Welcome to our first parent newsletter of 2015! I hope you
all had a lovely break over Christmas and that the new term
is well under way. We're pleased to welcome several new
children and their families to our nurseries and crèche.
This can seem like a long, dark couple of months to us as
adults, but so far the children have already been enjoying
the snow and ice and inside the nurseries is a hive of
activity. We continue to try and include some extra
curricular activities for as many of the children as possible
and at the moment these include yoga, music, French and
Forest School. If you come across any other great ideas, do
share them with your nursery manager, we're always open
to new ideas.
Last week I was at the Houses of Parliament for the launch
of the National Day Nurseries' Association 'Childcare
Challenge', as they are lobbying all MPs to consider their
policies on childcare as we approach the next election. This
time round, childcare does seem to be a big focus and
some politicians seem aware of the challenges for parents
and providers. However, a shocking number of them have
no awareness of how the funding for nursery children works
and when I spoke to 3 of the MPs who represent our
constituencies, they had no idea that the 'free' places for 2,
3 and 4 year olds were so badly underfunded. If you'd like
to find out more about the 'Childcare Challenge', do visit
http://www.ndna.org.uk and add your voice to the
campaign.
Hello and welcome to Stoke Park Crèche!
We have been so busy making the crèche look festive and
our newest member of the team Sithy has proven herself as
a fantastic addition, by not only settling in very well, but by
being a keen arts and craft enthusiast! She really inspired
the older children by making fabulous intricate star
decorations with them. We really enjoyed the Christmas
season here at the crèche and all enjoyed playing
Christmas music every day and using our jingle bells and
instruments to play and sing along.
Vivienne was very busy baking (as the best baker on our
team) we are enjoyed sampling some of her creations. The
children iced biscuits and made mug cakes, which are a
quick and easy way activity for even the youngest children
to join in.
We are now booking for February half term and it is likely to
be busy, so please speak to one of the team if you would
like to book a session. We will be running lots of activities
during the week, for older siblings too, so don't miss out on
the fun.
I would like to add that Stoke Park has had an amazing
refurbishment of their gym facility, with all new equipment
and layout, so if you haven’t already visited, do go and
check it out!
Best wishes, Katy and the Crèche team
Best wishes, Sarah Steel
HEAD OFFICE CONTACT DETAILS:
sarahsteel@theoldstationnursery.co.uk
tel: 07725 049744 (Sarah Steel)
finance@theoldstationnursery.co.uk
tel: 01367 243800 (Lynette Jacobs)
emma@theoldstationnursery.co.uk
tel: 01367 243800 (Emma Pittam)
CHILDREN’S UNIFORM
We now have a range of children’s uniform items available
from the same company that provides our staff uniform. If
you would like to buy pink or purple polos with our logo on,
or purple fleeces, or navy or white sunhats, please have a
look at the following website and you can order direct from
them:
www.pmgschoolwear.co.uk
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