Sports Day
Our Annual Sports Day is a much-loved family event that brings children, families, staff and our wider early years community together for a day of fun, laughter and celebration. In collaboration with two other local preschools, it is a wonderful opportunity for children to develop their physical skills through running, jumping, balancing and taking part in fun activities. It encourages children to be active while building confidence, coordination and resilience. It is also a special opportunity for children to socialise, make friends, practise teamwork and celebrate each other’s achievements. develop essential motor skills and improve their coordination. This active participation fosters a love for movement, encouraging healthy habits that can last a lifetime. Regular physical activity not only supports fitness but also helps reduce the risk of childhood obesity and sports day is a brilliant way of encouraging the importance of this.
Picnic In The Park
Our annual Picnic in the Park, organised by Flying Start Luton, is a wonderful community event that brings local early years settings, families and children together for a day of fun, exploration and shared experiences. Children have the opportunity to take part in a variety of activities, meet other children and enjoy learning and playing outdoors in a vibrant community setting. At Teeny Days, we love being involved each year and creating activities that children and families can enjoy together. Events like this help children develop confidence, social skills and a strong sense of belonging within their wider community, while creating special memories for families to enjoy together.
Graduation
Graduation is so much more than a celebration – it is a special milestone that recognises each child’s unique learning journey and the incredible progress they have made during their time with us. Taking time to celebrate these achievements helps children build confidence, develop a positive sense of self, and feel proud of all they have accomplished. It also gives families the opportunity to reflect on precious memories and marks an important step as children prepare for their exciting transition to school. At Teeny Days Nursery, we believe every child deserves to be celebrated, because every achievement, big or small, lays the foundation for a lifelong love of learning.
Healthy Smiles — a visit from the dentist
As part of the Healthy Smiles initiative we invited Luton House Dental Practice to visit us at Teeny Days Nursery to talk to the children about how to take care of their teeth. The children watched demonstrations of good tooth brushing on dummy teeth, after which they were able to have a turn under the guidance of the dentist. At the end of the visit all children received free goodie bags, which was lovely.
Daily tooth brushing
We are pleased to be part of the Healthy Smiles initiative, supporting and teaching children how to look after their teeth. Each child is provided with their very own toothbrush and every day the children have a tooth brushing session where brushing is modelled and all children brush their teeth together. Parents have even testified that since joining the nursery their children’s tooth brushing has improved, which we love to hear.
Cooking day
Wednesday is our cooking day. Recently we made heart shaped pizzas — the children were encouraged to use a variety of vegetables including peppers, courgettes, spinach and pineapple to explore different colours, tastes and textures, and they thoroughly enjoyed it.
Role play
At Teeny Days, role play is extremely important to us. As well as a home corner, we have a theme-based role play area that we change regularly. Role play encourages language development, communication skills, imagination, confidence and relationships with peers which exploring different themes. It is a brilliant way of delivering all areas of learning such as personal, social and emotional development, communication and language, maths, literacy, understanding the world and expressive arts.
Train Station Role Play
As part of our transport theme, we created a train station role play area. The children thoroughly enjoyed this role play, buying and selling train tickets, boarding the train and travelling to all the destinations their imagination took them to!
Autumn / Forest Camp Role Play
This Autumn Forest Camp role play provided children with a rich, hands-on learning experience, encouraging imaginative play, language development and social interaction as they created their own stories and scenarios. It also supported understanding of the natural world, as children explored autumn colours, leaves, conkers, pumpkins and woodland animals. Through such role play, children develop confidence, creativity, problem-solving and communication skills in a meaningful and engaging way.
Dentist Role Play
As part of the “People Who Help Us” theme, we created a dentist role play area. This was an effective way of teaching important messages about oral hygiene, while exploring what dentists do and making children familiar with visiting the dentist. Teddy is waiting patiently to be seen by our budding dentists!
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