News - Footsteps Nursery & Pre-School

January 17, 2022

Footsteps Chalfont St Peter turns 10!

Community, Farnborough, Footsteps News, Forest School

On the 16th January 2022 we mark 10 years since the doors first opened to children at our Flagship Nursery and Pre-school in Chalfont St Peter in 2012. With our initial cohort now 13 Years old (eek) we have taken time to reflect on what an amazing 10 years it has been as hundreds of children have passed through our doors, our lives and are now using skills first discovered […]

January 14, 2022

Footsteps Farnborough: OFSTED report praises warm and welcoming Pre-school

Community, Farnborough, Footsteps News, Forest School

“Children make good progress in the setting and explore the environment with confidence and ease. They have a positive attitude to their learning and behave very well. Children take part in activities with enthusiasm and excitement.” Following an inspection in December, Footsteps Farnborough is proud to receive a “Good” Ofsted report across all areas. The inspector highlighted the creative environment and development of future skills as a major […]

December 7, 2021

Footsteps November News

Chalfont St Peter, Charity, Community, Farnborough, Footsteps News, Forest School, Fundraising, Maple Cross, Oving, Watermead

November is one of the busiest month’s in the Footsteps calendar and 2021 has been no exception. We round up what’s been going on in our Footsteps family this November! Diwali Diwali is a fantastic opportunity to explore culture and celebrations. The festival of light certainly lit up our children’s faces with smiles as we experienced food tastings like onion bhajis, Bombay potatoes and naan bread, colourful artwork, designing mehndi […]

December 7, 2021

Follow in our Footsteps: Community and Charity activity November 2021

Charity, Community, Farnborough, Footsteps News, Maple Cross, Watermead

As we enter December and the season of giving, we look back at some of our fundraising efforts from November. It’s so important that we help the children become incredible and valuable people in their communities and the importance of h elping others. We were so proud of all their efforts and the support of amazing families. At Farnborough we supported a very personal cause. Even writing this brings tears […]

November 9, 2021

Footsteps Maple Cross Ofsted Visit

Community, Footsteps News, Maple Cross

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

Footsteps Chalfont News Summary

Chalfont St Peter

It is always a very special time getting to know all our new children and ensure that we find out how we can tailor all of our activities to make them feel safe, develop friendships and learn all about their new environment. We have had a brilliant start to the term and the first few weeks have flown by. Now, with the fall of leaves, cooler days and change in […]

November 2, 2021

Internet Safety

Aylesbury, Chalfont St Peter, Community, Farnborough, Footsteps News, Forest School, Maple Cross, Oving, Watermead

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

Footsteps News, 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

Aylesbury, Chalfont St Peter, Community, Farnborough, Footsteps News, Forest School, Maple Cross, Oving, Watermead

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 21, 2021

Talking About Speech and Language at Footsteps Farnborough

Farnborough, Footsteps News

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 […]