Nursery World - Positive Relationships: All in a day's work

A special Rainbow Party gives past parents and children the chance to remember their happy times at Oakey Dokeys Pre-school in Great Oakley, Essex, say joint managers Nicola Bushell and Hayley Cannell.

After collecting our PLA Award in 2007, we at Oakey Dokeys all felt that we wanted to give something back to all the parents and carers who had supported us over the years, particularly those who had been with us in our early days, when we ran our sessions from the village hall.

With just a few weeks' planning, we put together the idea of a 'Rainbow Party', complete with cupcakes and cucumber sandwiches. We invited our guests to wear their 'posh clothes', just as we had done when we went to Claridges Hotel in London to collect our award. The invitations were sent to every child who had ever attended our pre-school, the oldest then having reached the grand old age of seven!

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