Serendipity Pre-School

We still have some remaining children's learning journies.

SInce Lockdown March 2020 we have requested that they be collected.

Unfortunately due to space and holding on to data we no longer require we must give a final time line of Friday 17th September for these to be collected, or unfortunately we will have to dispose of them. i

This is a shame as there are lovely photos of your children. engaged in meaningful play and learning.

Thank you, we hope you do arrange collected :)

We still have some children's learning journeys which have not been collected. If you would like this keep sake of your child's time
in nursery please advise and we can have it ready for collection from either Willow Road or The Arena. xx

Many parents have asked for the books to be posted:

Hello we would estimate the books would cost at least £5 each to send, if anyone would like them sending please
1) email [email protected] your current address.
2) make a payment to 401903
12165708 of £5
3) send us the date and time of payment or a screen shot of the payment.
If you would like recorded delivery plese add an additional £1.70

This will enable us to send asap

Thank you ) x

We still have some childrens Learning Journies that were not collected during lockdown last year.

If you would like to collect your child's book please message or call to make an appointment to collect from our Arena nursery either Tomorrow (Good Friday) or between 6-9 April.

Unfortunately after this date we will be unable to hold these items.

Have a lovely Easter

Thank you for the Serendipity staff :) xx

Some free training course available to families x

Darlington’s 2020-21 Childcare Sufficiency Assessment

Darlington Borough Council has a statutory duty to ‘secure sufficient childcare, so far as is reasonably practicable, for working parents, or parents who are studying or training for employment, for children aged 0-14 or up to 18 for disabled young people’. It is important that families can access good quality, affordable and accessible childcare in the borough should they wish to use it.

Part of the local authority’s duty involves conducting an annual assessment (Childcare Sufficiency Assessment) of the local early years education and childcare market. As you can imagine, the pandemic has created great uncertainties for families linked to security of employment and changes in employment patterns and family routines. We would therefore like to give as many parents/carers as possible the opportunity to comment on the local childcare market and their requirements from this market. With this in mind, please could you ensure that your parents/carers are made aware of the link below where they can find the latest parental childcare survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/20SPV3Q

The survey will be open from the 10th September to the 16th October 2020.

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✨ This weekend at our Arena Nursery Sam, Coley, Aai'sha, Emma, Chef Roy, and Caretaker Gary have been busy reorganising our spaces with Pre-School expanding into next door come September.

We now have a beautiful new story space for all of our children and families to access with hand made resources created by our teachers, we know our children moving across from Heighington until we reopen in new premises will love this space, as we have lots of little book worms 💖

Each week we have a new story sack with new provocations to inspire our budding readers so this space will be ever evolving and added to ❤️

We are pleased to say that we have purchased the ex Headway garden next door to us at the Arena Nursery :).

This will be a lovely additional space for all of our children, it currently holds lots of lovely established, plants, fruit, vegetables and herbs.

We will use these as well as plant other items to show our children the different life cycles as well as using the items in our daily cooking activities and for our Chef to use in our delicious homemade meals.

Should anyone have any plants, seeds, gardening equipment they will not use or experience this would be greatly appreciated by our eager little learners :) xx

The Department for Education have confirmed the Hungry Little Minds website – an online tool for parents and carers that includes tips to support children aged 0 to five with their learning at home – will be zero-rated by the major mobile providers, meaning that parents won’t use up their mobile data allowance if they browse the site from their smartphone.

Hungry Little Minds Your child’s brain grows the fastest during the first 5 years of life. As a parent, you play a huge role in feeding your child’s mind and helping them to communicate. Check out our top tips for simple activities that you can do with your child as part of your daily routine. You may not realise h...

School leavers learning journeys that have not as yet been collected are available at our Arena nursery.

Today until 15.50

These are a lovely keepsake of your child's early learning :).

Unfortunately we are unable to post these. xx

School leavers learning journeys - any that were not collected at Willow Road last week will be available for collection at our Arena nursery.

Saturday 8.30-15.30

Please call and collect this lovely keep sake of your child's time with Serendipity :) xx

Our star employees for May are Aai'sha and Coley for spending their weekend cleaning and organising Willow to reopen.

Vouchers for Afternoon tea at the Betty's of their choice on route.

Well done thank you :) xx

Updated guidance on keeping chidlren safe online x

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