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.
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
As part of recognising those people who help us, this week’s focus theme in the two-year-old room has been fire safety, and some fantastic activities have been taking place throughout the week. This has included engaging in fire roleplay with hose pipes and mini fire extinguishers. We have als
It’s that time of year again, when we tell those closest in our lives, just how much we love them. Our two-year-olds are no exception, as they rolled their sleeves up, washed their hands, donned their aprons and set about making some beautiful biscuits for their loved ones. It’s a messy
Smart Kids Childcare has been officially accredited as a Sun Safe setting, by the Sun Safe Schools Accreditation Scheme. In this capacity, Smart Kids will raise awareness with children, parents and staff about how to stay safe during periods of sunny weather using appropriate clothing, and suitable
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 […]
This week, Smart Kids launched sports classes for a number of our Two’s and Pre-School children. The classes, run by Adrian from A-Star Sports, are weekly 30-minute sessions and help to provide the children with physical activity using different props such as foam balls, ropes and hoola hoops,
A very happy Valentine’s Day from everyone at Smart Kids! To celebrate, the children have been enjoying some deliciously fresh, home-made cupcakes with red berries for their lunchtime dessert! The children all loved them – you can see just how much in our tasty gallery of pictures!
Smart Kids will be opening its doors on Saturday 9th March 2019 for an Open Day packed with fun! Between 10.30am and 2.30pm, there will be fun activities taking place throughout our rooms, allowing parents and children to sample the daily life at Smart Kids.
The Two’s Room enjoyed some fantastic fun this week, as they explored activities around the Supertato theme. The children were using their Fine Motor Skills in order to rescue the evil peas from the jelly, re-creating the Supertato. They also made a healthy, home-made vegetable Super Soup. Thi