Advice on Dummy Use

Children’s speech development impaired by fingers and dummies 27 October 2009 by Katy Morton Children who suck their fingers or use a dummy for more than three years are three times more likely to develop speech impediments, according to a new study. Researchers from the United States and Chile studied 128 three- to five-year-olds. They […]

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Are you eligible for 15 hours nursery for your 2 year old ? Or working family tax credit to help with nursery fees?

http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/children-education-families/childcare-and-family-support/free-early-education-for-two-year-olds.aspx free-early-education-flowchart AND ………Did you know that if you are eligible for Working Family Tax Credit, you can claim for up to 80% of your child care costs, regardless of your child’s 15 hours’ entitlement hours’ entitlement? So, if you are thinking of increasing your child’s hours at nursery it could help with your fees considerably. […]

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Beach School

We are now into our 4th year of Beach school. Some of the things we get up to on our beach school sessions include, collecting and identify the different things we have found on the beach.  Identifying the different tracks and prints we find in the sand, as well as rock pooling and climbing sand […]

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Time For A Cup

This is an interesting article taken from “Nursery World Magazine” to promote our current focus on Dental Health and healthy approaches to weaning and healthy eating. The prolonged use of baby bottles or using the wrong style of infant cup – coupled with unhealthy drinks – can cause dental decay in young children and health […]

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sweets and lollies and sugary treats

We would like to remind all parents not to include fizzy drinks, chewy sweets or lollies or confectionary in packed lunches. We are really striving to embrace and encourage healthy eating, especially with regard to the current health concerns regarding obesity and tooth decay in children. We would now like to advise parents also to […]

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Healthy Teeth

How can I look after my Child’s Teeth In the North of England Particularly Blackpool, it is reported that our children have the worst tooth decay in the UK. We have put together some tips to help promote healthy dental hygiene in very young children. Please take a look so we can all work together […]

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