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In the forest this term
Hello lovely readers! I thought it was about time we shared some of what we have been up to this term, what better way than to start with...
Squirrel Lodge Nursery
Aug 16, 20222 min read


"Say cheese!" - a guide to looking after those cheeky smiles!
Hello readers, I hope you are all doing well. In this blog I am focusing on the discussion of dental hygiene, the importance of it and...
Squirrel Lodge Nursery
Apr 1, 20225 min read
A short introduction to the team...
Hello again readers, it has been a while. A lot has happened since I was last in touch and life has changed in many ways, for all of us I...
Squirrel Lodge Nursery
Dec 14, 20212 min read


"On that tablet again?!" - A blog post about internet and tech safety
Well hello dear blog readers, In todays bog I will talk about different ways we can keep our children safe online. Now, some of this blog...
Squirrel Lodge Nursery
Mar 10, 20205 min read


In the Atelier...
Hi all, This week’s post is a bit of a long one as it is an inside look into what happens within our Atelier. These are our adult...
Squirrel Lodge Nursery
Jan 30, 20204 min read


Let's go shopping!! - a blog post about the benefits of children helping with the food shopping
Well hello dear blog readers, It’s been a fair while since I have done a blog post but I’m back! Today, I am going to talk about food...
Squirrel Lodge Nursery
Jan 17, 20204 min read


"but they aren't writing their name yet!?" -Supporting your child transitioning to primary school.
Hello lovely readers! Welcome back! We hope you all enjoyed the break and managed to get in some quality family time. It is coming up to...
Squirrel Lodge Nursery
Jan 8, 20203 min read


Foodie Friday: Easy PEAsy Rice
Happy Friday all! This recipe is for those days when you have little time to cook, which let’s be honest for a lot of people is most of...
Squirrel Lodge Nursery
Nov 29, 20193 min read


“let me help” - household chores; why kids love to help and why you should let them.
Hello All, This week I thought I would discuss the lovely old topic of household errands. Don’t we all just love them? Even just thinking...
Squirrel Lodge Nursery
Nov 28, 20196 min read


An introduction to the Reggio Emilia Approach
Happy Tuesday readers! Welcome back, we took a short break last week as I was on holiday (it was well needed). Now we are back, fully...
Squirrel Lodge Nursery
Nov 19, 20195 min read


“ Be careful” - Risk taking and managing
‘All children both need and want to take risks in order to explore limits, venture into new experiences and develop their capacities,...
Squirrel Lodge Nursery
Nov 6, 20194 min read


Story time or no story time? That is the question – a two part reading series - part two
Well hello dear blog readers, This is part two of a two-part blog so if you haven’t read the first part yet what are you doing here?! I’m...
Squirrel Lodge Nursery
Nov 1, 20196 min read


Story time or no story time? That is the question - two part reading series - part one
Well hello dear blog readers, Today I will be following on from my previous blog post about pre-reading skills. In this post I will be...
Squirrel Lodge Nursery
Oct 22, 20195 min read


“ It’s the journey not the destination” - Why we put process over product
“it must not be forgotten that the basic law of children’s creativity is that its value lies not in its results not in the product of...
Squirrel Lodge Nursery
Oct 16, 20193 min read


Pre- reading and writing skills
In todays blog post I will be talking about the skills children need to learn before they are able to “write” or learn their letters. In...
Squirrel Lodge Nursery
Oct 10, 20193 min read


" That's Just Rubbish!" - Loose Part Play
Do you remember being a child and playing with all the random rubbish you found lying around? Playing in a cardboard box; flying to the...
Squirrel Lodge Nursery
Oct 1, 20193 min read


Foodie Friday- Pizza pinwheels!
Pizza Pinwheels recipe
Squirrel Lodge Nursery
Sep 25, 20192 min read


" I don't like it!" - Fussy eating and how we can support positive food relationships.
We all try and give our children the best and when it comes to food it is no different. However, we do know that sometimes children will...
Squirrel Lodge Nursery
Sep 24, 20193 min read


"Just go and play" - Free-flow play and why it's important
Free-flow play is play that the children themselves choose to do, how they want to do it and when to finish it and without any goals set...
Squirrel Lodge Nursery
Sep 17, 20193 min read


Who is behind Squirrel Lodge?
We have decided to start writing a blog here at Squirrel Lodge. We will be sharing what we get up to, recipe ideas, parenting hacks and...
Squirrel Lodge Nursery
Sep 11, 20192 min read
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