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All in a day's work - counting down to Christmas

Caught up with the excitement of Christmas, we needed to ensure our children stay happy and calm, say Hayley Cannell and Nicky Bushell of Oakey Dokeys Pre-School, in Essex

All settings need to recognise the different beliefs and experiences of their children and families, with Christmas time being no exception. We have been careful to concentrate on the changes in weather, talked a lot about when it snows or Jack Frost visiting our garden and our decorations were snowflakes and stars instead of Father Christmas.

We like to concentrate on what the true meaning of Christmas is and embrace these ideas in our activities - we talked of our wishes and what we can give to others, as opposed to making long lists of what we would like Santa to bring us.

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