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
This week, our 2-3s Room have been exploring mark-making in shaving foam. This has allowed them to feel different textures and develop their fine motor skills. The children loved getting their hands full of foam, and using their fingers and palms to draw different shapes.
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
The Pre-School children recently received a visit from the Police to explain to them what their role in society is, what they do and who they help. The children loved sitting in the police car and trying on their clothes. Some even dared putting on the hand cuffs!! Thank you to PC Ruman & PCSO [
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
This Tuesday, Smart Kids celebrated Pancake Day and were delighted to welcome local chef Mr Cash into the nursery to help the children make their own pancakes. Mr Cash, who is a chef at local Preston restaurant Bistro Pierre, helped small groups of excited children from the two-year-old and Pre-Scho
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