๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: ๐„๐ฆ๐›๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐’๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐š๐ ๐ฌ

At Scallywags, we are passionate about creating meaningful outdoor experiences for every child, including our youngest ones โ€“ our under 2s. Thereโ€™s a common misconception that babies and toddlers are “too young” for outdoor learning, especially in unpredictable weather. But here, we believe in the power of nature to nurture, inspire, and enhance the development […]

๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐–๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ

At Scallywags Nursery Hornchurch, we are dedicated to giving every child the best start in life. This month, weโ€™re highlighting our commitment to supporting families through the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) program. With EYPP, we receive additional funding to help close the attainment gap for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, allowing us to provide enriching […]

๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž, ๐๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง, ๐‘๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ 

At the heart of everything we do is a deep commitment to the wellbeing, development, and happiness of each child in our care. This month, we focus on a cornerstone of our approach: the Key Person Policy, alongside our staff-to-child ratios and the vital role that students and volunteers play in enriching our learning environment. […]

๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐’๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐š๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ: ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐โ€™๐ฌ ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ

As we step into September, the atmosphere at Scallywags Nursery is filled with a sense of new beginnings and exciting changes. This month, our Policy of the Month focuses on Transitions, a theme that resonates deeply as we warmly welcome new children into our forest school setting and bid a heartfelt farewell to our preschoolers […]

๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐›๐ž๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

The early years of a child’s life are foundational for their overall development, including their mental health and wellbeing. During this critical period, children form the basis of their emotional, social, and cognitive skills. Ensuring that nurseries and early years education settings foster a supportive environment for mental health can have long-lasting positive impacts on […]

๐„๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐’๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ: ๐€ ๐๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ฒ

At Scallywags, we understand the paramount importance of ensuring the safety and well-being of every child in our care, particularly during those precious hours of sleep. Our commitment to this principle is reflected in our meticulously designed Safe Sleep Policy, which guarantees a secure and comfortable environment for all children under our supervision. ย  Sleep […]

๐„๐ฆ๐›๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฎ๐ง ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ: ๐’๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐š๐ ๐ฌ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ

At our nursery, we treasure the unique opportunities our location affords us, nestled as we are near a vibrant town centre and surrounded by the natural beauty of a forest. As the days grow longer and the sun begins to shine brighter, we are thrilled to announce our policy focus for the month of May: […]

๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง’๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐  ๐…๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ž๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ: ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐-๐‹๐ž๐ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ก

At Scallywags, we understand that children’s emotions and behaviour are an essential part of their growth and development. It’s not uncommon for children to experience big feelings, and as caregivers, it’s our responsibility to help them navigate through these emotions. We take pride in our commitment to supporting children in this journey, and in this […]

๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง ๐„๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ

Safeguarding children is of utmost importance. It is about protecting children from harm, promoting children’s welfare, encouraging positive development, preventing long-term harm and following legal obligations, policy and procedures.  The primary goal of safeguarding is to protect children from abuse, neglect, and other forms of harm. It is essential to ensure that children grow up […]

๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐’๐š๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ

At Scallywags Nursery, the safety and well-being of your children are our top priorities. As we approach the holiday season and the end of another year, we are excited to share our Policy of the Month for December, which focuses on “Safer Recruitment.” Ensuring the highest standards of child safety requires a robust recruitment process, […]