Category Archives: News
Childcare support
https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/children-education-and-families Starting April 2024, existing childcare support is being expanded. This will be done in phases, starting in April this year, through to September 2025. • From April 2024, eligible working parents of 2-year-olds will be able to access 15 hours a week* childcare support. • From September 2024, 15 hours childcare support a week*Continue reading “Childcare support”
The Oxford Food Hub
Welcome Lake Street Nursery uses The Oxford Food Hub for snack time supplies of fresh fruit and vegetables and for cooking ingredients!
Internet Safety for Young Children
You may think considering how to ‘teach’ young children about internet safety is rather odd but there are things we can do to support safe use of the internet for the youngest children and, establish good habits for them keeping themselves safe. Things to think about for our youngest children are: — Supervision — LimitedContinue reading “Internet Safety for Young Children”
Fifty Things to Do before you’re Five
Oxfordshire has a fabulous new app for parents: easy to use and full of fun ideas for activities for parents and toddlers that support their learning and development! Download the app and you are ready to go!! Click on the appropriate link below for your phone/tablet or scan the QR code. Apple store https://apple.co/2BLNwJh Google playContinue reading “Fifty Things to Do before you’re Five”
Hinksey Park Activity Trail
Rally the kids, head out for some fresh air together, and see your neighborhood in a new way. We’ve put together an activity trail around our beautiful Hinksey Park to keep you entertained over lockdown.
Sneezing Sid
Last week “Sneezing Sid” came to visit: he was sneezing everywhere! The children were able to remind him to use a tissue, sneeze into an elbow (he had to borrow one as he hasn’t got one of his own!) and put the tissue in the bin…
Apple pressing
This week, to expand on our Autumnal theme, we hope to be pressing apples with the children. Thanks to the apple press that we’ve borrowed from Hogacre Common Eco Park. If anyone wants to add a few more apples to our collection that is waiting to be pressed then they’d be gratefully received and alsoContinue reading “Apple pressing”
September start
Term 1 will begin on Monday 7 September 2020, at 8.45 Please be aware of our new sessions times of 8.45-11.45, 11.45-2.45 We will also be following advice regarding the situation with COVID19 and will inform parents of any changes to normal operating conditions that this may mean as soon as we have the relevantContinue reading “September start”
Lake Street mentioned on Oxford MUMbler
As part of our strategy to recruit new members to nursery, Committee member Maddy (who is a freelance journalist) wrote a guest article for parenting website Oxford MUMbler in return for some coverage. You can read the article ‘3 secrets to raising happy children’ here and check out all the latest events for families in OxfordContinue reading “Lake Street mentioned on Oxford MUMbler”
Lake Street Nursery 