Footsteps Nursery Wilmslow

World Ocean Day Fun 🌊🐬

This week, some of our younger children celebrated World Ocean Day, by exploring a wonderful beach and sea life themed tuff tray!

The children enjoyed using spoons to scoop and pour rice, helping to develop their fine motor skills, while engaging in imaginative play. They explored a variety of sea creatures and used their hands to investigate the different textures within the tray.

To reflect inclusion and diversity, our beach scene featured people of different nationalities and abilities, including wheelchair users, to promote celebration of differences!

🌧️ Rainy days can be full of learning and discovery! 🌧️

Why not try making your own rain catcher at home? It's a simple and fun way for children to explore the weather, develop observation skills, and learn about how much rain falls each day.

Check out the image below for easy step-by-step instructions. We'd love to see your finished rain catchers and hear about your weather discoveries—feel free to share your photos in the comments! ☔💧

Every child develops in their own time, and that’s exactly how it should be 💛

At Footsteps, we believe in letting children grow, learn and explore at their own pace — without pressure and without rushing. Childhood isn’t a race, and there’s no finish line to reach before anyone else.

Some children will run ahead in certain areas, others will take their time — and that’s completely okay. What matters most is that they feel confident, supported, and happy as they learn in their own way.

We’re here to guide them, encourage them, and celebrate every small step forward, no matter how long it takes 🌱✨

🌈✨ June is going to be full of fun, learning and special celebrations at nursery! ✨🌈

We have lots of exciting themed days planned throughout the month, giving the children opportunities to explore new topics, develop their creativity, and learn through play.

From football fun and healthy eating to music, storytelling and magical adventures, there's something for everyone to enjoy!

Take a look at our June calendar below to see what's coming up. We can't wait to share these special experiences with your little ones and keep you updated with photos and activities throughout the month.

💜 Which day do you think your child will be most excited about?

We are delighted to share that Carly has successfully achieved her Level 3 qualification with a distinction and has also been promoted to Team Leader in our Foxes room! 🦊✨

Carly has been a valued member of our nursery team for a number of years, and throughout her journey she has shown dedication, kindness, and a real passion for supporting our children and families.

We are incredibly proud of everything she has accomplished and are excited to see her continue to thrive in her new role. Please join us in congratulating Carly on this fantastic achievement! 👏💙

Well done, Carly – you should be very proud of yourself! 🌟

🌟 Why Fine Motor Skills Matter 🌟

Fine motor skills are the small movements children make using their hands and fingers — and they are so important in early childhood development ✋✏️

Developing these skills helps children with:
🖍 Holding pencils and mark making
✂️ Using scissors safely
🧩 Building independence with dressing and feeding
🧵 Hand-eye coordination and concentration

At nursery, we support fine motor development through fun activities such as:
✨ Playdough
✨ Threading and puzzles
✨ Painting and drawing
✨ Building and construction

Below are some ways you can support these skills at home ❤️

Little hands are always busy learning!

The children have loved watching our caterpillars grow and transform into beautiful butterflies! 🐛🦋

We have been learning all about the life cycle of a butterfly and observing each stage closely, from tiny caterpillars to chrysalises and finally butterflies. The children were so excited to see the amazing transformation happen right before their eyes.

It has been a wonderful hands-on learning experience and a great opportunity to develop curiosity about the natural world.

This week we have been recognising Deaf Awareness Week in nursery. The children have enjoyed reading stories about cochlear implants and hearing aids, helping them to understand more about the experiences of people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

We have also been learning about ways we can communicate more effectively and respectfully, such as facing the person when speaking and making sure we do not cover our mouths with our hands so that facial expressions and lip movements can be seen clearly.

It has been a wonderful opportunity to promote kindness, inclusion, and understanding across our classroom. 💙

We are delighted to share that we have had our Environmental Health Inspection today and have achieved a 5 star rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This reflects the high standards we maintain every day to keep our children safe, healthy and happy!

We would also like to give a special shout out to our amazing kitchen assistant Johnathan 👏 his commitment, care and attention to detail make such a difference and we truly appreciate everything he does ❤️

🌸🐣 Easter Bonnet Competition Winner Announcement 🐣🌸

We are so excited to announce the winner of our Nursery Easter Bonnet Competition! 🎉

With an amazing 139 likes and 50 comments, it was clear how much everyone loved this fantastic creation! 💛

A huge thank you to everyone who voted and supported our little ones — and an even bigger well done to all the children who took part. Your creativity, effort, and beautiful bonnets made this competition so special 🌷✨