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Play and imaginative play teaches a child their place in the world and how to interact with the world. Play in a child’s early years lays strong foundations for later life. ‘Learning through play’ is the highly successful philosophy adopted by Kiddi Caru. Pictured here are two little ones from Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Torquay enjoying dressing up.

Police in Northampton came to visit the children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Grange Park to talk about the dangers of talking to strangers. The advice consisted of not getting into a car with a stranger or talking to anyone they did not know. The children then had fun getting in to the patrol car and sounding the siren.

Children and staff at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Caldecotte were full of fun and excitement, surrounding themselves in a giant bubble. The children helped with the making of the “potion” by mixing washing-up liquid and water. They were then given the option of entering the bubble or creating it for their friends using a large hula-hoop.

"Slip on your raincoat,
Pull on your galoshes;
Wading in puddles
Makes splishes and sploshes!"

The recent bad weather has not stopped the children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Whiteley having fun. Some of the children have been adding paint to the puddles and discovering the pretty effects it makes.
 

Babies are born ready and willing to communicate with the world around them. Language learning develops a number of skills and the earlier a second language is learnt the better. At Kiddi Caru, French is offered to all ages as part of our free all inclusive activity programme. Staff at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Streatham invited the parents and carers to come to the nursery and enjoy a session of French with the children.

Staff at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Wellingborough took part in the 33rd International Waendel Walk at the weekend raising over £150 for Niamh’s Next Step www.niamhsnextstep.com

As babies grow, they develop further curiosity about the world around them. The children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Northampton had lots of fun playing with ice cubes and learning new words such as ‘cold’ and ‘freezing’.

Children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Caldecotte had great fun getting messy with paint. Hand painting is a great sensory activity enabling the children to feel the texture of the paint through their fingers.

The children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Whiteley have spent the week fundraising for Great Ormond Street Hospital taking part in their Peter Pan Week. The children came to nursery dressed in their favourite Peter Pan or Disney character.

The hospital is very close to the hearts of everyone in the Whiteley community for many reasons but one in particular is a little boy called Joe who attends Kiddi Caru suffers from bladder exstrophy and epispadias and requires regular visits to GOSH. Thank you to all staff, parents and children for their kind donations.
 

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Torquay held a big celebration this week to say farewell to Pauline who retired from her post as lunch assistant at the nursery. Pauline has been with us for over five years and was very much loved by all the children and staff. David, Sally and the team at Torquay would like to wish Pauline every happiness for the future.

A love of books is actively fostered at every Kiddi Caru Day Nursery. Our nursery in Exeter has just taken delivery of some lovely new books for the children to enjoy as part of group story time

The children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Writtle have been helping out in the nursery garden and have created an allotment where they will grow they own vegetables. The children will have the opportunity to take home the vegetables that they helped grow and enjoy them with their family.

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Wellingborough has just had some new play equipment delivered and one little boy created this wonderful boat from the play blocks. When he finished his lovely creation, he stood back and had a look and proudly said; ‘yes I’m happy with that’.

Working from the traditional yoga sequences - warm-up exercises, breathing techniques, relaxation and calming exercises, yoga for children takes the process one step further by adapting the language, props, songs and length of the session to the age of the children involved - children respond to child friendly props like puppets and songs written for younger ears. Children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Milton Keynes are enjoying their yoga session which is one of our free all inclusive activities.

The preschool children at Kiddi Caru International in London enjoyed a recent visit from Zoolab who provide workshops about minibeasts. The children learnt interesting facts about frogs, snails, snakes and millipedes. They had the opportunity to touch the creatures and ask any questions giving them new learning opportunities. The children enjoyed the visit so much they were still talking about it a few days later.

Story time with the use of puppets helps develop communication language and literacy for babies at a very young age. The children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Streatham are enjoying the story with additional sounds from the animal puppets.

Exeter was lucky enough to have a visit from the Queen this week. Her Majesty the Queen officially opened Exeter University’s new forum and during her visit, attended Exeter’s Princesshay shopping area where back in 1949 when she was a princess, came to Exeter for the first time, hence the name. The children in the nursery made Queen Masks to mark her visit and they talked about the Royal family.

The pre-school children at Kiddi Caru in Plympton took their paints and brushes into the garden and all enjoyed a creative session outside. They had great fun making lots of mess!

