Here at Crombie Nursery, we have been extending our intergenerational links with the community.
We invited some of the residents of the local sheltered housing, to a stay and play session. We usually visit them but thought it would be nice for them to come and play with us. The manager organised the dial-a-bus for them to visit.

We also held our termly ‘grandparents stay and play’ session.
The children really enjoy having their grandparents their and feedback from the adults is they enjoy it too.

Having the grandparents in to the setting, started a collaboration with the local ‘Men’s Shed Band’. One of our grandparents is a member of the band and was keen to collaborate with us in some way.
The band joined us for a ‘sing along’ session where they sang nursery rhymes and other children’s songs.

We plan to build on these intergenerational links, by collaborating with the ‘Men’s Shed’ and the local ‘She Shed’. By building on these intergenerational experiences, we will continue to develop and build our links with the community.