Aylesbury Archives - Footsteps Nursery & Pre-School

September 2, 2021

Forest School at Footsteps

Aylesbury, Chalfont St Peter, Charity, Community, Farnborough, Footsteps News, Forest School, Maple Cross, Oving, Watermead

It’s a sad truth of modern life that kids are spending less time outside than ever before. The average child spends just five hours a week playing outside, compared to a staggering 45.5 hours in front of a screen. This is having a knock-on effect on children’s learning and development. A recent survey found that only one in three can name a single herb, and 50% struggle to name five […]

August 3, 2021

Fun and Fitness at Footsteps

Aylesbury, Chalfont St Peter, Charity, Community, Farnborough, Footsteps News, Maple Cross, Oving, Watermead

Physical Activity in Early Years Settings Daily activity is important for children as it supports healthy growth and development. Physical activity needs to be incorporated from very early on, so that it becomes part of children’s normal everyday routine. Trends show that if this happens, children are more likely to be physically active adults and to maintain this throughout their life. At Footsteps we ensure that physical activity is incorporated […]

August 3, 2021

Two Year Old Funding

Aylesbury, Chalfont St Peter, Charity, Community, Farnborough, Footsteps News, Maple Cross, Oving, Watermead

2-Year-Old Funding – Are you eligible? Here at Footsteps we want to help our families make access to our setting as easy and affordable as possible. Our team are always on hand to advise and support parents with all the latest information. Your 2-year-old may be able to attend funded early education and childcare giving you the chance to do some training or study or take a part-time job. Or […]

November 16, 2020

Footsteps support Children In Need

Aylesbury, Chalfont St Peter, Farnborough, Footsteps News, Maple Cross, Watermead

On Friday 16th November all Footsteps Nurseries and pre-schools took part in lots of exciting fundraising activities and events to raise money for Children in Need. All staff and children joined in and there were lots of different ways we showed our support. At Farnborough it was all about the crazy hair and pyjamas, whilst Maple Cross and Watermead opted for yellow or spots. There was an array of amazing […]

October 15, 2020

Continuous Development: Training at Footsteps

Aylesbury, Chalfont St Peter, Farnborough, Maple Cross

We place huge value on our staff and it is in the interests of our nurseries and pre-schools, the children, families and the individual, that each staff member is given the opportunity to develop their skills to their maximum and to broaden their knowledge and skills in caring for children. Personal and professional development is essential to maintaining the quality and delivery of high quality care and education for young […]

July 27, 2020

Aylesbury News

Aylesbury, Footsteps News

On 6th July Footsteps Aylesbury was absolutely thrilled to reopen our doors and do what we love the most! After being closed for longer than anyone could ever have anticipated, we safely welcomed back our children and returned to fun, learning and friendship. We were so proud of how all the children settled back into life at Footsteps. They were so receptive to talking about hygiene and staying safe, and […]

March 11, 2020

World Book Day at Footsteps 2020

Aylesbury, Chalfont St Peter, Farnborough, Maple Cross

On Thursday 5th March, children and teachers across the United Kingdom celebrated the magic of literature as they donned costumes and undertook themed activities to mark World Book Day. The annual global event celebrates reading and is marked in more than 100 countries all over the world. With reading topping the list of some of their favourite activities, children dressed as their favourite literary character. Characters from fictional favourites including […]

January 22, 2020

Parent partnerships at Aylesbury

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Parent partnerships are key to a successful Early Years’ experience for children and for them to gain the most out of their early education and reach expected levels of development. Our keyworker system at Footsteps helps to foster these relationships and ensures we can share information at the beginning and end of the day and also at various other points such as meetings to discuss development. Why are parent partnerships […]

October 22, 2019

Aylesbury’s Autumn Adventures!

Aylesbury, Footsteps News

We wanted to share just some of amazing activities and events planned over the next couple of weeks. With so much going on we are very excited about all the wonderful learning opportunities as well as the fun we will have!! This week we will be celebrating Diwali and are very fortunate to have parents who are also supporting us with our activities. It is so important to expose the […]

October 15, 2019

The Home Learning Environment

Aylesbury, Chalfont St Peter, Farnborough, Footsteps News, Maple Cross

Our amazing team of practitioners at Footsteps undergo continual training, mentoring and share best practice so that they can provide the best environment for children’s learning, development and well-being. A recent course threw up some worrying statistics that they felt parents should be aware of. Did you know: One fifth of parents believed communication with babies is only beneficial after 3 months One in eight parents believe the responsibility for […]