Fernwood Day Nursery Newark

17/04/2026

📱 Struggling with screen time for your little ones?

You're not alone.

Following calls from over a thousand parents, we've worked with leading experts to create clear, practical advice to help families build healthy habits from the start.

Read it here:

Guidance for parents on managing screen time for under 5s. Learn what's recommended and how to build healthy habits from an early age.

27/03/2026

New screen time guidance for parents of under-5s - GOV.UK https://share.google/5QMLHJB8uAVRCZJ9T

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24/03/2026

Massive well done to Jack, Donna, Beth, Jas, Kaela, Katieanne, Jess, Clare, Steph, Charli, Silvia, Nic D & Dawn for passing their Paediatric First Aid course 🩹🤕👶🏼 that’s 100% of our team fully first aid trained !!! Well done everyone ☺️

27/02/2026

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/

16/02/2026

16/02/2026

🧸Did your little one gets lots of cuddle toys at Christmas? It is tempting to let them sleep with them, but the safest cot for a baby is a clear cot.
Remove anything that isn’t essential:

🚫No pillows or duvets
🚫No cot bumpers.
🚫No soft toys or comforters
🚫No weighted or bulky bedding
🚫No products (such as wedges or straps) designed to keep your baby in one sleeping position.
🚫No pods or nests rolled up towels or anything soft placed on top of the mattress.

Babies need just two items in their cot:
✔️a firm, flat, waterproof mattress
✔️lightweight bedding.

To find out more go to the link in the comments👇

05/02/2026

ERIC, the children's bowel and bladder charity, answer commonly asked questions about potty training, including when to start potty training, what to do when your child won't poo and more.

05/02/2026

🧧 🐎Get ready for the Chinese New Year 2026 - The year of the Horse 🐎🧧
The Chinese New Year, celebrates the beginning of a new year according to the traditional Chinese calendar, and celebrations will last just over two weeks, until the full moon. From the 17th Feb until 3rd March.
The Horse symbolises energy, passion, freedom, and forward momentum, innovation, personal growth, and major life changes, with a focus on embracing new adventures

Learn more about the Lunar new year, with CBeebies Parenting by clicking the link in the comments below 👇

16/01/2026

Children aged two with highest screen use can say significantly fewer words, UK government research finds

16/01/2026

Using the activities you do every day provides a chance for your little one to hear the same words and sentences used over and over and over and over again! This is GREAT to help with their LANGUAGE development! See videos in comments to see how you could do this ...