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Fancy dress funday

The children, families and staff at Ladybirds Nursery in Runcorn held a Funday back in June, including a sponsored fancy dress walk for families. The setting had a range of stalls including a tombola, cake stall, face painting and glitter tattoos, and held a raffle with prizes that had all been donated by parents, the local community and small businesses, raising an amazing £800! The funds raised will go towards the nursery’s school leavers’ party in July as well as new resources for the baby and toddler rooms.

Jo Burke, nursery manager, said: “The turn out was fantastic! Most of our families attended and took part and the feedback has been all positive. The parents, children and staff all put so much effort into making the event a huge success.”

Officially outstanding

The team at Alyth Kindergarten (North Western Reform Synagogue) in London recently celebrated retaining their outstanding grade from Ofsted, receiving an outstanding rating in all areas.

Ofsted reported that “the highly qualified and experienced staff are passionate about how children develop and learn”, as well as “providing excellent opportunities to develop their imaginative skills”.

Headteacher Tor Alter said: “I am so proud of my staff team. They all teach with passion, energy, love, warmth and purpose. They are dedicated practitioners, helping children to make excellent progress in their learning, developing their resilience and being well prepared for school.”

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