Children make sense of the world around them through stories. Creative storytelling involves children making up their own stories based on their interests, experiences and imagination.  At Footsteps we celebrated National Storytelling Week 2021 which runs from 30 January to 6 February and provides a fantastic opportunity to focus on supporting children in our early years settings to explore their creativity, try out new vocabulary and build confidence in speaking. Providing […]

With Child Mental Health Awareness week, Random Acts of Kindness week, and Valentines day, dominating the first few weeks of February, it is no surprise that Footsteps wanted to focus on sharing, caring and friendship, as well as expressing emotions as our important themes.  With challenging circumstances for so many families, a whole lot of love couldn’t have come at a better time. Across our footsteps family at Maple Cross, […]

2021 didn’t start as we had all hoped or expected.  With another National Lockdown we were thrilled for our families and children that Early Years settings have been allowed to remain open this far, and we hope have retained some sense of normality, reassurance and routine for parents and children.  We of course have been taking the highest possible measures to keep our staff and families safe too, and we […]