We are proud to announce that this week marks our 15th year of being open! Due to covid19 we will celebrate a little differently this year, but we will still have a party tea, cake and lots of balloons. The Nursery will be donating £100 to UNICEF and £100 to NSPCC to mark the occasion. Thank you to all our parents and children who have come to our Nursery over the past 15 years, it has been such an honour to have been a part [...]
Spring has arrived a little earlier this year in our Nursery garden.
Here is some useful information from the UK Government on signs and symptoms of Covid19 to look for with young children. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/symptoms/coronavirus-in-children/
Here are some photos of our sweet and savoury pancakes in celebration of this years pancake day. The children (and staff!) enjoyed them very much. Thank you Chef!
Here is a great download for Parents and Carers from Dacorum Borough Council on "Childhood winter illness". Follow the link below. https://hertsvalleysccg.nhs.uk/download_file/view_inline/6047?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Orlo
Christmas at the Nursery was very different this year due to the Covid19 pandemic. We were however still able to create lots of wonderful Christmas crafts, decorate our Christmas trees around the building, enjoy our Christmas dinner and have a "virtual Christmas carol concert " for our parents and carers.
The children had a lot of fun learning about Remembrance day this year. The children all observed the one minutes silence and made lots of poppys that decorated the outside and inside of the building. The children also enjoyed watching a childrens video explaining the true meaning of the day.
During the partial closure starting from Monday 23rd March, parents who qualify to still use the nursery will be dropping off and collecting from the front door and not entering the building. Before you hand over your child you will also be asked to steri gel your hands. Any child who is suspected of being unwell in anyway on arrival will not be allowed into the building. If your child appears to become unwell during their session with us they will be need to [...]
The Government has asked Nurseries around the UK to remain partially open for the children of vital keyworkers needing to work during the outbreak of the COVID 19 virus. Below is the list given to us by the Government on who is considered a Keyworker. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision All parents who have children attending our Nursery will have already been contacted to ask if they are a keyworker and whether or not they have any other forms of childcare available to them outside of the Nursery [...]
Please see the link below for the latest advice from Public Health England regarding COVID 19 virus https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/874281/COVID-19_easy_read.pdf