The pre-school children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Whiteley did not let all the recent rain stop them from going out in the nursery garden. Whilst out in the garden they created a Desert Island, using objects they found such as sand and pebbles, they even managed to find some seashells and toy boats to add to their creation. They added even more water which they collected from the water pump and used twigs indicating ‘X marks the spot’ for the hidden treasure.

Staff at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Plympton attended their local library to teach parents in the area about the benefits of Sing and Sign for children. Babies use all signs and gestures as a natural part of learning to talk, Sing and Sign is a fun way for babies to use signs to ‘talk’ to you before speech. Baby signing is wonderfully rewarding and fantastic fun. You will be amazed by what your baby is capable of telling you before being able to talk! All staff at Kiddi Caru are fully trained in Sing and Sign and we offer the activity free of charge as part of our ‘All Inclusive Activity’ Programme.

At Kiddi Caru we plan our activities to meet individual children’s needs. We discovered that a child in our care was petrified of the noise and crowds at a recent family birthday party and with their own third birthday approaching soon the staff planned a week of activities around birthdays and celebrations. The highlight of the week was ‘teddy’s third birthday party’. All children were involved in making a huge cake for the party and bought their teddies in to join in the celebrations.

The children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Torquay have been helping out in the nursery garden and have created an allotment where they will grow they own vegetables. The children will have the opportunity to take home the vegetables that they helped grow and enjoy them with their family.

The pre-school children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Colchester were playing out in the garden when they found a bee in the flowers. They were fascinated by it so the team caught it in between two cups so that the children could examine it closer, but in a safer environment. The children loved looking at it in detail with magnifying glasses and drawing what they saw. Spontaneous activities like this help the children extend their knowledge and understanding of the world. The bee was then released back outside.

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Wellingborough celebrated their 8th Birthday with a huge party. The children and their families enjoyed a bouncy castle, face painting and lots of party games.

A traditional custom on St George’s day is to fly the St George’s flag. Children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Peterborough created they own flags and came to nursery dressed in red and white.

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Torquay is pleased to announce the arrival of ‘Betsy Bee’ and ‘Percy Penguin’. They are our new holiday characters which the children can take on their travels. The bumble bee and penguin back pack contain a soft toy, a travel diary, sunglasses, sun cream and beach towel.

The Toddle Waddle is a fun way for the under 5s to do their bit to promote awareness of meningitis and raise money with their very own sponsored walk, or waddle. The children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Basingstoke took part with our company mascot, ‘Kiddi the Roo’, with a fun walk around the local area following Monty the duck’s footprints. www.meningitis-trust.org/fundraising/events/toddle-waddle/

Children love using different objects to paint with, experimenting with the different effects that they can create on paper. The toddlers at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Peterborough created large scale paintings with toy cars.

Peek a Boo is a fantastic game to play wherever you are; behind a muslin cloth, behind the sofa or through a tube. Peek a Boo helps your baby to feel special and is an effective way to communicate.

• Face your baby and explain “we’re playing Peek a Boo”
• Hide your face and remove material away then smile at your baby and say “Peek a Boo”
• Let your baby pull the material from your face
• Use words like “where have you gone?” and “there you are”
   

The pre-school children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Plympton have been looking at different lifecyles. The children have experienced first-hand the cycle of caterpillars going through the stages and turning in to butterflies. They then set the butterflies free in the nursery garden.

Babies are born ready and willing to communicate with the world around them. Language learning develops a number of skills and the earlier a second language is learnt the better.

The benefits of learning an additional language for your child:

• Research has shown this is the best time to learn as young children are more relaxed and better at imitating sounds and pronunciation.
• Children repeat sounds and, when rewarded by attention from an adult, this stimulates them to continue or increase vocalisation. When your child learns a second language, the same principles apply. The more they enjoy learning a language when they are young, the more likely they are going to find it a positive experience when they are older.
• Language learning also develops your child’s ability to listen attentively.
• Performance builds self-confidence in children’s ability to express themselves.
• It is very important, if a child is to embrace languages, that any language experience becomes an enjoyable part of their life and in turn a skill for life.

Pictured: Children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Wellingborough using Polish counting cards.
 

The children attending Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Streatham made some beautiful Easter cards.

Children celebrated St Patrick’s Day at Kiddi Caru in Wellingborough in style by coming to nursery dressed all in green and taking part in lots of ‘green’ activities.

