April 5, 2023

An Egg-citing Easter at Footsteps

As we are off for the Easter break at most of our Footstep sites, we thought we would take you on a whistle-stop tour of some of our egg-strordinary activities. We love springtime and all the amazing opportunities and themes it gives us to make learning fun and inspiring for our little chicks. With Spring comes new life, and we as we talk about the meaning of new life behind […]
April 4, 2023

March Marks National Celebrations

There are so many special days, weeks, acknowledgements and celebrations throughout the year.  March is a particularly busy time and we love to pay homage to these recognised days with our learning and activities.  We always find unique ways to teach our children in an accessible and fun manner. So what are just a few of the things we have been up to? Science Week British Science Week is a […]
April 4, 2023

Comic Relief 2023

On Friday 17th March Children across our Footsteps family got their fundraising hats on and came up with lots of ways to support Red Nose Day 2023. Comic Relief believe that a just world, free from poverty is possible and that those closest to the issues have the best solutions. They partner with amazing projects and organisations that are working to tackle some of the biggest challenges society faces today. […]
March 15, 2023

World Book Day 2023

This year, World Book Day took place on Thursday 2 March 2023 and the emphasis was on making it YOUR World Book Day. Since it was first celebrated in the UK and Ireland over 25 years ago, the day has grown to become an essential calendar fixture for schools, settings and communities. It provides a fantastic opportunity to focus on reading for pleasure, supporting children’s autonomy in book choice, and creating a habit of […]
February 7, 2023

National Storytelling Week

Are you all sitting comfortably? We’d like to tell you a tale about the wonderful world of stories! National Storytelling Week takes place every year and is a celebration of the power of sharing stories. Stories teach us about the world, they allow us to step into someone else’s shoes and feel empathy, they help us to relax and escape and they can help develop essential literacy skills. To celebrate […]
February 3, 2023

A is for Amazing Animals

Animals are just amazing.  And whether it’s cute fluffy ones, giant prehistoric ones, mythical ones or famous ones – they never fail to excite our children and inspire our learning here at Footsteps! At Footsteps Maple Cross we have been lucky enough to have the real thing with our very own Footsteps pets – Eddie and Hopper.  Our new guinea pig friends have been very popular with regular opportunities for […]
January 24, 2023

Count the ways we love to learn at Footsteps

As part of preparing our children for the more formal learning of Primary School, we aim to equip them with the skills to take forward with them.  Numeracy is of course high on our agenda. But it is our aim to incorporate all the learning objectives which meet the early curriculum requirements in a way which make them accessible to every child, as well as, filled with passion, fun, laughter […]
December 21, 2022

Season’s Greetings from Footsteps

As we come to the end of a very busy term, our festive preparations have been in full swing – and it has been truly magical! Christmas is fast approaching and we have been learning all about our different traditions through fantastic shared experiences. With themed arts and crafts, Forest School sessions, songs and festive food, we are full of Christmas spirit! Christmas Jumper Day for Save the Children On […]
December 1, 2022

November kicks off with a bang!

With the dark evenings drawing in we have found some brilliant ways to light up our activities across our Footsteps sites by celebrating and learning about some big events in the Calendar. The beginning of November has been a whirlwind as we celebrated a world of colour.  With fireworks and Diwali taking top spots on the calendar recently, we enjoyed lots of different activities which have brightened up our walls […]
November 21, 2022

Footsteps Watermead Ofsted

OFSTED report praises children’s learning progress! “Parents speak positively about the pre-school. They praise staff’s good communication and feel that children develop high levels of confidence. Regular exchanges of information between staff, parents and carers support children in settling in. Parents speak positively about the setting, saying that they feel staff are kind and caring. Children say that ‘Footsteps is fun! “ Following an inspection in October, Footsteps Watermead is […]
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