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The 2nd January 2015 sees the first full staff training day at Birkbees nurseries for over 7 years. The company will be remaining closed after the Christmas break to invest in some quality training for the full staff team of over 80 staff. Continuous professional development is essential for staff development and is an essential part of the EYFS. the company believes that in order to be able to…

Pre-School’s Daily Routine at Nursery Rhymes

Pre-Schools Daily Routine at Nursery Rhymes

Morning starts with opening up and setting up the day’s activities.  At 7.30 the first children arrive, with breakfast being offered to the children between 8.00 and 8.30. Dropping off your child is a crucial time for you to update us on your child, have they slept, do they need any medication and any other messages you may wish to share.

When all the…

Life Cycles At Birkbees

Life Cycles At Birkbees

This term, the children in our Queenbees room at Birkbees have been learning all about the wonderful topic of life cycles.

We have focused on two main life cycles- the frog and the butterfly.

Queenbees have used many different resources to aid the children’s learning and understanding of this topic.

They have used the hungry caterpillar book to teach the children all about…

Easter Extravaganza at Nursery Rhymes

Easter Extravaganza at Nursery Rhymes 12/04/2014

The decorations were up and all was set, Easter was upon us with a hop and a jump. The weather was great and the activities, food and stalls were all layed out.

The way went with a great big hop, it was fantastic. All the parent’s were getting involved with the orienteering questionnaire and the raffle. The children were participating in all the…

Music is fun and relaxing. It develops children’s rhythm, memory and listening skills. It promotes and encourages social interaction, physical movement and self-expression.

Singing sessions can be general or geared towards the children’s interests, they can include well known traditional songs or ones creatively made up by the children.

Many different instruments can be explored during music time…

Mark making is fun and satisfying, children start from an early age experimenting, making marks in their food, the condensation on windows, dust on furniture. When given pencils and crayons their first attempts can be quick, rigorous and energetic. Slowly marks become controlled and ordered; shapes appearing are repeated and start to represent your child’s imagination.

Learning outcomes for Mark…