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Writtle has created a library in their reception area so that children and parents can borrow books to help develop the importance of reading and sharing experiences. The children are very excited about having their own library cards.

Children from Kiddi Caru in Harlow took their family and friends along to the nursery and enjoyed a morning of planting in the garden. The children had the chance to plant out their own sunflowers which they will nurture over the coming months.

Cooking is a great way for children to have fun whilst learning. Working in a group and under guidance the children develop many skills and understanding of the social aspect of food. The pre-school children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Exeter enjoyed making hot cross buns. They measured out the ingredients using cups, mixed them all in to a bowl and then kneaded the mixture to the right consistency. The buns were then left to rise before the children decorated the tops with crosses. The children especially enjoyed smelling the ginger and cinnamon and also tasting the buns once they were cooked.

No such thing as bad weather when children attend Kiddi Caru Day Nurseries. We provide wet weather suits for children to wear so that they can still enjoy fresh air and a broad range of outdoor activities such as planting and physical play. Children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Chelmsford modeling our outdoor wear.

A love of books is actively fostered at every Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and we are encouraging parents to take every opportunity to share books at bedtime, provide books for long journeys and share their child’s pleasure in recognising familiar words by offering a library or ‘borrow a book for bedtime’ in our nursery reception areas. These children at Kiddi Caru in Northampton are thoroughly enjoying ‘Finding Nemo’.

The children at Kiddi Caru in Wellingborough made their own Easter Bonnets at home and brought them in to nursery as part of a competition.

The under 2 year olds at Kiddi Caru in Plympton had lots of fun getting chocolatey whilst making Easter nests with shredded wheat and mini eggs.

At Kiddi Caru in Basingstoke the children have been experimenting with cameras; taking pictures of their surroundings from their perspective. We had some interesting results and so much fun with silly faces and lots of busy activities going on.

Easter bonnets were made by the children at Kiddi Caru in Northampton. The children were very proud of their creations and they could not wait to take them home.

The children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Plympton took part in an Easter bonnet parade in the nursery garden. Tracey Noble, the nursery manager had the hard job of judging the winners from all the wonderful creations.

The toddlers at Kiddi Caru in Whiteley made Easter Nests using shredded wheat and mini eggs.

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Torquay had a fantastic turn out at their recent Experience Day – over 150 children and parents attended!

They experienced what it would be like to attend our nursery and took part in lots of activities including: treasure baskets, sand and heuristic play, sing and sign, yoga, music and movement, art and crafts, ICT, French, construction and story time. And outside in the nursery garden there were bikes, prams, hoops, balls, scooters, sand and water play, bean bags, buckets and spades.

Parents had the opportunity to sample our home cooked food prepared on-site: Spaghetti Bolognese and Apple Crumble and Custard.

A comment from one of our parents, “To all at Kiddi Caru, just a note to say thank you for Saturday. We all had great fun and were again reassured to know that our daughter is in such good hands. Staff were welcoming and professional and we were grateful to be made to feel so welcome.”
 

Initially developed by Elinor Goldschmied in the early 1980s, Treasure baskets offer children an interesting and stimulating way to begin to discover the world around them.

A world filled with plastic and manufactured items, treasure baskets are designed to offer children a wide variety of natural materials and objects to explore. Many toys which are made of plastic, whilst possibly looking different, offer children very little by way of variety when handled. The materials offered can be made of cloth, metal or wood, for example, or could be natural objects such as shells or large pebbles.

The benefits of Treasure Baskets for your child:

• Treasure baskets hold a deep fascination for children, helping their concentration and confidence grow as they explore through touching and by mouthing everything within reach.
• Children need to explore and manipulate different and unfamiliar objects in a safe and secure environment are met with treasure baskets.

Pictured: The children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Writtle have been discovering different materials and textures.
 

Well done to Kiddi Caru in Writtle for achieving Gold in The Essex Healthylife Healthy Eating Award.

Chelmsford Borough Council food officers were looking to award premises whose caterers provide food for the same people on a daily basis and could demonstrate:

• Low levels of salt, sugar, fats
• Saturated fat and oils in food served are kept to a minimum
• Fruit and vegetables are clearly available
• Starchy foods are the main part of most meals
• Food is clearly described as meeting healthy choice requirements i.e. prepared using healthier ingredients and cooking methods

Jo Shwe, Deputy Nursery Manager comments “As an outstanding nursery, we aim to provide a high standard menu that encourages healthy eating. With meals that are freshly prepared and a team that understands how to encourage healthy eating, working with the Council to gain the Gold healthy eating award was a pleasure. The process was very smooth with a good communication shared.”

