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Early Years Holiday Drop-in Play Sessions
Come and join Travelling Light on Thursday 10th April for a morning of play for 0–3-year-olds and their carers. Explore how pre-schoolers move and explore the world, using movement, clowning and physical play. Experiment with new ways to play together...
Improving our Fine Motor Skills
Our Two's Area Exploring Motor Skills Activities In the two's area we have been focusing on fine motor skills exploring scissors, tweezers and pegs. Fine motor skills are the tiny movements we make with our hands, fingers, feet and toes. They allow us to do countless...
A Wonderful Donation of Strawberry Plants
Growing Our Strawberry Patch A local residents' gardening group donated to us some lovely strawberry plants! We carefully took the little plants out of their pots, used our trowels and spades to dig holes and then planted our strawberry plants. We could see that the...
Eid Celebrations
We will be celebrating the Islamic festival of Eid, and as part of our celebrations, we will be having parties with crafts, dancing, and party games on Tuesday, April 1st (morning session) and Thursday, April 3rd (afternoon session). We would be very grateful if you...
Newsletter – March 2025
In this month's newsletter from Cashmore Early Years Centre, we celebrate Spring's arrival with updates from all our groups. The children have been enjoying outdoor play, construction activities, and storytelling experiences. The newsletter includes information about...
SEND and You Appointments – March 26th, 2025
SEND and You will offer free 1:1 appointments at Wellspring Settlement Family Centre, Barton Hill, BS5 0AX, on Wednesday, March 26th, 2025. Appointments are available at 12:30 p.m., 12:50 p.m., 1:10 p.m., and 1:30 p.m. SEND and You practitioners can provide advice and...
Should I Keep My Child Off School?
We would like to provide all our families with some helpful information about deciding when to keep your child home when they are sick and when it is safe for them to return to nursery. We understand that in some circumstances keeping a child home can be a difficult...
Campaign, Stay & Play for families who rent
We’re supporting the Bristol Fair Renting Campaign – a local, renter-led group who are fighting for housing justice for those impacted by the broken renting system in Bristol. The campaign has just launched a new Campaign, Stay & Play group in Redfield for...
Measles Letter for Parents and Carers
We have received a letter from Bristol City Council about an increase in measles cases in Bristol since the 16th of December 2024. Measles can spread very easily among those who are unvaccinated. Approximately 17% of 5-year-old children in Bristol have not had the MMR...
School Holiday Food and Fun
You and your family are invited to join The Swannery at the Wellspring Settlement for a day of crafts, games and food on Monday the 17th February and Wednesday the 19th of February. The event will be taking place at The Swannery, Wellspring Settlement, 43 Ducie Road,...
Our Setting Awarded the Outdoor Play and Learning Reflective Framework for Bristol Standard Pilot
Recently, our settings St Phillip's Marsh Nursery School and Cashmore Early Years Centre have had the opportunity to be a part of a new pilot scheme from the Bristol Standard. The pilot scheme incorporates the new reflective outdoor framework. Different settings were...
Celebrating Lunar New Year
Recently, the children at Cashmore Early Years Centre explored Lunar New Year traditions as we welcomed the Year of the Snake in 2025. Our learning journey encompassed engaging, multi-sensory activities supporting key developmental areas. Creative expression...