Working on the front lines

We'd  like to express our heartfelt thanks to our fantastic employees who have continued to provide care and fun for key workers children and vulnerable children despite the risks involved. Huge thank you to each and every one of you.

Also a big thank you to Anna who has been in touch with you remotely with activities and emotional support.  We are sure this has helped you during these challenging times. Anna would like to say how overwhelmed she has been by your brilliant interactions.

We are all looking forward to seeing you all again very, very soon!

Show us your hops!

We challenged our families to show us their best bunny hops for the Easter weekend and they didn't disappoint! Thanks to all of you who sent in your clips of you bouncing around at home!

Enjoy your weekend everybody and keep hopping along! It will help everything pass sooner so we can all get back to hopping at nursery!

A story about a virus

With everything that’s going on at the moment, it can be confusing trying to explain to your children exactly what ‘everything’ is. Which is where this great little book comes in.

Published by Nosy Crow and illustrated by Axel Scheffler (who illustrated the incredibly popular ‘The Gruffalo’), the book is designed to give children an overview of what the coronavirus is, what it does and why life as we know it has changed for now.

Whilst it is primarily aimed at children aged between 5 and 9 years, you may find it useful when it comes to touching on some of the themes with your younger children.

Give yourself a break with the new Snapdragons Magazine

Issue 26 of the Snapdragons Magazine has just been released, just in time to give you a little reading over the coming weeks when you may find yourself with more time to spare.

This issue we learn about The Curiosity Approach and what they do at the Atworth nursery that helped them achieve the accreditation.

We also have a great article written by Beth at our Horfield nursery about mindfulness techniques you can use with your children, which could be really useful over this period.

Of course, with supplies running low across the board, why not have a go at making your own bread? We’ve got a really easy recipe, that requires minimal effort and you can have ready for your breakfast in the morning.

Plus we still have the usual photos and stories from across all of our nurseries, so be sure to take a peek. Enjoy the magazine whilst you put your feet up, if you get the chance.

To the women of Snapdragons

This is a message from us to all the wonderful women in our lives on International Women’s Day, the day when men and women celebrate, together, women’s achievements across the world. You are kind, caring, supportive. You are strong, resilient and empowered. You are funny, passionate, emotional and sometimes even quiet. Without you, the women at Snapdragons, we would not be us. Thank you all.