SACKS OF FUN
Sack racing was on the mark when Elvetham Heath Day Nursery and Pre-School in Fleet, Hampshire, held a sports day for their pre-school children, who took part in a variety of activities including a relay, and egg and spoon race.
CLEAN AND HEALTHY
Busy Bees Day Nursery in Oldbrook, Milton Keynes, has been awarded five stars, the highest grade possible, by the local authority's Environmental Health Office, in recognition of the setting's high standard of cleanliness. Nursery manager Julie Boulton said, 'We are very proud to receive our five stars, and it's great that the nursery and our staff team have been recognised for all our hard work.'
HOSPITAL WALK
Staff, children and families from Chappell Croft Nursery in Worthing, West Sussex, raised more than £900 for Worthing Hospital's Special Care Baby Unit, after completing a mile-long sponsored walk.
EXPLORING PLAY
Leavesden Children's Centre in Watford celebrated national Playday on 3 August with an activity day for more than 200 families. Children completed a Bookstart treasure trail and got the chance to meet 'Dora the Explorer.'
SUMMER WONDERLAND
This year's theme for the summer social evening at Early Years Childcare in Brighton was 'Alice in Wonderland'. Staff worked hard to recreate scenes from the story, using papier-mache to make pink flamingos, a Cheshire Cat tree house, a giant toadstool and over-sized playing cards. Parents and children were greeted by the setting's own Tweedledum and Tweedledee, and enjoyed a Mad Hatter's tea party and other themed games.
COMMUMNITY SPIRIT
Sparklers Day Nursery in Castle Douglas, Scotland, got involved with the town's Civic Week festivities by holding their own mini version of the event. The three-day celebration including a royal teddy bears' picnic for children, staff and parents, a visit to a nearby community centre to perform songs for elderly visitors, and a beach party, with sandcastle building and a feast of hotdogs and ice cream.
DIG THOSE POTATOES
Children at London Early Years Foundation's Luton Street Nursery had a great time harvesting the recycled potatoes they had planted.
NURSERY GRADUATES
Nurseries have been saying goodbye to children going up to big school this autumn. Children from Little Acorns in Rothwell, West Yorkshire (top), Tops Day Nursery's Mini Mariners in Taunton, Somerset (middle), Barnardo's Nursery @ St Martins Centre in Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, and Eltham Green Nursery in London (bottom), all dressed in gowns and mortar board hats to collect their certificates.
ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS
Children from Playdays Nursery in Bolton, Greater Manchester, visited Bowland Wild Boar Park in Chipping near Preston. The children got the chance to meet pigs, chickens, goats and deer, as well as ride on a tractor.
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