January 22, 2020

Parent partnerships at Aylesbury

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 […]
January 18, 2020

Using the Internet safely

Today, children grow up learning how to use technology just like learning how to speak or walk. Touchscreen technologies have made the internet far more accessible than it used to be. At Footsteps internet safety is a hot topic, and one which we take very seriously.  It is important for children to learn to be e-safe from an early age and the nursery can play a vital part in starting […]
January 14, 2020

New Year, New Start: Settling in at Footsteps

With the new year comes lots of new faces as children start their time with us at Footsteps. This is an exciting time as we welcome the children, but we know that starting nursery or a pre-school setting can be daunting for both children and parents. At Footsteps we recognise this and do everything we can to make the settling in process as smooth as possible for everyone. We understand […]
December 5, 2019

Footsteps Farnborough News for December

Christmas is fast approaching and with the fun already started, through fantastic shared experiences, we have been having a wonderful time. With further plans for themed arts and crafts, Forest School sessions, songs and festive food, we will all be full of Christmas spirit! 13th December will be our Christmas get together where the children are encouraged to dress up and get into the festive mood. We will be donning […]
November 19, 2019

Chalfont News Roundup

It’s been a busy few weeks at Footsteps Chalfont with lots of fun, laughter and learning to share.  The children (and staff) have been exceptionally busy! Children In Need We want to say a huge thankyou to all the parents and children who supported Children In Need on the 15th November.  For a £1 donation the children could come to Nursery in their pyjamas – we think the parents enjoyed […]
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November 14, 2019

A sign of the times as Makaton is introduced at Footsteps Maple Cross

We support the needs of every child at Maple Cross, as well as encourage development in communication techniques and understanding of the world around us.  We are pleased to be introducing Makaton sessions into  our setting. Here are a few frequently asked questions we hope will help: What is Makaton and why do we use it? Makaton is a language programme. It aims to teach communication, language and literacy skills. […]
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October 22, 2019

Aylesbury’s Autumn Adventures!

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

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 […]
September 30, 2019

Footsteps Farnborough News for September

Footsteps Farnborough has gone from strength to strength since opening earlier this year – both in terms of the number of children joining our happy family as well as new members of dedicated team members. We are so pleased to be welcoming lots of new children this term and have loved hearing all about their summer holidays. We have lots of news to share with you too. Staffing Update We […]
September 30, 2019

Footsteps Aylesbury sows seeds of kindness with Harvest celebrations

Harvest Festival is traditionally a celebration of the food grown on the land. Thanksgiving ceremonies and celebrations for a successful harvest are both worldwide and very ancient. In Britain, we have given thanks for successful harvests since pagan times. On Monday 23rd September we marked our own Harvest celebrations with lots of food and farm themed activities as well as collecting donations of dry and tinned produce.  Our supportive parents were […]
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