to be confirmed

July 2009

Hopscotch has just recieved 2 awards the first for "Outstanding work in ensuring inclusion of all children intergrated working and smooth transition for children" and the 2nd award was given to Lyndsey Race for "outstanding work in ensuring a smooth transition for children".

The Hopscotch team took part in the 2009 Race for life and raised over £500 for the charity.

Hopscotch have been presented with a certificate by the Children's Society to mark the nursery's achievement of the Children and Young People's Rights Charter.

The report stated; The children are encouraged to self select what they want, at times during the day free flow access is available between indoors and outdoors and children are able to take any toys outside taht usually belong in the building.

During the last 2 months the staff have developed a model of planning that involves following the childrens interests, that meets individual needs of the children and fits with the EYFS.

The staff are using the observations of the children to inform their planning, the staff are offering activities based on the childrens interests and the childrens next steps.

The staff have demonstrated that they are adapting their planning to follow the childrens interests and are enabling the children to make some descions

They have shown that they are involving the children in descion making in a way that is appropriate to their age and understanding.

Healthy Early years Award

In 2008 Hopscotch were awarded the HEY award, the aims of the work towards the award were to deliver a nutrional and balanced menu

• To explore nutrional issues for the under 5's
• To develop an understanding of the food groups
• To provide information on how simple changes can bring a diet in line with healthy eating advice
• To explore ideas for food related activitie and learning through food

Charities

We try to do our bit for charity, due to the number of charities we selected the following 2 to support annually;
Big teds day - we took part in bring a bear day and the staff all dressed in their PJs for the day, we raised over £75.00
NSPCC - we organised a pedal push around the bowling green where the children (and some staff) took as many laps as they could manage and we raised £84.00 Red nose day - we raised £43.00 from the sale of red noses
We will continue to support these charities year after year.