What is baby-led weaning?
The term baby-led weaning was originally coined by Health Visitor Gill Rapley around 2003. Baby-led weaning (BLW) is allowing your baby to feed themselves and control their solid food consumption from the…
Eureka! Nursery Blog
World Book Day at Eureka! Nursery
For this year’s World Book Day we decided to have a pyjama party at Eureka! Nursery. Now initially we were going to run this on Thursday 1st March – World Book Day itself…
Working with 2 year olds
“Being two is not easy. At times you feel big and strong. You declare your independence in all kinds of ways; you want to be respected and given space. Other times you…
Projects brings together young and old to get creative!
This month marked the finale of our innovative, inter-generational project bringing together children from Eureka! Nursery and the elderly residents of Trinity Fold Care Home. The children, residents and team involved gathered…
Time for another Open Day!
We have regular Open Days, which are opportunities for families to come and have a look around our nursery, meet our brilliant team, and we usually throw in a few fun activities…
5 star rating – well done Jan!
It’s always nice to share a bit of lovely news… We were recently inspected by Calderdale Council in conjunction with the Food Standard Agency and we’re proud to announce that we received…
Good will to ALL this Christmas
Is it just me, or did the shops start selling Christmas items even earlier than usual this year? Back in early October I’m sure I spotted some Christmas stock alongside the Halloween…
Working with children and families with English as an additional language (EAL)
During my 9 years as an Early Years Practitioner at Eureka! Nursery I have worked in both the Big Toddler and Pre-School rooms, and in this time I have worked with a…
Creative view from the Toddler Room
I’m Angela, and I have been an Early Years Practitioner here at Eureka! Nursery for 24 years. I’m a strong believer in the power of creativity and we know that it plays an…
Are you coming out to play?
Many of us used to hear the words “are you coming out to play?” regularly as kids, but children today are spending less time outdoors, in fact less time than any previous…