November 9, 2021

Footsteps Maple Cross Ofsted Visit

OFSTED report praises children’s learning progress “Parents and carers speak positively about the pre-school and staff. They say their children settle quickly and have a close attachment to their key person. Parents say their children enjoy attending” Following an inspection in October, Footsteps Maple Cross is proud to receive a “Good” Ofsted report across all areas. The report stated that “Children settle quickly and demonstrate they feel happy at the […]
November 2, 2021

Internet Safety

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 we ensure that we play a vital part in […]
October 7, 2021

Igniting inspiration at Footsteps Maple Cross

As we get further into our new term we are really enjoying finding out what fires our children’s imaginations and letting their interests and natural curiosity shape our activities, play, learning, and creativity. Our focus area of All About Me has allowed us to get to know the children and create individual opportunities for development. As talking about Dinosaurs was a roaring success, we created a whole week of focus […]
September 28, 2021

Recycling Week At Footsteps

National Recycling Week took place from 20-24th September 2021. Now in its 18th year, Recycle Week is a celebration of recycling, organised by WRAP via Recycle Now. The aim of the week is to encourage the public to recycle more, by demonstrating the benefits of recycling items from all around the home. This year, the theme focuses on climate change, under the banner ‘Step It Up this Recycle Week’. “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

Moving on at Maple Cross

So we have come to our last week of term and the time to say goodbye to many of our children going onto Big School in September.  But the sun is out to help make our last week full of sunshine and smiles with lots of lovely activities to celebrate our amazing group of children. We have had a fantastic last few weeks of term, jam-packed with fun and learning, […]
June 15, 2021

Wonderful Weather

Well it has certainly been a month of 2 halves when it comes to the weather – from extreme wind and rain to beautiful sunshine.  With our brand new covered garden area and gorgeous outside space – we have been enjoying our free-flow play whatever the weather! As part of our weather topic we set up a weather station in our role-play area.  The children could help choose what the […]
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 […]
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