Upcoming events;
Inset day: April 4th 2019
Nursery is closed
Good Friday
Nursery is closed
Friday 19th April 2019
Good Friday is a Christian holiday commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary. Hot Cross Buns are traditionally eaten on Good Friday in the Britain and Australia.
St George’s day
April 23rd 2019
St George’s Day in England remembers St George, England’s patron saint. The anniversary of his death, which is on April 23, is seen as England’s national day. Legend has it that St George slayed a dragon and saved a princess when he was a soldier in the Roman army.
Easter Monday
Nursery is closed
Monday, April 22
- Easter Day is the end of Lent and means the end of some people’s fasting.
Easter Half term
Funded children are off from:
Monday 8th April – 23rd April 2019
Extra sessions are available at a n additional charge.
Please see Jessica for more information.
Policy of the month
PROMOTING BRITISH VALUES
The fundamental British values of democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faith and beliefs are already implicitly embedded in the 2014 Early Years Foundation Stage. Please refer to the document Fundamental British Values in the Early Years. The Counter Terrorism and Security Act also places a duty on early years providers to have duty regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism (The Prevent Duty). Statutory Guidance on the duty is the document Prevent Duty Guidance for England and Wales, available from the nursery.
As part of the Early Years this is a life skill that we embed within all our practices whilst working with children in our care. We promote this by supporting all young children using the Early Years Foundation Stage (2014) guidance to meet the unique needs of all individuals in our care.
-Look out for our British values board! In the hallway between two’s and three’s
Inset day
We will be having an inset day on Thursday the 4th of April, so the nursery will be closed to children, this is important for staff to get up to date on recent and changing training.
This allows us to train all staff in one go for maximum impact in gaining the knowledge the staff need.
Because we are one for 51 weeks of a year, we only close for 3 nursery days over Christmas, we are allowed 2 inset days a year, to help with training.
If you require any more information regarding this, please speak to peter.
First steps
Parent link:
I do hope all parents are enjoying our first steps app.
If you haven’t already received your log in details , please email Jessica on manager@monkeypuzzlebattersea.co.uk