Striker Adebayo Akinfenwa and goalkeeper Matt Duke from Northampton’s football team the Cobblers, showed off their skills to the children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Northampton to help raise money for Sport Relief.

The players had lots of fun in the nursery garden and some of the children wore their football tops to show their support.
 

Our nursery in Empress State has been working closely with ‘Get Growing’, an organisation which provides training and inspiration to schools and nurseries in the borough wishing to grow their own fruit and vegetables. Staff and children have planted some trees and vegetables in their outdoor play area, which encourages development in areas such as Knowledge and Understanding of The World, Communication and Language, and Personal, Social and Emotional Development.

Family and friends attended Kiddi Caru in Basingstoke to help raise money for Sport Relief by taking part in a one hour sponsored relay race with the children. Looks like there might be some future Olympians in the making looking at the speed the children were running around the track!

Mums, Aunties and Grandmothers enjoyed afternoon tea with the children at Kiddi Caru in Basingstoke to celebrate Mother’s Day.

ZooLab who deliver imaginative animal handling workshops to children, visited Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Whiteley. The children experienced nocturnal creatures firsthand, learning about what part of the world they come from, how they live and lots more interesting facts.

Kiddi Caru in Whiteley celebrated their 5th Birthday in style with a huge party which included party games, bouncy castle, balloon modeller, face painting and lots, lots more. The whole community turned out to enjoy the event.

The hen at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Exeter has laid 12 eggs. She is busy keeping them warm and hopefully the chicks will hatch in time for Easter.

To celebrate Mother’s Day, Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Harlow invited all the mummies to various events taking place in the nursery; a cooking session, a tea party and a messy play afternoon. Looks like everybody enjoyed themselves.

On Friday 23rd March the children at Kiddi Caru in Harlow celebrated Sport Relief by attending nursery in their sports clothes. The children also enjoyed taking part in lots of sporting activities using rugby balls, bean bags, scarves, ladders, hurdles and slaloms organised by their local Ruggerbugs.

A love of books is actively fostered at every Kiddi Caru nursery and we are encouraging parents to take every opportunity to share books at bedtime, provide books for long journeys and share their child’s pleasure in recognising familiar words. Toddlers at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Peterborough received a visit from the local Library Bus where the children had the opportunity to choose their own books.

The children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Plympton made their own money boxes which they filled with pennies all for Sport Relief. The children helped Tracey, our Nursery Manager build the wall of boxes.

We have had some new arrives at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Plympton; some fluffy yellow chicks have hatched. The children have not only loved looking after them but they have learnt about life cycles and growth and development, also social interaction, caring and nurturing skills.

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Northampton celebrated St Patrick’s Day in style. Everything was green; staff and children came to nursery dressed in green and the children enjoyed lots of ‘green’ activities such as art and face painting. The day was topped off with Irish Stew and Irish Apple Tart. Yum!

The children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Chelmsford organised a lovely Mother’s Day Tea Party for all the mummies to attend.

Our pre-school children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Torquay had a visit from Zoological. The children were introduced to ‘Marble’ a corn snake that can grow up to six feet in length. Next the children met ’Rumble’ a camouflaged tree frog. ‘’How is he going to eat in the trees?” asks a child… He stays high up in the trees where there are special plants called Grameliads that he likes to eat. Rumble has a very sticky tongue so he does not chew his food instead he swallows it with his eyes.

Try this at home: The children at Kiddi Caru in Northampton had lots of fun using the old detol bottles to create different marks on paper.

They filled the bottles with some paint and water and then sprayed the mixture. They were very excited with the results.
 

Well done to all the children at Kiddi Caru in Plympton who took part in the ‘I CAN’s Chatterbox Challenge’ and raised £487. This year the songs were based on the theme of ‘Kids in Motion’. The children made a bus at home which they then used as props when signing ‘The Wheels on the Bus’. The children had lots of fun whilst raising money for such a good cause.  www.ican.org.uk/chatterboxchallenge

Signing helps the development of speech and enhances early vocabulary. Babies use all signs and gestures as a natural part of learning to talk. Sing and Sign is a fun way for your child to use signs to 'talk' to you before speech. Ask our nurseries about our Sing and Sign programme.

