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Funcare is owned and operated by Ian & Josy Thompson who are local parents who set up the company in order to provide high quality care for the children of Harrogate.

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Nursery Photos

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Please may I just remind everyone about nursery photographs on Monday 6 and Tuesday 7 June.  If you child does not attend nursery on these days you are welcome to bring him/her in for their photograph.
Group photos will be taken on Thursday 9 June - babies at 10, toddlers at 11 and pre-school at 11.30.  If your child does not attend on this day please feel free to bring him/her along for the group photograph.
We look forward to a happy, sunny, smiley day :)

Kind regards
Dee

Written by admin

June 2nd, 2011 at 3:55 pm

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World Book Day - Thursday 3 March

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Dear Parents/Carers

It is world book day on Thursday 3 March and as 2011 is the year of communication we would like to promote reading and the sharing of stories on this day.  Our top tip for communication in February is

“TALK WITH EVERY CHILD EVERY DAY” and what better way to do this than through stories and reading.

To celebrate this each section will be doing something a little different so please make a note of what your child will be doing and talk to them and help them choose what they would like to do.

BABIES - If you have a favourite story that you share with your child we would like children to come dressed as their (or your) favourite character.

TODDLERS - It is going to be DISNEY DAY in toddlers, so you can help your child dress as a favourite disney character.  Their favourite disney stories will be read during the day.

PRE-SCHOOL - It’s a” dress up in your favourite book character day” and the pre-school team ask that the children bring their book in with them so that the stories can be shared with everyone that day.

We look forward to having a day full of stories, role play and creative fun.

Kind regards
Dee

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February 17th, 2011 at 4:20 pm

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Parent advice. Things to look out for when visiting a nursery

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1. Does the nursery have a welcoming, happy and cheerful atmosphere – are the children and the carers having fun?

2. Are the children happy and settled? Does the person showing you around know the children? Do the children want to chat with you or the person showing you around?

3. Are child carers sitting with and interacting with the children or with each other?

4. Do the premises and equipment look clean but used? (Perfect equipment has not been used by children! Any experienced parent will tell you that an environment where children are active and enjoying themselves will NEVER be pristine!)

5. Do the children have opportunities to learn, explore and have fun in a natural environment outdoors? (Children need to learn about their world and so outdoor play environments should give them opportunities to explore mud, sand, leaves, grass, and build, run and jump. A ready made road and climbing frame isn’t nearly as challenging as crates, planks and den building equipment.

You can download this list from our funcare website here.

If you have any more questions, we’d be happy to answer them and show you around our lovely nurseries.

Written by Ian Thompson

November 22nd, 2009 at 11:21 pm

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Choosing the right childcare for your children can be a difficult choice for first time parents

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Choosing the right childcare for your children can be a difficult choice for first time parents and as local working parents of 4 children ourselves, we know how hard it can be to juggle work and family life. Our Funcare aim is to make the initial choice easy for you and then keep your lives uncomplicated by being open, approachable and flexible in everything we do.

Our parents are happy:

“We have been using Woodlands Day Nursery for over 10 years. All 3 of our children have enjoyed the wide variety of activities, loved the food and most importantly have been happy attending each day. We were comfortable leaving them in such a secure and caring environment. We could drop our children in the morning, knowing that they were in safe hands and didn’t have the hassle of organising food and nappies for them as these were all provided. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Woodlands Day Nursery to others. Tracey Armstrong“

Please follow our blog and feel free to post comments or contact us if you have any questions.

Josy and Ian

Written by Josy Thompson

September 18th, 2009 at 2:17 pm

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