As I am sure you have all noticed, things have been a little quiet on the app and social media recently.
We are in the process of redesigning all our online features and are looking forward to launching this in the New Year.
Thank you for your patience while we create something new and exciting.
Merry Christmas x
In 1999, Maureen Crandles took over a small nursery with just 30 children. Roll on 20 years and there are now over 500 children, in six locations. Wow!
We would love to see faces, old and new, to help us celebrate this wonderful achievement.
With fun for all the family, it is sure to be a fantastic day!
Our nursery activities are due to resume soon, please see detailed below the term dates and costs.
Swimming
02/09/19 – 29/11/19
£80.00
Bambino Beats
02/09/19 – 29/11/19
£20.00
Tutti Footy
02/09/19 – 29/11/19
£20.00
A permission and payment sheet will be put up outside each room for you to complete if you wish your children to take part in these activities.
As always payment should be made online, over the phone or via the Early Days Nurseries App. When making any online payment please can you put your child’s name and the activity as a reference.
Just a little reminder to any parents of children leaving us soon, to ensure they download their child’s learning journal, or save any photos/videos they wish to keep.
The journals will be kept activated for a week or so to give you time to do this.
This can be done by clicking on the convert to pdf file underneath your child’s profile photo.
You can also select the gallery option which will give you a view of all photos then you can right click and save.
Please let us know if you needs any help with this.
Have a little look at what the children will be enjoying on the Early Days and OCH Menu next week.
Ingredients –
140g butter, softened (plus extra for the tin),
140g caster sugar,
2 large eggs, beaten,
140g self – raising flour,
1tsp baking powder,
2 very ripe bananas, mashed,
50g icing sugar,
Handful of dried banana chips,
Method –
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Heat oven to 180c / 160c fan / gas mark 4.
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Butter a loaf tin and line the base and sides with parchment paper.
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Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy then slowly add the eggs with a little flour. Fold in the remaining flour, baking powder and bananas then pour into the loaf tin.
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Bake for around 30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
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Cool in the tin for ten minutes then remove to a wire rack.
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Mix the icing sugar with 2 – 3 tsp water to make a runny icing, drizzle across the top and decorate with banana chips.
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Serve with a glass of milk or a coffee for the grown ups!
Serves 6
Our Coastal Classroom has been up and running for a few weeks now with much success.
The children are absolutely loving their lessons and learning so many new skills.
This week however, we focused on something a little different; our very own Early Days beach clean up.
It’s no secret that our coastline is becoming increasing polluted with plastic waste causing worrying environmental statistics for the future.
As a nursery we know how important it is not only to teach our children how to learn and grow, but also how to protect their own futures and the planet we live on.
With this in mind, we will continue to incorporate our beach clean up into our lessons. We also ask that whenever you find yourself at the beach, you do the same.
Lets save our coastlines one piece of plastic at a time.
Just a little reminder that Maureen will be running her ‘Getting Ready for School’ workshop this Thursday 30th May.
This will take place in Old Coates House Nursery at 7:00pm.
If you haven’t already done so, please can you email your nursery to let them know if you will be attending.
Once again, the children at Early Days Nurseries pulled on their superhero costumes in aid of cash for kids.
We baked some lovely cakes and sold them to all our mummies and daddies, and a few grannies and grandads too!
After Maureen’s rounding up, we are so pleased to have raised £100 for another fantastic charity.
Thank you to everyone who helped!
Ingredients –
½ fresh red or green chilli, chopped,
2 cloves of garlic, chopped,
15g fresh ginger, chopped,
1 large onion, chopped,
1tbsp vegetable oil,
1tbsp coriander,
3tsp cinnamon,
2tsp turmeric,
3tsp cumin,
1 400g tin chopped tomatoes,
5tbsp mango chutney,
400g chicken breast, diced,
1 tin coconut milk,
4tbsp fresh coriander, chopped,
Method –
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In a large saucepan, fry the onion and spices with a little oil over a medium heat until soft.
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Add the chicken and fry for 5 minutes until cooked and coated.
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Add all other ingredients and simmer gently for 30 minutes.
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Serve with some fluffy rice or nann bread
Serves 4
