Little Chicks Pre-School Limited

Some more of our autumn activities:
Autumn tree painting 🍂
Hedgehog leaf collages 🦔
Pumpkin drawing 🎃
Apple printing 🍎

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https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY479020

We are very proud to share with you our 'GOOD' OFSTED Report,
A big thank you to all of our staff who work so hard to make the
Little Chicks Pre-School a happy friendly place for you and your children xx😘

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We’ve had great fun exploring the autumn materials the children have collected! 🍂🌰

It’s world space week! 🪐🚀👽🌍 these are some of the activities we enjoyed exploring this afternoon! 👩‍🚀☄️✨

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Water bottles can be tricky to keep clean, especially in hard to reach places like inside the straw. Dunk your children's plastic water bottles in a Milton solution made from 1 Tablet (or 1 capful of Fluid) to 5 litres of water for a minimum of 15 minutes to kill 99.9% of germs, bacteria and viruses.

If your little one was born between 1st September 2018 & 31st August 2019, it is time to apply for their school place. If you are thinking about St.Peter school Bratton please make sure it is ‘Bratton’ in resent years we have had people think they had applied for Bratton and they’ve applied for St. Peters Newport.

🍂 Autumn 🍁 whilst you are out and about on an autumn walk could you collect anything exciting you might find such as leaves, acorns, pine cones etc! So we can explore them in our activities at pre school, thank you! 🐿

The Pre-School will be closed on Monday 19th September out of respect

Our notice board this week is focusing on our topic All about me 🙂

Autumn Term 2022

Start of term:
Monday 5 September 2022.
Start of half term:
Monday 24 October 2022.
End of half term:
Friday 28 October 2022.
End of term:
Friday 16 December 2022.
PD Days 21st Oct & 16th Dec (closed)

Spring Term 2023

Start of term:
Tuesday 3 January 2023.

Childcare Choices

You must have the code before 31st August to use it next term.

Childcare Choices What support could you get?

We would like to say a big goodbye and good luck to all our little chicks that have left us this week to start their next adventure at big school 📚✏️
Have a fantastic summer everybody, we will be back open Monday 5th September 🐥

Ice smash.. the children used hammers and warm water to free the frozen animals from the ice 🧊 this is a great activity to keep your little ones entertained over the summer holidays ☀️

Some of the activities Pre-School have enjoyed today.. a trip to the seaside ☀️🏖 and investigating the mini beasts 🐛🐜🔎

Due to the extreme weather which is forecasted for Monday & Tuesday 36 degrees in Telford, we will only be having children in on these days who don’t have anyone to look after them due to their parents working.

You need to have applied for and received your 30 hour code before the 31st August to access your funding in September. Don't delay apply today!!!

My last day at preschool after nearly 20 years of working there. Not a bad innings for what was supposed to be a 6 week temporary job 😂!!
I would just like to thank you all for your kindness and generosity with all your well wishes, cards and presents. It’s been a pleasure working at Little Chicks and I will miss you all xx

Some more jubilee celebration treats 🤴

Jubilee celebration week todays treats 🤴

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Today is the day you find out which Primary School you little ones have been allocated this is T&W admissions criteria…https://www.telford.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/17332/determined_admission_arrangements_for_20222023.pdf

www.telford.gov.uk

Has anyone got any old retro phones that we could have at the pre school please??

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Make sure you check and reconfirm your childcare account details every 3 months to keep your 30 hours childcare place.

Confirm it here: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=ad&utm_campaign=spring_peak_planning_two-year-old-entitlement

Help with 30 hour codes, these are the guidelines

Hello Everyone

We will be reopening on Monday 24th January

we are still going to be a couple of staff members down as they are still testing positive & unwell

If possible and you are at home and able to look after your little ones, can I please ask you to help us out this week and keep them at home

This would be a great help and very much appreciated

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An update

More children & staff have tested positive yesterday and today,
Even if your little ones have tested negative test over the last few days, track & trace are now saying anyone in the setting last week need to test daily until 24th January.

Keep safe everyone x

Sadly due to more staff and some children testing positive to Covid we are having to close all week due to staff ratio and to give the setting a deep clean. All being well we will be reopening on 24th January

Unfortunately due to a number of staff testing positive for Covid Little Chicks will be closed tomorrow Friday 14th. We will inform our families over the weekend about next week. If your little ones have been in setting this week please get the tested.

Happy New Year.

Holiday Dates for this term

Spring Term 2022
Tuesday 4th January – Thursday 7th April 2022
Half Term
Monday 21st February –Friday 25th February
PD Days 18th Feb & 8th April (closed)

If you are Paediatric First Aid trained, you can conduct first aid in a medical emergency and potentially help save a life. Did you know that accidental injuries on children are a major health problem throughout the UK?

Do you want to do a Paediatric First Aid course?

Do you have 6 hours to complete an online course and free on 10th July 9.30am to 4pm?

Cost £80.00 Limited places

If so Email Ange : [email protected]

We hope everyone’s had a lovely Easter break, we will be back in on Tuesday. See you then 😊

Be good parents 😂 😂

Parents wishing to claim 30 hours childcare need to have completed a new application before 31 March 2021 to start in April. Existing parents need to ensure they have update their codes to ensure they can continue to claim.

Little chicks will be opening as normal on Monday 22nd February to all children xx

Unfortunately due to staffing ratios we are unable at open to all children at the present time. As from Tuesday 2nd February until further notice we can only have children of critical workers and vulnerable children. We are so sorry for the disruption. Keep safe xx

Unfortunately due to staffing issues Little Chicks Pre-School will only be able to care for children week commencing 18th January, under government guidelines that come under the ....
Critical worker or vulnerable groups.

We are sorry for the disruption and inconvenience.

Keep Safe xx

Coronavirus update | 8 January 2021
Telford & Wrekin Council sent this bulletin at 08-01-2021 05:21 PM GMT
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Coronavirus update from
Telford and Wrekin Council
8 January 2021

Rapid testing demand

We are currently experiencing a high demand for rapid tests at The Place, Oakengates.

Appointments are filling up fast and we understand that some people are frustrated that they cannot get an appointment as quickly as they would like.

We ask that you simply book the next available time slot online and please DO NOT attempt to contact our customer services teams as they do not have access to any other appointments.

Rapid testing is available for those who are not displaying symptoms and need to get checked as they cannot work from home or may be in contact with vulnerable people.

Numbers are high in the following areas:

Newport North & West,
Apley Castle,
Shawbirch,
Horsehay & Lightmoor,
Priorslee,
Admaston & Bratton,
St Georges
If you live in one these areas and are not showing symptoms we ask that you also get a test to help reduce the spread locally.

Book online

We hope everyone has had a nice quiet Christmas 🎄,
Little Chicks is reopening tomorrow, keep safe xx

Telford & Wrekin Council

Following yesterday's Government announcements, here's our at-a-glance guide on returning to school in the New Year. if anything changes, we'll keep you posted:

Department for Education

Parents, have you applied for a primary school place for your child in 2021? 🏫
The deadline is January 15th 👇
https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-primary-school-place