Some of our Pre-School children were recently visited by our friends Mini First Aid Lancashire. They practised how to apply a plaster with the help of their furry, cuddly friend, and Andrea taught them about the ambulance they would go into if a plaster wasn’t enough. The children also knew the ma
The children and staff at Smart Kids have all had a fun-filled three days celebrating the upcoming Queen’s Platinum Jubilee! We talked about the Queen and the purpose of the celebrations, supporting the children’s understanding of the world, people and communities. Throughout all three rooms
Our Pre-School children recently visited our local Masjid-e-Salaam mosque, close to nursery to understand one of the religious faiths in our community. The children were interested to discover the stars on the hall floor as they entered and what the stars stand for. They found out how & why memb
This week our 2-3s Room have been busy exploring colours and textures. We talked about the different textures and colours as they picked the soft, fluffy, fuzzy and smooth objects to glue and stick with.
To celebrate World Book Day, our children dressed in the outfit of their favourite characters! Including Mr Incredible, Little Red Riding Hood, Paddington Bear, Ella, Spiderman, Hulk, Minnie Mouse and more! They had a great fun! And our great staff got involved too, with some grown-up versions of th
Smart Kids Nursery & Childcare has received national recognition in being awarded the prestigious ‘Millie’s Mark’. ‘Millie’s Mark’ is a Quality Mark for nurseries whereby employees working directly with children are trained in Paediatric First Aid. This has been awarded b
Continuing to recognise this week’s theme of those people who help us, the two-year-old room have also been practicing our fire safety, as they very carefully toasted marshmallows over tea lights. This was a fantastic activity to reinforce the things that they have been been learning throughou
The Japanese Garden within Avenham Park in Preston was taken over by Smart Kids’ children and parents this past week, as they embraced the annual fundraiser for Save the Children UK – Peppa Pig’s Muddy Puddles Walk. The children were handed a map so they could search high and low f
This week, the Smart Kids children were visited by three members of the Police force, to help them learn and discover what it is like to be a member of the police, how they help us, and what they do to keep us safe. The children all got to try on various types of clothing […]
After growing our new friends from little caterpillars into very excitable butterflies, today it was time to set them free and see them fly off to start their new life in the wild. The children got to have one last hold of the butterflies before they took them outside and carefully let them go.