We all like to help the planet and tit's important to look at thing’s children can do to help our oceans. Whether you live by the coast or miles from the nearest sea, there are many things we can all do to protect our oceans and the animals that call it home. 1. Learn more about the oceans and marine life. The more children learn about the issues facing the world’s oceans and the animals within it, the more they’ll want to help. Read books, search the internet, visit local aq

At Toddlers Inn, we start to prepare the children in many ways, from day one, ensuring they are ready for their first adventures at primary school. School readiness is about your child being independent and emotionally ready to cope with a group of children! We encourage and support our children to become independent learners in an open-ended, child-led environment, valuing what the children say, thereby ensuring they become confident communicators. Our children learn to hang

Our Toddlers Inn Team are enthusiastic, caring individuals who have both excellent and varied experience within the child care sector. This means that we not only offer the highest standards of care, we also offer a diversity in skillset and ideas. This allows us to provide our children with a broad range of exciting activities and brilliant learning opportunities. We promote, and value, independence and child-led play. We believe that each child should be allowed the opportu

It’s a new year. one that I think we all have been looking forward to. To saying goodbye to the year that has been. And to saying hello to something new. A fresh, new palette. Yes, we may be in lockdown again. Yes, we still may not be able to see our friends and our families. But with a new year there always brings a sense of hope. Hope that things will change with the turning of the season into Spring. And there is something very special that I think last year taught us. In

Woohoo! We’ve been given the green light — Christmas is definitely on! And whilst it may or may not be a little different this year, as it’s now December we can officially start playing those songs that get us in the red and tinsel frame of mind. Of course, to lighten the mood, some of us had sneaked in one or two rounds of Justin Bieber’s “Mistletoe” by mid-November and maybe even quite a few dancing bouts to Sia’s “Snowman” after watching all that waltzing on Strictly. But

Good vibes, we are becoming a nation of campers! This maybe doesn’t get top billing on BBC News, nor is it necessarily 100% true, but there is evidence and I’ve seen it with my very own eyes. On a long, family journey, recently, through the pretty country roads of Suffolk and Norfolk, we couldn’t turn a corner without there being a freshly painted sign to a tucked-away campsite. Yes, some tenting spaces seemed little more than an acre and a wonky standpipe, but they were enou

As you know, from 1st June nurseries have been able to welcome back all children because “it is the best place for them to learn, and because we know how important it is for their mental wellbeing to have social interactions with their peers, carers, key persons, and teachers.” (https://www.gov.uk) It has also allowed more adults to return to work. It is totally understandable that this development has not been without anxiety for some of our parents. Whilst the changes in nu

Well-being and mental health is a top priority for us all. We all need to feel good about ourselves and within ourselves so that we feel good about our place in life and what we bring to it. And it’s no different for the little people in our lives. They need to feel good about themselves too. How do you go about encouraging little ones to feel good about themselves, about others, and about their place in the world? The good news is, is that they can learn it with help from yo

If a child exudes a sense of helplessness in the face of, say, taking off their own pyjamas before getting dressed or putting on their own shoes and coat, and refuses to clear up toys or even feed themselves, here are the Secret 7 to set them on the road to self-responsibility. Step back. You’re frazzled and watching the clock, so it’s easier to crash in and push on a child's wellies (a little abruptly maybe). But hang on. If you continually complete tasks for a child who is

My goodness, is it here already? The year your little one starts school is a huge milestone for both of you. Whether you’re clinging tearfully on to your child’s coat tails, or flinging them away with smile, starting school is a big adjustment for everyone involved. Kindness and more kindness is what’s needed. After all, it’s a whole new world for your little one. They’re suddenly having to take their coat off and find the peg with their name on it. They’re having to learn an