We’d like to thank all our parents and children for kindly donating and sponsoring us whilst we took part in wearing our pyjamas and not only that, the children in the Hive have been taking part in “The Mini Peaks Challenge."
Read moreThe Big Little Free Rangers Three Peaks Challenge
There's a lot of talk on site at the moment, all about the 24 Three Peaks Challenge that a group of the Free Rangers' team are hoping to complete on 3 June this year, all in aid of raising funds to support some of our families' children that require specialist medical equipment.
Read moreThe Hives been open a year!
We’ve been open a year, a whole year! As many of you know a year ago we opened the doors to the Nest and Warren, in the new building with an amazing outdoor space, and separate sleep room, this was when we became known as the Baby Unit.
Read moreBug hunting in Spring 2017
Hello, I hope you all had a lovely Easter and didn’t eat too much chocolate! This week has been great to meet our new children whether they have moved down from the Hive or they are new into Free Rangers altogether.
Read moreGemmas Off To Have a Baby!
Hello All, Some of you might have noticed some llbs have been added to me over the last few months.... this is not from eating too much chocolate!! I am expecting my first baby in July 2017!!
Read moreMessage from the office
30 Hours Funded Childcare Question and Answers At The Fromway Inn - Minutes. Thank you to all the families that attended. For those that were unable to come please read below the evening’s minutes.
Read moreThree Peaks 24 hr Challenge: Join Free Rangers in Supporting Local Families
A number of the Free Rangers Forest School Nursery Team in Welton are stretching their legs in preparation for the 24 hr Three Peaks Challenge they are aiming to complete on Saturday 3rd June this year.
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February in the Nest
Throughout February in the Den the themes of space, emotions and soft play have been integrated into planning.In the space topic; distance, speed, motion, measuring objects and time have all been discussed and play and learning has reflected this.
Read moreFebruary in the Burrow
It has been busy in the Burrow throughout February. The children have been building friendships and settling into busy Burrow life.
Read moreA Little Step Back to Reflect
We opened Free Rangers Forest School Nursery five years ago. It was time we took a little step back to reflect. We needed to ask a few questions of ourselves; were we remaining true to our initial hopes and aspirations? Is our message still strong and relevant? Are we striving to be the best we can be? Are we making a difference?
Read morePhysical Activity in under 5's
At Free Rangers our children are always highly active, inside and especially outside. Being active is high on our agenda and it is one of the characteristics of effective learning.
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 moreA Healthy Dollop Of Risk and Challenge
When observing play/learning situations on Forest School, I have to weigh up a lot of decisions in my head. Is their play safe? Should I step in here? How could I extend their learning? Which direction is that child taking their play?
Read moreFirst…let me take a selfie.
So…it’s become apparent as of recently that some of our Burrow children like to look at themselves, so what’s better than getting our front facing camera on on our laptop! So on goes the front facing camera and here are some of the poses and expressions we managed to capture!
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 moreChange is hard for everyone
The letter has been sent, it's arrived at your door and you've had time to digest the news that we've decided to increase our fees and amend our hours. We're writing to explain as clearly as we can the reasons behind this. Ultimately we realise it's impacting on your wallet and as families with young children ourselves, we can sincerely say we feel that pain too.
Read moreSwimming with Sharks
An exciting water filled pat mat of an ocean scene containing floating foam sea creatures including whales, sharks, crabs, seahorses and fish has taken residents in the nest for the babies to explore.
Read moreForest School at Free Rangers
We've made a Forest School video to highlight why we at Free Rangers think Forest School is such an important activity for us to share with your children.
Read moreWonderful Water
Wonderful water, we have been exploring different coloured water, red, yellow and blue. We had lots measuring utensils including jugs, funnels, spoons, cups and bowls.
Read moreUpdate from the Burrow
We have had a busy couple of weeks with welcoming lots of new children in the Burrow and exploring what we have to offer. We’ve have been…
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