Congratulations to Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Exeter for achieving 5 stars, which is top marks, for their food hygiene practice under the ‘scores on the doors’ scheme run by the Environmental Health. Our Nursery Chef proudly shows off their certificate.

Children at our nursery in Chelmsford have been using their new touch screen computer to mark make which develops their hand eye coordination and creative expression. It takes great concentration to make the correlation between finger movement and what appears on the screen.

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Whiteley organised a ‘Big Yellow Friday’ event to support the Children’s Liver Disease Foundation. Children and staff all wore yellow to nursery and the little ones played with lots of yellow things including custard, gloop and sand. They ended the day icing some biscuits bright yellow.

Kiddi Caru International in London will be taking part in Sport Relief on Friday 23rd March. At 10.30 am and 12 pm the children will be enjoying ball games, parachute and ‘Superheroes and Princesses Races’.

Then a Treasure Hunt will be taking place in the afternoon which all parents are welcome to come and join us: Under 2 year olds: 3.15pm – 3.45pm. Over 2 year olds: 4pm – 4.30pm
 

Children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Exeter have been exploring their new bug corner. The children have a keen interest for bug searching whilst playing outside in our garden so this ‘Bug Paradise’ is great for them to get up close and personal to the creepy crawlies.

The children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery at Northampton enjoyed a lovely walk around Grange Park. They took full advantage of the surrounding facilities to the nursery with the children practicing their physical skills on the climbing frame.

Our pre-school children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Writtle have the opportunity to explore ICT with the use of a touch screen monitor. With such technology, the children can develop their mark making skills, express themselves through a variety of media and be confident using a PC.

Holi is a religious spring festival celebrated by Hindus. It is also known as the festival of colours.

The children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Exeter where inspired by this colourful and lively celebration and experimented with splatter and body paintings. They also tried fabric dye on t-shirts.

To end the day the children learnt a Holi poem:

Cookery provides an interesting and enjoyable experience for children, but also offers a practical vehicle for learning in many areas.

Children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Northampton had lots of fun at a recent cookery lesson; talking about all the different ingredients, mixing all the ingredients together to make the cake then they enjoyed decorating the cake.
 

Children’s imaginations are stimulated through a variety of activities and experiences which fosters their creative development. Getting messy as they paint, allows them to express themselves and develop their creativity through different media. The little ones at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Peterborough are definitely being creative.

Whatever the weather we like to ensure the children that attend our nurseries enjoy the fresh air. Children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Caldecotte took a trip around the beautiful lake in their Kiddy Bus.

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Northampton will be celebrating St Patrick’s Day on Friday 16th March 2012.

Everything will be green; staff and children have been asked to come to nursery dressed in green, the children can bring something from home that is green and all activities such as sensory play, art and craft with be green themed.

And in true Irish style there will be Irish Stew and Irish Apple Tart on the menu for lunch.
 

Our day nursery in Whiteley took delivery of some new storage units for the playrooms. The boxes that the storage units came in were then used in the room for the children to play with. They had fun adapting the boxes in to houses, police cars, fire engines and lots of other imaginative things. Just shows what fun you can have with an empty box.

The children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Harlow created some beautiful doodles on ‘National Doodle Day’ which is an event that helps raise vital funds for people suffering from epilepsy through the charity Epilepsy Action. Epilepsy affects one in every 103 people in the UK alone and 87 people are diagnosed with the condition every day. Last year Epilepsy Action directly helped over 845,000 people.

The children had the opportunity to decorate a canvas using art and craft materials which were then auctioned off to our parents in return for a kind donation.
 

Within our nurseries we believe that children should be given ‘real’ experiences. A fine example of this is at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Writtle with the delivery of a new work bench, giving the children the opportunity to create and explore various natural resources using real tools such as hammers and nails. As always under very close supervision such activities teach the children how to judge their own risks, keep safe within their environment and be very creative.

The children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Plympton have been looking at daffodils; discovering how they feel, how they smell and how they grow. And as part of St David’s Day they enjoyed making their own daffodils.

Children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Plympton celebrated World Book Day by bringing their favourite books to nursery to share with their friends. World Book Day is a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and most importantly it’s a celebration of reading. www.worldbookday.com

All the children and staff at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Northampton wore bright colours to celebrate Mardi Gras. The children made their own necklaces and designed their own masks to celebrate the festival.

