It’s that time of the year again where we see another group of babies who have grown and developed into young toddlers move on into the Burrow but we also welcome a new set of babies as they embark upon their new adventures here at Free Rangers.
Read moreTeeth are Not For Biting!
Over the past few weeks in the Hive, the children have enjoyed reading stories with their carers - looking at the pictures and talking about what they can see! So recently over circle time we decided this would be a nice time to introduce a "book of the week".
Read moreFebruary in the Hive
Throughout February the planning has been focussed on communication and language, in particular building and supporting children’s listening and attention skills.
Read moreTime to say Goodbye....
Some of you may have heard that my time at Free Rangers is coming to an end. I have loved my time at Free Rangers and although I am very sad to be leaving, I’m excited to be taking the next step in my career.
Read moreWhat's new in the Hive?!
A couple of weeks ago on a wet and soggy Monday morning (which we obviously all don't mind as we love splashing in muddy puddles!) All the Hive staff walked into the Hive and noticed a few changes had been made...
Read moreOur Wonderful Garden
Here in the Hive over the past two weeks we have been spending lots of time out in the garden accessing a range of activities. We have been providing the children with a range of stimulating activities outdoors. We have been getting creative in the sand pit using both our hands and natural objects to mark make.
Read moreSing a song of six pence, a pocket full of RIE.
As from September I will be over in the Warren implementing the RIE approach (Resources for Infant Educarers) from the course Madi and I attended back in July. If you haven’t seen me around in the Nest this week, I've been busy next door with all the older children.
Read moreMadi and Jade go to the Big City to learn about little people!
As you may be aware Jade and I have recently been away for 10 days in London. Soraya continued to manage The Nest and met all of the wonderful mummies, daddies and carers across The Hive and introduce herself.
Read moreFun in the Sun!
Myself, Madi, Lou, Cat, Tiff, Abbie and the rest of Free Rangers would like to welcome all the new babies into the baby unit! Which after a few weeks and lots of votes from all you lovely people has been renamed as... THE HIVE!
Read moreMy New adventure in the Baby Unit
My New adventure in the Baby Unit. The past few weeks in the baby unit have been very busy both for the staff and the children, so unfortunately I haven't had chance to meet and introduce myself to all of the parents personally as I hoped.
Read moreAny sessions please?
When I Joined Free Rangers in August 2011 we had just 12 children on role and from that point our numbers have grown with children registered to join us for sometimes a year, or more, in advance. One of my roles at Free Rangers is managing the room and waiting lists term to term and as most of you are aware we do our lists termly,
Read moreSun, sun, sun
I thought this week it would be nice for you all to see what we have been up to over in the Baby unit, and we've spent lots of time in the garden! So this week in the Nest and Warren we have been out enjoying the sunshine! (That's right, the sunshine!) We've applied lots and lots of suncream over the past few weeks and we now all smell lovely!
Read moreWe've flown the Nest!
Madi and I have flown the Nest, but don't worry we haven't gone far! We have flown over to the farmhouse and into a new nest, which is bigger and brighter and boasts direct access on to the great outdoors. Myself and Madi are very excited and are still nest building and working out how best to use the space, or even how our little ones find fit to use the new space.
Read moreTiffs Moving
Hello everybody, I’m back from my holiday and slowly adjusting to the climate change! Whilst away it gave me lots of time to reflect on my very lovely life back at home, and come to the decision that I would love to go back to working with the babies and small toddlers
Read moreWhat can we find?
This week in the Nest, we have been exploring our environment. It's important that new and existing children feel safe in their new surroundings to enable them to happily access all learning opportunities.
Read moreSpring is here...
On Thursday 31st March many of the Free Rangers team took a day of their holiday to come in to the nursery and give the rooms a spring overhaul. The aim was to review resources and give the rooms a face lift! Orders for new resources have been placed and the staff and children are eagerly awaiting the arrival of toys and materials that will enhance the learning opportunities of the children that attend.
Read moreRice, rice baby!
his week in the Nest we have been focusing our language and using our own words to communicate supported gestures, and we've been practicing our coordination tecniques and we've been using our hands and increasing our skills to use our fingers to lift and also we've been handing books and printed material with interest.
Read moreSnap, crackle and pop!
his week in the Nest we've been focusing on our moving and handling skills, this involves using our fine motor skills to turn pages in a book, pouring jugs or using mark making tools! We've also been focusing on exploring and experimenting a range of media, through sensory play and using our whole body to move to the sounds that they enjoy.
Read moreThe year of the monkeys!
This week in the Nest we've been celebrating Chinese New Year, and our little monkeys have been busy getting creative! We've been making a Chinese lanterns and we've also been decorating sticks and twigs to make our own mobiles as our Forest School activity!
Read moreForest School and maths for babies!
This week in the Nest we've been focusing on awareness of simple mathematical concepts and number names. This includes recognising big and small things in meaningful context, developing an awareness of number names through action ryhmes and songs, getting to know and enjoy the Nest's daily routines, has some understanding that things still exist when out of sight.
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