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How to get your child ready for day nursery

Janet — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:59:24 +0000

Starting nursery is a special day in your child’s life, but it can be an emotional for them and for you! So how can you make sure your child’s first day at nursery goes smoothly?

Parents and carers use day nursery services for all sorts of reasons. There is the very practical reason of [...]

Meeting your child’s emotional needs through child-led play

Janet — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:44:18 +0000

Why is child-led play so important to a child’s learning, development and emotional well being? What can you do as a parent to support their play? Tessa Hardingham is a qualified Play Therapist and came to the Family Hub recently to share some ideas and resources on the powerful benefits of child-led play. Here’s an [...]

Having sleepless nights? Watch this video about child bedtime and sleep issues

Janet — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:33:46 +0000

Someone said to us the other day, that the term ‘sleeping like a baby’ should not be associated with peace, calm, tranquility and sleep!

In their opinion, ‘sleeping like a baby’ was far from an easy, straight forward process of long, uninterrupted periods of sleep for all the family.

For them, it [...]

Tea pots and other tips on how to support your child’s language development

Janet — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:59:53 +0000

An electronic gadget, a DVD or a toy tea set? Which supports your child’s development the best? When it comes to developing communication and language skills, a simple tea set wins every time, said Wendy Wall, a Speech and Language Therapist at this week’s Family Hub workshop.

It’s not that the gadget or DVD don’t [...]

Balancing family, work, study and life! Thoughts from our workshop

Janet — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:40:52 +0000

Family life is a roller coaster ride that involves lots of fun, laughter, joy and happiness. It can also be stressful, challenging and demanding – especially because it doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Family life is conducted alongside everything else: work, study, recreation and other commitments along the way.

It can end up feeling [...]

What is FNEP funding and can you use it at our nursery?

Janet — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:53:19 +0000

If you are currently choosing a day nursery as your child care provider and your child is aged 3 and over, you will be pleased to know that you can get 15 hours free child care a week at our nursery. This is all part of the government’s FNEP funding scheme and Chapel St [...]

The Children’s Christmas Play And The Movie

Janet — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:19:17 +0000

We had a lovely Family Hub Christmas play today. The children performed a very festive take on the story of ‘The Hungry Caterpillar’ – narrated by our wonderful Vicky from the Family Hub pre-school team. Every child dressed up as a different type of Christmas food and crawled through the Hungry Caterpillar tube. [...]

Our trip to ‘Too Many Penguins’

Janet — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:47:29 +0000

Last week, some of the children at the Family Hub went on a special Christmas trip to see ‘Too Many Penguins’ at Wimbledon’s Polka Dot Theatre. The children had great fun, catching the bus from Roehampton to Wimbledon with our wonderful nursery staff and parent helpers. Lots of fun was had by all at this [...]

New Family Hub workshop series for 2013

Janet — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:01:06 +0000

In 2013, we’ll be kicking off a new Family Hub workshop series on topics relating to how you can support your child’s growth and development. We’ve invited some great guest speakers with expertise in child development, play and learning, who’ll be delivering workshops on a variety of themes. The line up so far is [...]

Advent Ideas Your Kids Will Love

Janet — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:53:47 +0000

When I was a child, one of my most favourite advent calendars was one we made at school. Our teacher drew a massive Christmas tree on our wall, and for each day of December – as far as the term would allow – she added a quality street chocolate. Each child had a day in [...]