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Our fabulous outdoor team and SEND team have been collaborating recently with magical results! ✨

They've been hard at work delivering nature-based sessions for our children with SEND, bringing immense joy to all involved, and embracing the power of nature! 🌳

Read all about the sessions here:
https://www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk/news-and-events/the-power-of-nature-for-children-with-send/

✨✨September Open Day ✨✨

We are so excited for our open day, we are here from 10-2! We have lots of activities to take part in, and an amazing Autumn Raffle.

We hope to see you soon! 😍

We can't wait to attend the Nursery World Magazine Awards TOMORROW as finalists in the 'Nursery Group of the Year' category! 🫶

The evening at The Brewery in London gives us the opportunity to celebrate and share success within our remarkable early years sector and we wish all finalists the best of luck. 🌟

Wish us luck!! ❤

See the shortlist here:

Nursery World Awards 2024 - 2024 Shortlist Nursery World Awards 2024 - 2024 Shortlist

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It's been so lovely this month seeing our nurseries and families work together for ! 🥰

Lots of nurseries have gathered old toys and clothes to take to their local charities, and the children have loved going to drop them off and pick out new toys and books for their rooms! 🧩

Did you know that this week is UK Savings Week? 💰

This is a nationwide initiative set up to share ideas on how to start saving money! 💷

Last year, we sat down with the fabulous 'Money Mum' to talk about money saving from a parents perspective, and ways to teach our little ones the value of money as part of our podcast series, 'All Things Early Years'. 🌱

We've popped all her words of wisdom into this months blog which you can find on our website which you can check out below:

Saving Tips from Money Mum! | Kids Planet Nurseries It’s UK Savings Week, and with the cost of living a worry for many and purse-strings tight, it’s a great time for us to take a closer look at some helpful money-saving tips for families! Saving-savvy mother and social media influencer Gemma Bird (aka Money Mum) joined us on a recent podcast to g...

✨Wellbeing Wednesday✨

Today the staff had a cuppa and 10 minutes to remind themselves of the good things 🥰

Fill this in at home for a mid week uplift!

🏆 We’re one of the 2024 UK’s Best Workplaces in Education and Training! 🏆

We're so excited to share that we've been recognised by Great Place To Work UK in this years' Best Workplaces in Education & Training' category! 🎉

This achievement is testament to the genuine focus we have at Kids Planet on our people, and we couldn't be prouder of our teams today. ⭐

Read all about it, and what our senior team had to say of the achievement here:

Kids Planet one of UK’s Best Workplaces in Education & Training! | Kids Planet Nurseries Kids Planet is delighted to have been recognised as one of the 2024 UK’s Best Workplaces in Education & Training by Great Place To Work UK!

🧡 How we look after our hard working teams at Kids Planet! 🧡

The Kids Planet benefits package is underpinned by the values that are very important to us as an employer; the health and wellbeing of all our colleagues, promoting family values, embracing diversity and celebrating loyalty. 💗

Read more about our benefits here:

How Kids Planet look after our hard-working teams | Kids Planet Nurseries It's important to us to support the people who work with us to flourish, whilst providing the best support for the little ones in our care.

Choosing a nursery is no easy task for parents, and there’s only one sure way to decide if you like a nursery, and that is to see it in person! 👨‍👨‍👧‍👧

Visiting a nursery will allow you the opportunity to meet the staff, find out more about them and their experience, and ensure the setting is clean, safe and well-equipped. 🧸

Check out our 'benefits of visiting a nursery' blog, here:

The benefits of visiting a nursery before booking | Kids Planet Nurseries With our September Open Days fast approaching, there is no better time to make the first step in discovering so much more about our nurseries.

