22 Street Lane Nursery - December 2019 Newsletter

December Newsletter STAFF NEWS Meet Helaina Fitton Helaina has recently joined our Cygnets Room as an Apprentice Practitioner and is looking forward to getting to know you and your little ones!

“I am excited to be taking on my apprenticeship and working towards my Level 3 qualification whilst working with the staff and children. I thoroughly enjoy teaching children to learn new things and help them develop whilst also supporting them in building their confidence.” “I have a huge passion for Gymnastics which I have been committed to for several years now. I now also volunteer and help teach children at my local Club.”

Sabourn Care Home Visit We have recently made links with our local care home in Oakwood, Sabourn Care Home. The children are enjoying their weekly visits to spend some time with the elderly, last week they enjoyed Christmas crafts together including making a Christmas tree for the care home using both the children’s and adults’ handprints, which is now proudly on display in the care home! Elderly people benefit greatly from spending time with young children as they are often confined to the home because of poor mobility, health or cognitive impairment through dementia. It gives them a sense of purpose as the children relate to them without judgement and with ease and share their stories. Many of the residents have said that they look forward to being with the children more than anything else! We are looking forward to the residents spending some time in the nursery.

We have decided to make 22 Street Lane a glitter-free nursery! To help support our environment, we have banned glitter from 22 Street Lane Nursery! Did you know glitter is a Microplastic, and these are consumed by plankton, fish, and birds, which has a detrimental impact. Animals often die because of this build-up.