Now We Are One

Learning Curve reached its first birthday in January, and we even had a birthday card to prove it! A lot has happened in this first year and we have seen numbers grow a lot in that time. From a happy band of four we have become a happy crowd of fifty-four. However an increase in numbers does not mean a reduction in standards and we never forget that every single child, however young, is an individual with a unique character and unique needs.

OfSTED Visit

We had our first OfSTED visit in November and we are pleased to say that it went well and the inspector was generally very happy with the standard of care at Learning Curve. Unsurprisingly for a new setting, there were some minor points to address and we have dealt with these. A copy of the report is available to view in the nursery, or on the OfSTED website.
 

The Year Ahead

There are several events in the diary for 2005, the first of which, the Acorn afternoon, took place in January. In addition to parents’ evenings, we have planned a Sports Day, the Leavers’ Ball and at least one outing. We hope that parents will support these as much as they can, given the hectic demands of work and family life.

Like most one year olds we still have some growing and learning to do and we still have some mistakes to make. So thank you to all our parents for supporting us and please keep on telling us what you think we do well and what you think we could do better. And thank you to all our children for being our inspiration and sunshine.

From little acorns do mighty oak trees grow…On the 2nd February we celebrated the children’s successes with an Acorn afternoon. Certificates were handed out to every child in recognition of a recent individual achievement, and they each took home a book as a prize.

Considering what short attention span the little ones have it was wonderful how they all patiently waited their turn. We are very proud of our children.

And after all the speeches everyone sat down for a hearty tea.
 

The Magic of Music
We are very grateful that Jacqueline cannot quite bear to tear herself away from Learning Curve. Apart from helping us when we are short-staffed, she comes in on Thursdays to do a music session with the children and this is such a rewarding experience.

The staff hope that Jacqueline might be able to get Caroline to sing in tune, but that probably needs intervention of a higher order! But the children all love Caroline’s story-telling and even brought their parents along to listen to this one about a bear hunt:

Let’s Party!

Some pictures from the party season