For months now Rainbows Of Hope have been popping up in windows all over the country in recognition of our key workers, and for 7 year old Amelia Rampling her French “arc-en-ciel d’espoir” picture has pride of place for an extra special person. Amelia, who lives in Newmarket, completed her beautiful picture in recognition of her Dad […]
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Helpful tips as your reopen your setting
After nearly three months of temporary closure, many schools and settings are now reopening. As we begin to navigate yet another “new normal”, early childhood educators will need to be more innovative than ever to balance the government guidelines with the age old issues of enrolment, staffing, and finances. Here’s our Covid-19 update with helpful tips to […]
Lockdown Literacy
Back in 2017 we introduced schools across Forest Heath to The Hungry Caterpillar Reading Café Project. It was a great success, funded by the local authority, engaging with over 400 families offering a wide range of themed reading cafés aimed at encouraging a love of reading. It won’t come as much of a surprise to […]
Is your child starting back at school after lockdown?
Starting school after lockdown feels very different than returning after the summer holidays or when children initially start school. Like all of us children have had a lot of change recently with not being able to see friends and family, online learning and restrictions on going out. Some will also be worried about the virus. […]
Sharing Parenting Launch Family Packs To Support Isolated Families
We are pleased to share that Sharing Parenting is launching a new Family Resource Pack Project on Monday 11th May 2020 for isolated familes. Thanks to funding from Suffolk Community Foundation and the fantastic work of our Outreach Workers a pack is provided FREE to referred families to support them and their children at home during lockdown/isolation. Each […]
How to support my child at home
You can download one of our leaflets HERE and the reverse side HERE. If you and your children have to stay at home you may see a change in behaviour or may have to cope with more challenging behaviour with this change of routine. We have put together a few tips and strategies to support […]
Time for Reflection
One of our team shares their reflective thoughts during lockdown …. The natural rhythm of lockdown Cast your minds back to a ‘normal’ school day morning….get up, dressed and out the door to deliver one or more children to school. Was it calm? Any Arguments? Any stresses about lost PE kits or forgotten lunch boxes? […]
Top Tips for Helping children With School Closure
Routines and familiarity often make children feel safe. Some children find change harder to handle then others. If a child’s routine changes it can make them feel anxious or sometimes angry. They may not be able to express why they are feeling these emotions. These top tips may help: Let children talk through the changes, […]
Win a prize in our Mother’s Day Competition
Update: The lucky winners to our Mother’s Day competition to our question: ‘What’s the best advice you would share with other Mums’ are: First prize goes to ….. Simone T – “The best advice I would share with other mums is – don’t sweat the small stuff, no parent does everything perfect or even right, […]
Day time and Night time wetting
Day time and Night time wetting Potty training and night time wetting can be very confusing for you and your child. We have put together a few tips below but please remember to speak to your health visitor or GP if you have concerns. Potty Training If you have a toddler you may be […]