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From Castles to Zen Gardens: The Magic of Block Play ๐ฐ๐ฏ
We were delighted to welcome Early Years colleagues from across Aberdeenshire to Unlocking the Learning in Block Play today. Inspired by Froebel’s belief in the power of play, we explored the history of block play, the developmental stages children move through as builders, and the important role adults play in observing, supporting and extending learning. …Continue reading From Castles to Zen Gardens: The Magic of Block Play ๐ฐ๐ฏ
Early Years at Wild About Aden
๐ What a lovely day to be out and about! ๐Our team is set up with a Stay and Play station at Wild About Aden today, making the most of the beautiful weather. ๐ฟโ๏ธIf you’re visiting, please pop by and say hello! We’d love to chat with you about:> 2Nurture>...Welly walkers Childminding Family
ย Innovative CPD Opportunity: Engaging Children in Permaculture for Early Years My name Christine Mathieson from Welly Walkers Childminding Family out at Portsoy. I have just finished a fantastic course that ran for 6 weeks, 12hrs in total 2 hrs in the evening per week. It is the Introduction to Engaging Children in Permaculture part …June Monthly Round up
June 2026 – Congratulations to: Peterhead Central ELC – https://educationinspectorate.gov.scot/media/h23fxrwh/peterhead-central-school-nc-sif-230626.pdf Laurencekirk ELC – https://educationinspectorate.gov.scot/media/ivvf0b1v/laurencekirk-psnc-sif-190526.pdf Macduff ELC – https://educationinspectorate.gov.scot/media/veveixc3/macduff-school-nc-sif-210426.pdf June 2026 – Congratulations to: Stepping Stones Ellon – https://ci-web-media-production-bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/inspection-reports/CS2009195509/327829.pdf Crossroads ELC – https://ci-web-media-production-bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/inspection-reports/CS2003015747/327985.pdf Danni’s Daycare – https://ci-web-media-production-bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/inspection-reports/CS2024000430/328110.pdfLatest updatesBanbury Cross – NDNA Nursery of the Year 2026
The team at Banbury Cross Nursery are absolutely delighted to share that Banbury Cross Nursery has won NDNA Nursery of the Year Scotland 2026. We travelled down to the Titanic Hotel in Liverpool for the NDNA Conference before heading to the awards ceremony that evening. It was a brilliant experience, and we were over the …Continue reading Banbury Cross – NDNA Nursery of the Year 2026
Flowerpots – Staff Development Workshop
Recently the teams from both Flowerpots sites gathered at the Kastille in Turriff for our bi-annual staff development workshop.ย Twice a year we step away from our daily routines to engage in collaborative professional discussion and in- house training. This dedicated time allows us to analyse our performance and reflect on our impact in improving …Latest News
Glow Blogs Update July 2026
There has been a new release on Glow Blogs, dealing with some issues and updating themes and plugins. Event Organiser A security issue has developed with this plugin. We have temporarily patched(fixed) the problem for sites already using the plugin. We have also prevented the plugin from being installed on sites. If you remove the […]Theme Retirement News
Three themes are being phased out: Yoko, Agama, and Make; Donโt use them for new sites; Existing sites are unaffected for now โ no action needed; Plenty of notice and guidance will be provided before anything changes for current usersGlow Blogs Update June 2026
We have updated Glow Blogs to WordPress 6.9.4 This upgrade focuses on collaboration, editing improvements, new blocks, accessibility, and performance. Here are the main changes.A Range of Glowing Posts
A link to the latest post on Glowing Posts, pointing to some of the many ways that Glow Blogs are being used.Glow Blog Update
Glow Blogs has had an infrastructure update. We have also updated some plugins and themes to the latest version.
