The question, ‘need to talk?’ is the wording we decided on for our flyer to advertise our new perinatal counselling offer. If you are pregnant or are caring for an infant under the age of two, you may be interested to hear more about this service, details of which you will find on our website …
Across Quaggy Development Trust, we run Sensory play sessions for babies and toddlers under the age of 2 years old. Our sensory play activities stimulate children’s senses, their hearing, touch, smell, taste and sight through a range of activities. From birth, babies are processing lots of new information and a great way to do this …
Quaggy Children’s Centre and Family Hub You may have heard of Family Hubs in the news recently. Family Hubs are a new government initiative aimed at supporting families from pre-birth up to the age of 19, or 25 if the child has SEND (. Royal Borough of Greenwich now has four Family Hubs, and one …
As the Special Needs Co-ordinator, I feel privileged to support children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Part of this is to support them to integrate into our settings which are fully inclusive, and this is something Quaggy Development Trust is committed to. We believe all children have the right to be educated and develop …
Hello Quaggy Community I’m thrilled to share the exciting developments from our Food Project department at Quaggy Development Trust, where I serve as the Food Project Coordinator. Over the past few months, I’ve had the privilege of undergoing Healthy Eating Training, a qualification that has added a new layer to our community initiatives. Enhancing Healthy …
Why Quaggy Nursery has been a Positive Experience for My Children Introduction My name is Kate, and I am a parent of a child attending Quaggy Nursery. Both my younger daughter, who currently goes full time, and her older sister, who attended preschool at Quaggy a few years ago, have had the opportunity to thrive …
We know that building a strong bond with nature is critical to the future of the planet. The more our children appreciate the natural world, the more likely they are to want to protect and preserve it. To really connect with nature, it is important that children spend time outdoors doing things that really fire …
Interactive Music-Making is a child-centred approach to music-making, which promotes positive relationships and fosters each child’s individual potential. Interactive Music-Making uses techniques drawn from music therapy to support skills associated with social communication, including attention and listening, non-verbal and verbal communication, turn-taking and sharing. Children for whom it may be helpful are put into small …
Tots Talking We are currently running the Tots Talking programme which was designed and developed by Speech and Language UK with a group of parents of 2-year-old children. The aim of Tots Talking is to improve the talking and understanding of words in two-year-olds by sharing information with parents and carers and encouraging them to …
Nurturing Childhood: The Crucial Role of Outdoor Play in Early Years As we delve deeper into the digital age, with countless devices, apps, and indoor entertainment platforms readily available, we often find ourselves inadvertently creating barriers between our children and the great outdoors. While technological advancements have been beneficial to our society, the importance of …
