- Carnival Time
Children at Bright Start Nursery in Fairford Leys, Aylesbury,Buckinghamshire, made colourful costumes, musical instruments and flagsfor the nursery's carnival-themed party. As part of a week-long carnivalcelebration, they also listened to steel drums and tasted authenticCaribbean food.
- Keep on Toddling
Children at Stepping Stones Day Nursery in Lingley Mere, Warrington,took part in a sponsored Big Toddle on behalf of Barnardo's. The nurseryraised over 400 for the charity.
- Festival of Light
Children at Triangle House Day Nursery in Sowerby Bridge, WestYorkshire, celebrated Diwali, the Hindu festival of light, last weekwith the help of a member of staff who brought in traditional artefactsfrom home to show them. The children all tried on saris and bangles andsampled authentic Indian food.
IN STOCK
- Swine flu advice
A new book providing clear information and advice about swine flu forchildcare workers and parents has been written by leading paediatricianProfessor Terence Stephenson of the Royal College of Paediatrics andChild Health. Swine Flu - What Parents Need to Know costs 7.99and is available from Jessica kingsley Publications at www.jkp.com
- Heroes of hygiene
Early years settings can help improve the hygiene habits of youngchildren with a new teaching resource that comes as part of a campaignto emphasise the importance of good hand and respiratory hygiene. Theonline teaching pack features six hygiene heroes and provides activityideas and materials to reinforce their healthy messages. The Hygiene 4Health campaign was launched last week by the vaccine company SanofiPasteur MSD to coincide with International Global Handwashing Day on 15October. Classroom resource packs were sent to 8,000 nurseries andpre-schools across the UK. To download a teaching pack visitwww.hygiene4health.com.
- Offer
Nursery World readers can get 20 per cent off the price of a new book,Happy Kids Happy You, which aims to show early years practitioners andparents a stress-free way of raising children. Author Sue Beeverdemonstrates how to use Neuro Linguistic Programming to re-think andre-programme the way parents communicate to overcome barriers andimprove their parenting skills. Happy Kids Happy You normally costs14, but a 20 per cent discount is available by calling 01267 211345 or e-mailing books@crownhouse.co.uk and quoting the codeNurseryWorld20.
- Do you have a story to tell? Share it with us atnews.nw@haymarket.com.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
Eleven-month-old Kylie Jones made the most of exploring andexperimenting with paint during a messy play session at Footsteps DayNursery in Tamworth, Staffordshire. Staff squirted paint all around thebaby room and gave children different objects and materials to makemarks and patterns with. The weekly activity aims to encourage childrento use their imaginations.
- The best photo of the week will win 30 worth of children'sbooks.
