Morning all ECC parents,

Week commencing 29th March we will be celebrating and learning all about Easter 🐣

Can you join in the fun? We ask that on this week on Thursday 1st April… the children wear their Easter bonnet to nursery.
The challenge is for the children to get creative at home and make their own Easter bonnet 🐰 🐥🥚🐰 🐣

cannot wait to see all your amazing creations!

This is our ECC virtual tour for new parents. Please note this will be updated next term – this is just our first try at creating a video for you all to see the ECC.

📚📚Please remember We will be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 4th March. To celebrate this event we are inviting you to dress up a character from your favourite story.

Due to current guidelines children are unable to bring books from home into the centre, however we will have a range of books and activities available for them to participate in 📚 📚

** children be inside using the dining hall set up for the ECC if you are scheduled to be outdoors on this day to protect any costumes**

The yellow and silver group have been learning about spring and families – here is a couple of their set ups

Morning everyone,

This is a handwashing sway created by Karen to allow you discuss and remind your children the importance of handwashing upon returning to the ECC.

All staff will be making this a focus upon return also. We hope this helps and will aid your discussions with your child about returning to the ECC.

Leanne S

Handwashing

What is the importance of hand hygiene?

Go to this Sway

Hello all ECC parents,

We as a staff team are delighted to be welcoming you all back on Monday 22nd February! We have missed you all dearly.

All children will be returning to their normal sessions and as part of our normal rotation:

the green and blue group will start at the Rainbow room and follow rotations as normal

the purple and 2/3 group will start outdoors and follow rotations as normal

the yellow and silver group will start at the ladybird room and follow rotations as normal

the orange and red group will start in the sunshine room as normal

An email has been sent to all parents  with all return information as required.

Additionally to note that…

information to follow with regards to new registration for Early Learning and Childcare.
Online applications will be opened from Friday the 19th of February until Friday the 12th of March.
ELC Parent Guide and EAC Website/EAC Twitter/EAC Facebook will be available from the 19th of February. Again an email has been sent out to all parents regarding this.

ALL parents wishing to attend lainshaw ECC for the new academic year must register as the full establishment is changing model. This includes all deferrals for p1 as they must also register online for an ELC place.

Additionally for next week could we ask that all parents arriving and collecting children remain 2 meters apart and MUST wear a face covering please.

We look forward to seeing everyone back and cannot wait to see you all!

Kind Regards Leanne S

Hello all ECC parents,

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If anyone has any questions or queries please feel free to email myself at this email address

leanne.strathearn@eastayrshire.org.uk

Kind Regards

Leanne S x

Today I set up a wee treasure basket idea, such a simple wee activity but loads of benefits for your wee ones. Treasure baskets help personal, social and emotional development.
Fill your basket or tray with everyday items – metal/ wooden spoons, rolling pins, feathers, sponges, ribbon etc this gives your child an opportunity to explore, experiment and make choices at their own pace.
Benefits: helps to develop your wee ones independence, deepens concentration and develops their problem solving skills while offering sensory and fine/ gross motor skills.
Wee tips to help: the focus is all about your child , they will decide what to do and what they do with it , try and have a clear space in a quiet environment, observe your child playing, thinking what they are going to do , you could add a simple colander – offering lots of open ended play, your wee one might put it on their heads, roll it, spin it, put things in it, children learn to “ think outside the box” and explore in a world of “ what if….”
have lots of fun. Lorraine ♥️

Hello boys and girls, Carole here we had fun in the ecc on Tuesday and we thought you could try some of activities at home too, for this you could use a fly swat, a wooden spoon, a bat or even just your hand or you maybe can think of using something else. Balloons, balls ir even pretend snowballs, we used these and had great fun and everyone can do this activity from the wee ones to mums and dads or grans and gramps. It will help with hand eye co-ordination, communication, both verbal and non verbal but most of all it’s fun.
Enjoy and remember to send some pictures or videos to let the ladies see how you got on
Have fun 🎈xx

Morning boys and girls, Steph here.

How would you like to make ur own homemade necklace or bracelet at home ! What u will need is beads,Cheerios,straws and some thread or string! This is good good for practicing threading and developing fine motor skills ! Love Steph x