Mardi gras is French for Fat Tuesday which refers to Shroves Tuesday which is the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season, which begins on Ash Wednesday.
 

The children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Basingstoke have been having great fun with giant bubbles. A simple activity using bubble solution and a large hoop. So effective and incredibly fun!

You can do this activity at home by using a small paddling pool; simply mix quite a lot of washing up liquid with one small bottle of bubble solution and water. Then lay the hoop flat in the paddling pool and invite your child to stand in the middle. Slowly lift the hoop up above your child’s head and instantly they are in a huge bubble.
 

18 fluffy yellow chicks have hatched at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Taunton. The children have not only loved looking after them but they have learnt about life cycles and growth and development, also social interaction, caring and nurturing skills. All the chicks have now gone to good homes. Further information on the benefits to children can be found at www.livingeggs.co.uk.

The pre-school children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Bedford have been learning about the Royal Family; where they live, about Great Britain and all about the Union Jack. The children have drawn beautiful flags and made their own crowns and The Woodland Trust have kindly sent the nursery a royal oak tree, which the children helped plant out in the garden.

Children enjoyed their homemade pancakes at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Plympton. They experimented with different toppings like lemon and chocolate sauce, discussing the differences between bitter and sweet and which one they preferred best. Food is a great way for children to explore their senses.

Cooking is a great way for children to have fun whilst learning. Working in a group and under guidance the children develop many skills and understanding of the social aspect of food.

Toddlers at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Torquay have decorated their own biscuits; learning how to measure out the ingredients for the icing, mixing it together to achieve the right consistency and adding the final touches with lots of colourful sprinkles!

Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Exeter has some new additions ….Stick insects! The children have named them Slick, Rick and Flick and they are fascinated with them; they enjoy handling them and searching for them amongst the leaves and twigs.

Friendships and relationships between children are seen as a very important part of a child’s development; this photograph demonstrates this beautifully. The two pre-school children are from Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Torquay.

The children at Kiddi Caru in Chelmsford took part in lots of fun activities to celebrate Chinese New Year. In particular the pre-school children made a large 3D dragon. They were so pleased with their creation they displayed the dragon in the nursery hallway for all to see. The children love learning about other cultures and traditions throughout the year which increases their knowledge and understanding of the world.

Kiddi Caru in Harlow combined the ‘I CAN’s Chatterbox Challenge’ with Valentine’s Day. The children made large hearts which when opened out revealed who they loved. They proudly stood up in front of parents and relatives and read out their hearts and sang traditional rhymes relating to Valentine’s Day.

Staff and children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Exeter had lots of fun on Pancake Day. Check out all the pictures by logging in to our secure parent area of our website www.kiddicaru.com/parent_login/

At Kiddi Caru Day Nurseries we invite people and businesses from the surrounding areas to come and talk to the children about their roles in the community; we feel this plays an important part to the children’s development and understanding about the world around them. The pre-school children at Kiddi Caru in Torquay enjoyed a visit from the RAC; they tried on the fluorescent jackets, had the opportunity to go inside the van and look at all the tools they use to fix cars.

The children can not wait for Zoo lab to visit on 2nd March.
 

The children are delighted for the staff who has won Best Performing Nursery 2011. A well deserved award for all the dedication and passion to delivering fantastic childcare to the children in their care.

Read our parents comments at www.kiddicaru.com/our-nurseries/wellingborough-nursery/
 

Children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Whiteley enjoyed imitating snowy scenes by exploring shaving foam as an alternative. Shaving foam is a great way for children to explore their senses.

Children at Kiddi Caru in Colchester took part in the ‘I CAN’s Chatterbox Challenge’. The children had such fun singing songs and rhymes from some of their favourite books to raise money for children who struggle with their speech and language.
www.ican.org.uk/chatterboxchallenge
 

The children at Kiddi Caru Day Nursery in Writtle enjoyed pancakes for their tea yesterday with lots of different toppings to try out; and some of the children decided to race with theirs – whatever they chose to do they all had fun.

The management team created a display in the foyer of the nursery so that parents, carers, staff and children could share their love for the team. We invited everyone to write on heart shaped ‘post-it’ notes expressing what they loved most about our members of staff.

At Kiddi Caru we take pride in our commitment to our staff and in the commitment and passion they show to the children in their care. Activities like these, no matter how small show how valued they are.