We are so fortunate to have Caldicot Castle within walking distance of our nursery. Some children enjoyed a lovely Autumn walk today, collecting for our Autumn explorations! Early Years Wales @EllHobday Monmouthshire / Sir Fynwy DysguAwyrAgoredCymru/OutdoorLearningWales #autumn #nursery #outdoors #earlyyears

The children are enjoying mark-making in our garden using some leaves we found and chalk pens! ‘I’m going to do my family!’ @EAS_EarlyYears @EllHobday #outdoorfun #nursery #earlyyears #markmaking

A really lovely guide to use with children to talk about what is in season in the UK in October and to help plan seasonal menu's for your setting🍐🥬🌽🥦

Many fancy dress costumes are highly flammable so they can ignite almost instantly and burn fast. It may mean spending a bit more but buying from a reputable store or website will be safer. For more top tips on how to #ScareSafely visit: capt.org.uk/halloween/ #ChildSafety

Today in Red Robins we are painting with carrots! We love to find new ways to mark make! Early Years Wales @EllHobday Froebel Trust #markmaking #earlyyears #autumn #nursery

We are practising our cutting skills ready to make our harvest soup for our grown-ups next week! MCC Healthy and Sustainable Preschool Scheme @EllHobday @EAS_EarlyYears #healthynurseries #finemotorskills #ambitiouscapablelearners

We are working hard developing our fine motor skills! Threading Cheerios onto dry spaghetti can be very tricky but we did it! @EAS_EarlyYears @EllHobday #nursery #finemotorskills

We all went for a lovely walk down to our local Asda to choose and buy our vegetables ready to make our vegetable soup. Tomorrow our grown ups are coming in to share the soup with us! MCC Healthy and Sustainable Preschool Scheme @EAS_EarlyYears @EllHobday Asda #healthy #nursery #healthychoices #earlyyearswales

Whether it’s day or night, the 111 (press option 2) service will have specially-trained local mental well-being practitioners ready to answer your call.

After all of the rain we had last night, a lovely puddle arrived in our nursery garden! It would have been so easy to sweep it away, but the children had so much fun! DysguAwyrAgoredCymru/OutdoorLearningWales @eas @EllHobday #outdoorfun #earlyyears #exploration #nursery

Can you make a potion? Lots of mixing, squeezing and measuring going on in the tuff tray today! #exploration #earlyyears #nursery

We turned our water tray into jelly! ‘It’s soft’ ‘It feels squishy’ ‘It’s slimy’ It’s jelly on a plate! The children described how it feels! @EAS_EarlyYears @EllHobday #childvoice #nursery #exploring #earlyyears

At Red Robins Nursery, on 20th Oct., we dressed in pink and took part in a sponsored walk to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness. We would like to thank the children who took part and for everyone who sponsored them! We are pleased to share that we raised a total of £332!

Starting Primary School! If your child's date of birth is between 1st September 2019 and 31st August 2020, they are eligible to start Reception in September 2024. It's now time to apply for a place. Closing date: 9th January 2024. bit.ly/3Sl2wTw

Applications for the Childcare Offer for Wales are open! Begin your online application to find out if you could receive up to 30 hours of combined funded early education and childcare a week, for up to 48 weeks of the year from January.

We have ignited some interest in our curiosity tank today. We will be learning about Remembrance Day in nursery this week. One of the children painted a lovely poppy to share! @EAS_EarlyYears @EllHobday #ethicalinformedcitizens #LestWeForget

“Look! I’ve drawn a horse!” Mark making with chalk. Wow! #markmaking #earlyyears #nursery

Our poppies at Red Robins. #LestWeForget #nursery #earlyyears

Today is World Children’s Day! 👫 Learn more about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) with our online Professional Learning Modules. hwb.gov.wales/repository/res… #UNCRC#UNCRPD

The children really enjoyed taking part in the Year 6 pupils activities from Castle park Castle Park Primary