Why use ‘I Wonder’ questions you may ask? The answer is simple; we want our children to explore, be curious and think deeply about the world around them. One way we can do this is to model the use of ‘I Wonder…’ questions. Children imitate adults and so when we...
What a Christmas we’ve had at YMCA Day Nursery! We kicked off the festivities by holding 2 successful Christmas sing-alongs that saw Cafe 1879 packed to the rafters with the children’s family and friends. We hosted another popular Christmas Fayre over the North...
Jade* and her mum arrived in North Tyneside not long before Christmas. The background to their story is deeply upsetting; Jade’s mum was initially trafficked into the UK on the promise of training to become a nurse, forced into an abusive relationship, made pregnant...
Over 60 children, staff, parents and carers came together to celebrate during our Platinum Jubilee Tea Party. Everyone had a fantastic time! It was our first Stay and Play post-COVID restrictions and what a delight it was to see the joy on the children’s faces as they...
2021 has impacted many of us financially and emotionally, especially after the events of the previous year. Many have been furloughed or lost their jobs due to Covid, not to mention the reduction in Universal Credit. So, over the past few months we have partnered with...
