Explorers Toddlers at Hadnall

⚠️Primary school application reminder!

🧒 Children born between 1 September 2018 and 31 August 2019 can start primary school in September 2023.

🧒🏽 The closing date for applications is 15 January 2023. Please don't forget!

🖋️ For more info and to apply, go to: https://orlo.uk/AsDpn

This week we are thinking about Blank levels!

We have been asked by Shropshire Health and Welbeing Directorate to make parents aware of the following:

Urgent Safety Alert issued for baby self-feeding pillows Self-feeding pillows/prop feeders present a risk of serious harm or death from choking or aspiration pneumonia.

Parenting Team Helpline along with a variety of Groups, Workshops, Online courses and Resources which can be accessed for free for any parent or carer living in Shropshire, please see the below details for further information on these which can be passed onto parents/carers.

Parenting Helpline
Do you have any questions around child’s development and parenting, why not call our Parenting Helpline where one of our trained Parenting Practitioners will be ready to listen to you on a one to one basis.
Available on:
Tuesday & Thursdays from 09.00am – 12.30pm
Telephone Number: 01743 250950

Understanding Your Child Groups
We run Understanding Your Child and Understanding Your Child SEND Groups (SEND groups are for parents/carers of children who might have special education needs and disabilities, no formal diagnosis is needed). Groups are for 2 hours a week for 10 weeks (excluding school holidays) where you will attend a group with other parents and facilitated by our trained Parenting Practitioners either face to face at a venue in Shropshire or virtually via MS Teams, all you need is a mobile phone or tablet with the MS Teams App downloaded.
Further information on the content of the groups can be found on the below link.

Our next groups will start in January 2023
Please see attached poster for details
Further information can be found on the below link:
http://search3.openobjects.com/kb5/shropshire/fid/results.page?qt=Understanding+Your+Child&term=&familychannel=0&sorttype=relevance

If you would like to book a place on one of our groups please email [email protected] with date of the group/workshop you are interested in.

Our groups and workshops are interactive and to a certain extent tailored to the needs of the parents/carers who are attending these and are therefore not suitable to be recorded and viewed by others at a different time. In addition we need to adhere to confidentiality regulations and data protection laws which prevent us from recording these groups and workshops.

Sleep Tight Workshops
Is your child struggling with their sleep? Would you like to know more about why sleep is important for our health and emotional well- being.
We run Sleep Tight Workshops which are for 2 hours a week for 5 weeks (excluding school holidays) where you will attend a workshop with other parents and facilitated by our trained Parenting Practitioners at a venue in Shropshire.

Our next workshop starts in January 2023
Please see attached poster for details
Further information can be found on the below link:
http://search3.openobjects.com/kb5/shropshire/fid/service.page?id=krBc30LIlDk&familychannel=0

If you would like to book a place on one of our workshops please email [email protected] with date of the group/workshop you are interested in.

Our Online Courses
Please see the list below for the online course that we offer. You can access the online courses at a time that suits you to work through the course. You can complete as many of the courses as you like and revisit them at any time once you have set your account up.
Further Information on all of our free online courses and how to access these can be found by following the instructions:
(instructions attached)
1. Clicking on the In Our Place website
https://inourplace.heiapply.com/online-learning/
2. Then use the access code DARWIN18 to gain free access to any or all of the courses below:
3. Choose from the following courses:
• Understanding pregnancy, labour, birth and your baby
• Understanding your baby
• Understanding your child
• Understanding your teenager’s brain
• Understanding my brain (for teenagers only to complete)
• NEW Understanding Your Feelings (for teenagers only to complete)
• Understanding your child with additional needs
• Understanding pregnancy, labour, birth and your baby: for women couples
• Understanding Your Childs Mental Health & Wellbeing
• NEW Understanding Your Relationships (includes couples, friendships, family relationships, neighbours & work colleagues)
• Taster Course

Useful websites:

Family Information Service provide free information, advice and support on all aspects of family life.
http://search3.openobjects.com/kb5/shropshire/fid/home.page

Shropshire Council webpage have a variety of information for families as well as support and resource packs which might be useful to you and your family.
https://shropshire.gov.uk/early-help/parentscarers/information-and-resources/

The Children’s Sleep Charity offers support and advice around sleep and bedtime routines.
https://www.thechildrenssleepcharity.org.uk/)

Home - The Sleep Charity The Sleep Charity supports families to improve sleep, and provides training to professionals in the health, social and corporate sectors.

Little Stars are asking for kind donations, if you can help, please email them directly.

It is with much regret that we have to cancel the Toddlers session due to staffing tomorrow.

We are in the unfortunate position where we now need to review our Toddler provision as we move forwards due to staffing pressures, low attendance and an increase of costs. It is something which we feel very sad doing but recognise that we need to be able to offer a more regular service than we are currently able to do.

We have taken the difficult decision to cancel the remaining sessions up to Christmas and then review the situation in the New Year. It may be that we look into contracting an outside agency who will be able to provide a weekly stay and play session for the local community.

** Happening Tomorrow **

Due to staff illness the Explorers Toddler session tomorrow morning is cancelled.

RIP Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 💔
For the majority of us, we have never known this country without you. Your presence, dedication and leadership will be deeply missed.

God Bless and thank you for 70 years of service. Rest in Peace ♥️

Prayers and thoughts to the Royal family at this time

Art work by Eleanor Tomlinson Art 💔

And, just like that, the summer holidays have finished!
To give everyone the chance to get back into “school / nursery” mode there will be no Toddlers tomorrow.
We will start back on Tuesday 13th September at 9.30am

Some helpful guidance for ensuring your child/ren sit correctly

Childcare Choices What support could you get?

This week we are thinking about feeding!

Just to remind you all, more information to help pay for childcare can be found using the below link
30 hours funding is here too - YOU MUST apply before the end of August so do it now before you forget!

https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/

Childcare Choices from GOV.UK All about Government help with childcare costs, including 15 to 30 hours free childcare, Tax-Free Childcare, tax credits, Universal Credit, vouchers and support while you study

This week we are thinking about the summer holidays!

There are a range of scheduled day trips and activities for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities over the summer holidays. Find out more here: https://orlo.uk/kkG8u
Shropshire Council Shropshire Parent and Carer Council

It’s tomorrow!

Thank you to all who attended our sensory story toddlers session today. We hope you all have a lovely summer holidays and we will see you all in September.

Our progress checkers will provide short questions you can answer to see how your baby or child is getting on with their speech, language and communication development.
https://ican.org.uk/i-cans-talking-point/progress-checker-home/

Progress Checker home Our progress checkers will provide short questions you can answer to see how your baby or child is getting on with their speech, language and communication development.

Please can all children wear swimwear for Toddlers tomorrow as we plan on having lots of water and messy play for our sensory story

Thank you to everyone who came to Toddlers this week.

🤩 Next week we are holding a very special sensory story session for our last Toddlers before the summer holidays. This will be held outside on the grassed area next to the hall, we hope to see you all there. 🤩

Toddlers is now back on this Tuesday 5th July, due to another date change for the ballet exam. We are so sorry for all the changes. We hope you can all make it.

We had lots of messy play in toddlers today, thank you to everyone who came. See you all next week.

Thank you to everyone who came to toddlers today another fun filled session had by all. See you all next week.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Toddlers today. See you all again next Tuesday at 9.30am.

This week we are thinking about non-verbal communication!