The number of children walking to school has dropped significantly in a generation when 70% of children walked to school, now it is just over half. Many working families can find walking to school difficult due to the pressures of getting to work and taking children to difficult schools or settings. If you can manage […]
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Here at Lewisham Children & Family Centres we love our bees! A great way to encourage bees into your garden is to get involved with this years “No mow May”. It’s also a great way to get away without mowing your lawn for a month! Just letting your lawn grow for a month creates a
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Healthy Start are moving from paper vouchers to the Healthy Start card. The last paper vouchers will be sent out on the week starting the 7th March. You can still use any valid vouchers to get free vitamins. There are still over 1600 Lewisham families missing out on these payments for vegetables, fruits, beans/lentils and
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It’s easy to do Big Garden Birdwatch from your garden, balcony, in your local park or from your window. Simply choose an hour between 28 and 30 January and count the birds that you see land in your garden, local park or from your balcony. Then tell us what you saw. Here’s a video to
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Would you like to foster a love of nature in your child, and have fun outdoors in all weathers and seasons? Come and join us for Outdoor Explorers Starting Monday 15th May 2023 Join our experienced early years practitioners at Evelyn Children & Family Centre for our exciting outdoor learning sessions for children aged 18
The Wildlife Trust has some fantastic activities for you and your family this Winter. Take a look at their 12 Days Wild Activities to keep little hands busy and help wildlife in your area. At this time of year, birds can struggle to find food. Check out our handy tutorial on YouTube that shows you how to
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Health Visitors are registered nurses or midwives with a specialist qualification in public health. They work with families who have children between the ages of 0 and five. Lewisham Health Visiting Services are provided by Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, and Health Visitors work in five teams, across the Borough. What your Health Visitor
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Autumn offers a rich bounty of inspiration for exploring and imaginations. Chances are if your children are in an early years setting, they’ll be doing lots of activities related to Autumn and getting them outdoors with some Autumn-inspired activities will continue this learning at home. It doesn’t matter if it is a sunny September, an overcast
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Children love growing plants and love being in the outdoors but they’re often impatient, wanitng to see instant results so all the activities can be done in an afternoon. Getting out in the fresh air is a brilliant for your child’s physical and brain development but you don’t need a garden to get involved.
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How does being outside help my baby? Benefits of being outside – There are so many benefits to being outdoors for example, walking outside gives your baby an opportunity to explore the world. Every sight, sound, and smell provides your baby with valuable experiences and learning. The changing colour of the trees, the different flowers
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