From Wednesday 18th September the Eastwood Breastfeeding support group, currently held in Eastwood Health and Care Centre will now run from Cart Mill Family Centre.
The timing of the group remain the same:
Wednesdays 1.30pm to 3pm.
Please see the attached leaflet and feel free to share with your friends.
Please find a link below for you to access our September Newsletter and our Calendar of Events for 2019 to 2020. Just click on “Newsletters”.
East Renfrewshire Culture and Leisure Football Development are offering children aged from 3 – 12 years a free taster session at one of their football sessions.
The free taster sessions are taking place between Monday 16th September and Sunday 22nd September and are in various locations across East Renfrewshire.
We have leaflets at reception which detail the sessions and the e-mail address to book a taster class so please pick one up!
Last week the children watched me make a swing with rope and a sturdy stick for the seat. Today, they tried to make their own swing which was brilliant to watch! Here they are climbing up the tree to throw the rope over.
Later, the children thought they saw a sea monster in the river. We decided to get a closer look by standing on the riverbank.
There was definitely one in there or maybe more – the children were convinced! And we just love swings.
We worked with ropes today. Wrapping them round trees, making knots and we made a swing!
We are pleased to share with you our most recent Care Inspection Report which has now gone live on the Care Inspectorate’s website.
The entire team here in the centre are delighted that the inspection went so well and that the inspectors got a real sense of our family centre. Thank you to all of our parents and carers who completed questionnaires and spoke to the inspectors when they were here.
The grades we were awarded are:
The Excellent grade for the quality of our environment is extra special to us as we place such a high value on children learning outdoors and in the forest. This is what the inspectors said
“The service were committed to providing children with valuable outdoor experiences both within the nursery garden and in the wider community. All of the children had continual access to the nursery garden and we observed them moving freely between the two areas. Outdoor clothing was available for all the children which meant they were not restricted by poor weather. We were impressed by how the children aged two to three moved confidently between the two areas.
They were supported by enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff who planned for and extended their interest, curiosity and supported them in taking appropriate risks. Children had grown vegetables to make soup and during our visit they were making crumble from rhubarb grown in the garden. Towards the end of the day several children toasted croissants on the fire pit.
The head teacher was a qualified Forest School leader and led a programme of woodland visits to local woods. She was supported by staff who shared her enthusiasm. All children were part of a programme of visits to a local woods, some had the opportunity to spend a day in the woodland. We saw that the staff team were skilled in leading learning outdoors and the benefit to all children of engaging in natural settings was clearly evident.”
Please click on the link below to access the full inspection report.
Dear Parent/Carer
Additional nursery sessions can now be purchased by parents on an ad hoc basis, according to availability.
The available sessions will be uploaded to the ParentPay portal four weeks in advance and will provide additional support for parents on particular days when some extra childcare is needed on a one-off basis, such as for attending a medical appointment or going for an interview.
All sessions must be booked and paid for at least 48 hours in advance and are non-refundable. Sessions are charged at the rate of £2.25 per hour.
Please find below a guide to buying ad hoc nursery sessions on ParentPay and please speak to Janet in the office if you require further information.
ParentPay Ad hoc wrap Explained
Our Bookbug sessions return next Friday 30th August at the new times of 9.15 and 1.15. Everyone is welcome so please letyour friends know.
The dates until December are:
Welcome back to our returning children and a great big Cart Mill welcome to our new children and families who will be joining us this session. I hope you have a had a great Summer.
There have been a few staff changes which I would like to update you on now so that you can become familiar with all of our staff team.
Lisa is our new Depute Head of Centre and she started in this post at the beginning of August.
Sarah is a Child Development Officer and is the new Keyworker for Stephanie’s group. Sarah has been here throughout the summer and is permanent to our centre.
Fiona was a student with us last session and is now a qualified Child Development Officer and the new Keyworker to Lynn’s group. Fiona is permanent to our centre.
Lauren joined us last week and is a Child Development Officer and Keyworker.
Carly joined us last week and is a Child Development Officer and Keyworker.
Zoe will be leading Bookbug sessions during the summer break. Please come along on Friday 28th June, Friday 12th July and Friday 26th July at 3pm. Everyone is welcome so please join us for some singing, rhymes and fun!
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