September 21, 2021

Talking About Speech and Language at Footsteps Farnborough

Our focus area of development this term is speech and language. Communication and language skills are crucial for every child’s overall development and their future into big school and beyond.  We can help build these skills with simple daily interactions. Our staff are always on hand to act as a positive role model, talking with them slowly and clearly, while showing interest in everything they have to say. But we […]
September 2, 2021

Forest School at Footsteps

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

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

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 […]
July 26, 2021

Summer fun in the sun at Farnborough

Its finally come to the end of the summer term – and what a last few weeks we have had! We love to have fun at Footsteps Farnborough and come rain or shine that never stops. We have both extremes over the past few weeks and have gone from basking in the sun enjoying our outside spaces to dancing in the torrential rain – whatever the weather there ARE amazing […]
June 15, 2021

Sensory sensations

Sight. Touch. Hearing. Taste. Smell. Every learning experience is through at least one of these senses.  Young children are naturally curious about the world around them and often use their senses to explore and learn. Here at Footsteps Farnborough we give children the opportunity to play, learn and discover in a way that is exciting, hands-on and developmentally appropriate! We pride ourselves on the creativity of our team to provide […]
June 10, 2021

COVID Policy

COVID Policy – from January 2022 Statement of Intent Footsteps Preschool intend to use this policy to provide precautionary measures to minimize transmission risks of disease in the setting during the COVID19 pandemic. Legislation and leading authorities which have guided and influenced this policy are: Coronavirus Act 2020, Health and Safety at Work Act (1974), Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Government Briefings, Public Health England (PHE) and World Health Organization […]
April 27, 2021

Watermead March Round-up

March Madness at Footsteps Watermead It has been a busy month at Footsteps Watermead, and we are really egg-cited to let you know about all the fun things we have been up to. A time to celebrate Whilst we have still been in Lockdown, there has been plenty to celebrate this month! It was a top o’ the morning as we celebrated St Patricks day with a fun filled day […]
March 24, 2021

Fantastic Footsteps Charity Support

At Footsteps one of our most important lessons is to think about how we can be kind to other people, consider what they need and to learn about those in different situations to us.  As such our charity and fundraising days are invaluable in promoting great discussion, vocabulary, understanding and compassion. It’s been a busy time and we thought this update might make you smile as much as us. Sponsored […]
March 5, 2021

Ready, Steady, Listen

This week at Footsteps the children are taking part in Ready, Steady, Listen. This is in partnership with Usborne Books. The aim is to allow children to develop a passion of reading and listening for pleasure. So this week the children will be sponsored to listen for an amount of time per day with their parent, an adult or older child. Usborne books will then offer up to 60% of […]
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