Park Hill Day Nursery recently celebrated receiving 'Good' in all areas of their Ofsted inspection!

In their Ofsted report, the team were praised for "fostering a positive and inclusive atmosphere", "prioritising emotional wellbeing", "skilfully implemented mathematical concepts across all areas of children's play and learning" and the encouragement for children to be "increasingly independent".

Manager and director of Park Hill Heidi Burton said: "I am super happy to celebrate this wonderful achievement. My staff team are very experienced and work very hard to ensure that our children receive the best care and education at Park Hill.

"We offer lots of exciting activities and trips out such as swimming, Bear Town, canal walks, and visits to lots of various parks.

"A huge thank you also to all our lovely parents for all their continued support."

Well done, Park Hill, on a fantastic achievement!

Little Angels in Brighton and Hove celebrated World Down Syndrome Day together on Friday 21 March, raising a fantastic £73.62 for Down Syndrome UK!

To celebrate, everyone wore yellow clothing and odd socks - with odd socks being a way to celebrate everyone's differences and yellow representing sunflowers, which are used to demonstrate the diversity and individuality of people with Down Syndrome who, like sunflowers, may grow at different paces but will eventually flourish. In honour of this, everyone at Little Angels planted and sold sunflower seeds, made sunflower pictures and did 'Hello Sun' yoga. And, last but not least, the children got to make their very own sunflower biscuits!!!

Little Adventurers Nursery in Upminster, Essex, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a series of events for children and staff to enjoy. This includes the launch of a planting patch within Engayne Primary School; a personal visit from an ice cream van; a celebratory cake; and nursery parties for children and staff. Later this year, the nursery is also hoping to plant a tree locally in recognition of their 10-year milestone!

Manager Ginny Andreas, who recently marked her 40-year career in the sector (a decade of which has been with Little Adventurers Nursery), said: “The past 10 years has been a joyful journey of exploration and learning for all the children and staff team. I am so proud of all we've achieved together, watching each child flourish in the tender care of our fantastic practitioners. Through the inevitable joys, challenges and changes to policy in early years, we all remain dedicated to supporting parents to create a rich childhood where each child is cherished!”

Well done, Little Adventurers, on this huge milestone!

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