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International Women’s Day – Supporting Women’s Aid Leicestershire

“The greatest gift of Easter is hope!” https://www.justgiving.com/fun…/st-georges-nursery-schools In the lead up to Easter, we will be raising money for Women’s Aid Leicestershire. The money that we raise for this local charity will provide vital assistance to victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence. In March 2020, all domestic abuse charities sounded the alarm. From the beginning of the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown, their helplines experienced a sharp rise in calls from victim-survivors, and saw early evidence of domestic abuse cases

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Emergency Services Childcare Discount!

Today, St. George’s Nursery would like to say:  To all emergency services workers, thank you. You’re tireless hard work has helped to keep us all safe, and for that we are grateful! As a token of our appreciation, we would like to offer you a discount. Please contact your local St. George’s Nursery School to find out more: https://stgeorgesnursery.com/contact/

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Clapping for our Heroes

Weekly clapping will resume once again to show support and appreciation for all frontline workers. We will be clapping for our incredible St. George’s team as well as all other nursery front line workers. They have been working tirelessly during challenging circumstances with continuous changes to government guidance and in turn continuous changes to ways of working. Our team have remained positive throughout and have shown great creativity, innovation and an incredible willingness to support the children. Here are some

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The Big Collection!

In November, we asked parents to help us with our Big Collection by donating items such as warm clothing, unopened food tins and other dried food, hygiene items such as nappies and female sanitary products. We would like to thank everyone who donated so generously and help us to support so many families in need across Leicestershire💛 Here is the link to our feature on BBC East Midlands today: https://fb.watch/2jcIbOlNMd/

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How much screen time should your child get?

 “To grow up healthy, children need to sit less and play more.” Children under five must spend less time sitting watching screens, or restrained in prams and seats, get better quality sleep and have more time for active play if they are to grow up healthy” – World Health Organization (WHO). Screen time is a sensitive subject at the best of times for most families. However, now in a world of virtual birthday parties, and Zoom classes and with both

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Working from Home… with Children!

Lockdown 2.0 is here… Does that mean you are back to working from home with the children around? Crying babies? Toddlers singing and dancing? Paperwork go missing? Zoom meetings with your boss whilst your children are doing a fashion show in the background? Yep you’re not the only ones!! Check out some of the pictures below of some of the hilarious work from home situations some parents found themselves in!

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Guest Blog: Sweet Bliss Births!

“Confessions of a Working Mumma!” “Being a mother comes with a lot of things; responsibilities, constant learning but most of all emotions. Every day we go through a whirlwind of emotions with our little people. From feeling loved up to moments of frustration due to exhaustion. All these feelings are valid and normal. We can’t always be super happy and it can be difficult to constantly know what to do and what is right. Guilt. This is a feeling that

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Why is Children’s Mental Health So Important?

Mental health problems affect roughly 1 in 10 children and young people. The most common mental health problems seen in children are anxiety, ADHD, conduct disorders or learning disabilities. Alarmingly, 70% of children and young people who experience mental health problems have no had appropriate interventions at the right age.⁣⁣The emotional well-being of children and young people is just as important as their physical health. Most children can start to show signs of mental health difficulties from a young age

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Long-Term Employees

At St. George’s Nursery, we take pride in the fact that we have such dedicated long-term staff, who are passionate about both childcare as well as St. George’s Nursery. Every single one of our staff makes each child and their families feel welcome, ensuring that all children are safe, happy and learning. They go above and beyond to foster an environment where our children, their families and our fellow colleagues feel a part of the family. 22 members of the

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Encouraging Good Children’s Mental Health

Encouraging good mental health for children starts from the reflection of good self-care implemented by the people around them. Caregivers & parents are great role models to teach children the importance of self-care and encouraging good mental health habits, here are some simple ways we can implement good self-care and mental health within children:⁣⁣⁣⁣🏡 Creating a safe, welcoming, and non-judgemental space where children are allowed the freedom of their emotional expression⁣⁣ 👩🏽‍🤝‍👨🏾 Encourage them to attend social groups/activities that promote

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