We’re thinking of all of our ‘Big School’ starters today! Enjoy this next part of the journey and shine bright! 🍏✨

Family members -don't forget to give yourselves a little pat on the back! This is what you've been preparing your little ones for, and what a wonderful job you've done. ❤

Join us for our FINAL Open Day events of the year this September! ✨🧸

Check out our recent blog below to find out what you can expect from a Kids Planet Open Day - we can't wait to show you what life is like on our planet! ❤🪐

https://www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk/news-and-events/september-open-days/

Our wonderful Basford nursery packed up a jungle themed picnic and headed to their local care home recently to visit their friends over a lunch packed with animal themed activities! 🐯

Intergenerational learning is something we regard very highly here at Kids Planet - we're so very lucky to have lots of partnerships across the UK with local organisations who are happy to co-host 'mix and mingle' sessions so our littlest ones can learn from and make friends with the more experienced generations. 🥰

And learning aside...look at how much fun we all have! 🤸‍♀️

With the launch of 15 funded nursery hours for children from 9 months old just around the corner, we wanted to share a little more info on how and when to apply, but also the benefits of using those hours for you and your family! 🍼👨‍👩‍👦‍👦

https://www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk/news-and-events/understanding-funded-childcare/

It's results day again! 👏

From all of us here at Kids Planet, a massive CONGRATULATIONS to everyone receiving their GCSE results today! ✨

We have SO many opportunities for those looking to explore the wonderful world of early years education! Check out our Kids Planet Training Academy for more information ❤

https://www.kidsplanettrainingacademy.co.uk/

Today we went back to the 80's to celebrate our amazing staff team. Lots of fun was had by all.⚡️⚡️⚡️

Celebrate with our team the fantastic support and advice which Karla provides to all children and families. With her vast knowledge, of Special Educational Needs Karla is an amazing SENDco for our nursery; always understanding and nurturing. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Today we have been celebrating our children, Please take a moment to reflect on the images; hopefully something to make you smile and remember how much one little person can achieve and create in this life ❤️❤️❤️

We are so so proud of our fabulous team at Kids Planet Rugeley who have been awarded ‘Ofsted Outstanding’ in all areas following their recent inspection! ✨🩷

Read more of the report and see what their lovely nursery manager Amy had to say here:

Kids Planet Rugeley Ofsted ‘OUTSTANDING’! | Kids Planet Nurseries The team at Kids Planet Rugeley is delighted to have been awarded ‘Ofsted Outstanding’ in all areas following their recent inspection.

We talk a lot here about 'school readiness' but what about pre-school readiness? 😊

The transition from nursery to pre-school is super exciting, but can also be a little daunting to children and parents alike! ❤

In our latest blog we've given our top tips for those with little ones moving up to pre-school to help with the transition. Let us know any of your own tips in the comments! 👩‍🏫

PS - How amazing are our little writers in these pics? 😍🌱

📷: Kids Planet Appleton Thorn + Kids Planet Wallasey

https://www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk/news-and-events/preparing-your-child-to-go-from-nursery-to-preschool/

As part of our 'Showered with Love' Celebration week next week, on Thursday we will be celebrating our amazing Parents. If you would like to come and enjoy a refreshing beverage at our coffee morning on Thursday 22nd August 9-10:30am please let one of the staff know you will be attending! We look forward to seeing you all there ☕😊

✨Wellbeing Wednesday ✨
Our focus for the staff this week was 'Walk your worries away'. We encouraged a nice stroll throughout the day to help clear our minds and boost us for the rest of the day! We loved the selfie from our Preschool room leader Lyndsey who had a lovely walk yesterday😍

A huge well done to all those who've worked so hard and are getting their results today! 🌟

We have SO many opportunities for those looking to explore the wonderful world of early years education! ❤

Find out all about our career path options and so much more here: https://www.kidsplanettrainingacademy.co.uk/

If you have any questions which you are unsure about and would like to know the answer please send them to our email.

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Do you know what help is out there and available to you and your family? 👨‍👩‍👧

Check out our full guide on funded childcare here: https://shorturl.at/lzxzG

As we prepare to welcome new faces and embrace the exciting experiences and memories that the upcoming September term will bring, we want to take a moment to celebrate the wonderful term we've just had.
We invite you to join us in commemorating this special time. Each day will feature a different theme as we celebrate together.
This term has been filled with incredible achievements, thanks to our amazing staff, children, and families. Let's come together as one big family to honour and celebrate all that we've accomplished.