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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 […]

March 2, 2020

Footsteps Farnborough Cooks up Top Award for Food Hygiene!

Farnborough

We are pleased to announce that our awesome team at Footsteps Farnborough has achieved a fantastic FIVE STARS for their Environmental Health Inspection!!! Each local authority plans a programme of inspections every year and The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) used in England and Wales takes into consideration three important aspects of each food-related business and its operations: Hygiene, Structural and Management. Hygiene – How hygienically the food is handled […]

February 11, 2020

Footsteps Maple Cross Wraps up eco-friendly commitment!

Maple Cross

Footsteps Maple Cross is committed to sustainability – recycling and reusing and re-purposing materials to not only protect our environment, but also to teach our children about its importance. Respecting and protecting the environment is an important part of our commitment to securing the best possible future for our children. Alongside the eco-friendly initiatives at Footsteps like our allotment, reduction in plastics and educational activities, we support an organisation called […]

January 29, 2020

Fire Drills at Footsteps

Maple Cross

We recently had a fire drill at Footsteps Maple Cross. We were so impressed with the children’s behaviour we thought we would explain a little more about our Fire Drill and safety practices. Explaining in a Simple Way The loud noise and hurried activity of a fire drill can upset a child, particularly one that is unaware of what is happening. That’s why, where possible in regards to age and […]

January 24, 2020

Footsteps Farnborough celebrates Chinese New Year

Farnborough

Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, takes place on the first new moon that appears between January 21 and February 20. With bright colours, new smells, stories and activities, the children at Footsteps Farnborough, enjoyed the celebrations as part of their Understanding the World, as part of Early Years Foundation Stage. The event allowed the children to discuss and participate in a variety […]

January 22, 2020

Parent partnerships at Aylesbury

Aylesbury, Footsteps News

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

Footsteps News

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

Footsteps News

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

Farnborough, Footsteps News

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

Chalfont St Peter, Footsteps News

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 […]