Briton Ferry Childcare

Dog found this afternoon in Ena Avenue Neath. Safe with Stephen Davies.

Kids need room to play, unimpeded and unhelped, on materials that are at their level and above their level and below their level of ability to climb and interact with.

They interact with things at their level and below their level to explore mastery. Their body learns what it has already learned, and reinforces and reincorporates new things it has learned since then.

🌳For example -- a toddler who's just learned to walk, approaching a stair at a playground or a low stump or rock in the woods, may put their hands down on it and struggle to climb up it. A year or two years later, they may run up to that same obstacle and jump up onto it, or step up with no hands needed, or skip it while running up to the next step!

They interact with things above their level to explore challenge and stretch themselves. Their body learns its limitations and how to sense what those limitations feel like, and gets a sense for what it has yet to learn.

🌉For example -- a child approaches an unsteady/unstable bridge on a playground. They take one step onto it, and are surprised when the bridge wobbles out from under their foot. They stand thoughtfully for a moment, then turn around and step back. Their body has recognized that it doesn't know how to account for such instability yet, and their vestibular and visual and tactile systems all begin working "in the background" to invent a new system to account for unstable surfaces like those in the world.

Often, parents intervene when they shouldn't. They see a child playing with something "too easy" and try to steer them towards something more their level. Or they see a child playing with something "too hard" and they swoop in to try to hold the child's body steady for them.

Guard your kids, spot your kids -- from a distance. Keep your hand back by a few inches or a foot. You can still catch them if they fall, but let them fall. Let their body learn what it feels like to fall and learn from its normal, inherent feedback system that it wants to try to avoid that happening again. And as they get older, be as hands-off as you can. Let them take risks.

Let them play.

[Image description: A picture of a forest from a viewpoint as if the photographer is laying down on the ground and taking a picture of the trees upward, pointed toward the sky. Overlaying it is text which reads, “If we provide enough space and possibilities for moving freely, then the children will move as well as animals, skillfully, simply, securely, naturally.” The quote is by Dr. Emmi Pikler. End description.]

Announcement. Due to the fact that we are full for many of our sessions we will not be taking on any new children for the foreseeable future. We have a waiting list and are happy to add your child to the waiting list.
sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Rhiannon and Bethan

Free childcare scheme to be extended across Neath Port Talbot Councillors have agreed for a free early education and childcare scheme to be rolled out across the whole of Neath Port Talbot by the end of January 2019.

Free Childcare off is being rolled out from September. Initially, you must live in one of these wards.
The scheme will be initially piloted in the electoral wards divisions of:
• Aberavon
• Baglan,
• Blaengwrach
• Bryncoch (North and South)
• Cymmer,
• Glyncorrwg,
• Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen,
• Gwynfi
• Lower Brynamman
• Onllwyn,
• Pontardawe
• Resolven
• Taibach

Parents can check their postcodes for electoral wards at:

www.npt.gov.uk/myproperty

Any queries then please ask.

My Property My Property

Here's the link to our latest blog post! Dyma'r cysillt i ein post diweddaraf!

Hello Summer! Helo yr Haf! - Briton Ferry Childcare Well it’s officially summer and we can now say hello to the sun! Wel mae hi nawr yn amser yr Haf a gallwn dweud helo i’r haul! How lucky have we been this past month, the sun has really enjoyed …

Here's the link to our latest blog post!
Dyma'r cyswllt am ein blog diweddaraf!

Creating a Wildflower Meadow. Creu Gweidir Gwyllt. - Briton Ferry Childcare We've been busy here creating a wildflower meadow! Have you seen it? Rydym wedi bod yn prysur creu gweidir blodau gwyllt! Wyt ti wedi eu gweld?

Here's the link to our latest Blog Post. We are very excited to announce that our website is undergoing a few changes and soon will be available to view in both Welsh and English!

Dyma'r dolen i ein post diweddaraf. Rydym yn cyffrous iawn i gyhoeddi bydd ein wefan cyn bo' hir ar gael i weld trwy'r Gymraeg a'r Saesneg!

Happy Easter! Pasg Hapus! - Briton Ferry Childcare

Here are a few pictures of our setting. We hope you enjoy!

Following our routine hygiene inspection by the Food Standard Agency on April 20th this year, we are pleased to announce that we have had another 5. Big well done to Anne our Cook 😀🎉