arrive at 11am.

Parents should then return for the ceremony at 12.50pm

Children do not need to bring anything, lunch and drinks will be provided. We will only accept medical equipment, no other bags.

All children should have Suncream applied before they come in.

Parents may want to bring sunglasses for the ceremony as it is outdoors.

Please ensure you are prompt with timings to ensure smooth running of the day

We look forward to seeing you tomorrow!

💃🏼 🕺🏻 🎉 🥳 🧑🏼‍🎓 👩🏻‍🎓

Our sunflower has grown so tall!
Are yours this tall too?

Would love if you could send a picture in the comments

The nursery will be open as usual tomorrow 26 June.
Please be advised that if the setting gets too hot, we may have to close.

The Extreme Heat is due to hit over the next couple of days.
We are open tomorrow.
A text has been sent out.
If we feel that it is to hot in the setting, we will be closing for the safety of the children and staff.

Weather warning

We are aware that the weather forecast for next week is very hot. We need your help to keep the children cool. Please can you

🌞Ensure your child has a hat - this is vital-they can’t go outside without one.
🌞Ensure they have sun cream on when they arrive. We will top up later in the day
🌞 Ensure they have spare clothes - they will get wet in the garden, we may need to change them when they come back inside
🌞 Bring them a drink bottle - we can top up throughout the day

The Butterflies and Bumblebees are investigating where seeds come from today….. 🌱 🍎 🍅

Looking forward to our day in the garden! A day full of sensory and physical play!

Farm tuff tray
Sand pit
Water wall
Sensory plants
And much more!