If you haven’t yet taken a look at this new initiative from the BBC, may I heartily recommend that you do! We have links to a few of the best childcare sites on our Useful Information page, but the new BBC website is, not unnaturally (bearing in mind the resources at their disposal), good looking,…
Read More A fantastic resource for all parents of 0-5 year oldsAs we publish information about returning to Nursery there will, understandably, be lots of questions. So, I’ll publish the questions here along with our answer. Full details about returning to Nursery are included in the post headed ‘Returning to Nursery: places, dates and days’ You may be interested to read a special risk assessment we…
Read More Back to Nursery – Frequently asked questionsSevenoaks Day Nursery keeping in touch Rachel set up a Facebook Group last month (when you’re in Facebook just search for “Sevenoaks Day Nursery keeping in touch”) so parents can swap ideas and stories, moan about their partner, let each other know what’s going on, ask advice and generally socialise whilst keeping a minimum of…
Read More Join our Facebook GroupFriday 13th March seems a lifetime away now, doesn’t it? But before we were all engulfed in crisis, Jean stood down as Manager and the staff and children put on a special afternoon for her. On reflection, that was an auspicious time to hold it. Just a week later and it would have been a…
Read More Jean’s PartyThank you everyone for your generosity. We have so far raised over:- £400 Having spent some £450,000 on the new nursery, we couldn’t stretch to the garden which, after the winter darkness, ceaseless rain and the close attention of sundry construction workers and their machinery, is looking rather forlorn. Our plans for the garden in…
Read More Garden Fund – thank youThe news of Jean stepping down has led to a great many parents asking if they can contribute to a gift to show their appreciation for her tireless efforts to improve the lot of children everywhere over the years. Needless to say we, the staff, were unprepared for this . . . although I can’t…
Read More A gift for JeanTo all parents, ex-parents and friends of Sevenoaks Day Nursery Now that we are in the final stages of putting the finishing touches to the new nursery (cupboard, shelves, racks for wellington boots etc) we need to start thinking about the garden area so that we can make the most of outdoor play and be…
Read More Making our outdoor area fun for the childrenWell, it happens to the best laid plans; we’ve received an email from Linda Larter, Sevenoaks Town Clerk, that the planned work on Monday 3rd February has (in her words) been cancelled. We don’t know the ins and outs at this stage, but were keen to let you know as soon as possible. If we…
Read More Now open on Monday 3rd FebruaryHello All, Just a few notes on the new processes required by the new building: Please can all walking children have indoor shoes – Parents to change their child into these on arrival Parents may wear shoes in the entrance hall, but please take them off if you want to enter the rooms Toddler and Classroom…
Read More New procedures for new buildingThank you to all who supported our Children in Need appeals this year. We raised: £72.25
Read More Children in NeedHungry Little Minds is the new Department for Education campaign that encourages parents and carers to adopt positive activities and behaviours to boost children’s communication, language and literacy development. The three-year campaign, which launched with social media and online adverts today, aims to help parents understand that they have a massive impact on their child’s…
Read More Hungry Little MindsFrom the National Children’s Bureau: A new educational resource has been developed by the National Crime Agency (NCA) to help keep young children safe from online sexual abuse and exploitation. The resource, to be used by practitioners, teachers and parents with four- to-seven-year-olds, is based upon a three-episode animation series called Jessie & Friends. There…
Read More Online Safety for your childWe have a very special treat for our parents and children. Thanks to the generosity of the Hever Festival Theatre we have four tickets for their performance of Ali Baba and The Forty Thieves on Wednesday 29th May (half-term) at 2.30pm. Raffle tickets will be on sale from the Nursery from lunchtime today (1st May)…
Read More Ali Baba tickets – raffleEaster Club 2019 Over the Easter holiday the children coming to Club, along with a few older members of the nursery, took part in a host of Easter themed crafts and activities to get into the celebratory spirit. We started by making sure the room was looking festive and full of springtime colours. We made…
Read More Overrun by rabbits!