October 24, 2024

Celebrating World Mental Health Day at Footsteps

At Footsteps, we believe that early experiences shape a child’s emotional and mental wellbeing, which is why we’re passionate about raising awareness of mental health – especially on World Mental Health Day on Thursday 10th October. This year, our nurseries and pre-schools came together in creative and age appropriate ways to encourage children to explore their feelings, nurture their emotional health, and support one another. Here’s how just some of […]
September 20, 2024

Little Explorers Footsteps Pre-school: Try our new home at Leighton Buzzard Rugby Club

We are delighted to announce that Little Explorers Footsteps Pre-school has now fully settled into their new location at the Leighton Buzzard Rugby Club! This exciting move allows us to offer our children access to top-notch facilities and a wealth of outdoor space, enhancing their learning experience in countless ways. A New Chapter in an Enriching Environment The rugby club provides us with an exceptional setting, combining excellent amenities with […]
September 20, 2024

Footsteps Nursery and Pre-school: OFSTED’s Upcoming Changes and What We Hope for the Future

At Footsteps, we are always striving to provide the highest standards of care and education for the children we nurture. As part of this commitment, we continuously keep up-to-date with regulatory developments, especially those that impact the way we are evaluated and the quality of education across the early years sector. Recently, OFSTED announced some exciting changes to its inspection framework, including a shift away from the familiar single-word ratings. […]
July 22, 2024

Footsteps Pre-School Graduations: A Celebration of New Beginnings

At Footsteps, we believe in celebrating every milestone in our children’s educational journey. This week, our families, staff and children gathered for a heartfelt ceremony marking a significant step in our little learners’ lives: their graduation from pre-school to “big school.” The events across our Footsteps sites were a mix of emotions as we said goodbye to our children. Parents, beaming with pride, filled the seats, eager to witness this […]
July 1, 2024

Celebrating Father’s Day at Footsteps

At Footsteps we love celebrating the special moments that bring families together, and Father’s Day is one of our favourites! This year, we had an exciting lineup of activities to honour all the wonderful dads, granddads, and father figures in our community. Here’s a snapshot of what we got up to. Card-Making Fun with Mums To kick off our Father’s Day festivities, we invited mums & carers to join us […]
April 2, 2024

National Science Week at Footsteps

Footsteps, every day is filled with wonder and curiosity. This March, National Science Week was no exception as our budding scientists embarked on a journey of discovery, exploration, and hands-on learning. From colorful experiments to messy play, here’s a glimpse into the captivating activities that unfolded during this special week: Another Day, Another Science Experiment! We kicked off the week with an exciting experiment involving white flowers and colored water. […]
March 18, 2024

Celebrating Mother’s Day at Footsteps Nursery: A Week of Fun and Treats

Mother’s Day is always an amazing celebration at Footsteps, enjoying activities filled with love and joy as we think about special people in our lives. This year, we introduced a variety of activities that made our Mother’s Day celebrations extra special. Dads and grandads were not left out and joined in to help the children make heartfelt Mother’s Day cards, adding an extra personal touch to the festivities. Our stay […]
July 1, 2022

Celebrating 10 Years of Service: Our Top Team!

As well as celebrating 10 years of Chalfont St Peter this year, we are also celebrating our members of staff that have been with us from the very beginning!  We are so proud that these dedicated practitioners have chosen to spend all this time with us, and the impact that they have had on the hundreds of children that have passed through our doors. Kathy Reynolds Kathy started her career […]
April 20, 2022

Footsteps and our Mad Scientists!

British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths that took place between 11-20 March 2022! The theme for the 2022 British Science Week was ‘Growth’ which is very apt as we watch our children grow in understanding, maturity, communication and friendship. Always looking at every opportunity to get in on the action to enhance our learning, some of our Footsteps sites took the opportunity to […]
March 8, 2022

World Book Day at Footsteps 2022

On Thursday 3rd 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 like […]
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