Our trip to Goodness Zero Waste As we use lots of authentic items in our role play areas, we aim to be as sustainable as possible. Goodness Zero Waste is a fantastic shop that allows you to reduce, reuse and refill The shopkeepers were so patient and kind to our...
I am delighted to announce that I have now completed all training to be able to deliver the 'Think Equal' program effectively. We are now on our second week and each Pre School Room receives three sessions with myself per week. . Last week we explored Me, Myself and I...
Today is World Kindness Day and we wanted to celebrate by showing some love to our local community. The children delivered cards and gifts to our hardworking community members and we also thanked our special guest Lois, who come into nursery and played the Piano for...
We value the voice of our Nursery children and we gather their views and opinions in a range of ways, including; Pre School Planning Children's Voice meetings Child-led risk assessments Questionnaires And for our youngest children, we look through the eyes of the...
What a fantastic day today, myself and management Team have been reflecting on 2023 and pre-planning for next year! We have achieved so much in 2023 and we cannot wait to take this positive energy into 2024. We also dedicated an hour this afternoon to cleaning up our...
Our most recent International Day was a great success!! The children in the nursery enjoyed learning all about Scotland Receiving posts such as the one below, emphasises the positive impact days like today have upon even our youngest children, providing them with...
Today we signed up to become a ' Think Equal ' setting, this will enhance our already robust curriculum and fit in wonderfully with our Ethos of being family-focused and community-driven. What is the Think Equal Programme? Think Equal is a curriculum-based programme...
Here at Canterbury Road, we are extremely fortunate to have a committed and passionate senior team, who are motivated to attend CPD sessions to improve outcomes for all children and families. During today’s Leadership and Management training, we focused on our...
Hopscotch Photography We recently welcomed Andy from Hopscotch Photography into Nursery to capture photographs of individual children whilst they played within the Nursery environment. Hopscotch create Natural Nursery Photography, where children are captured playing...
Transitions in the Early Years Children go through many transitions as they grow up, such as when they first join Nursery or when they go to primary school. These times of transition can be exciting; however, they can also be a difficult time for both children and...