Useful Links
There are so many great free resources out there on the internet to help your child learn and develop at home. Here are some we recommend to parents and children at Stithians Preschool.
Lego - Digital Child Safety
Making sure our kids are safe on the internet is is vital: Lego’s amazing resource helps children to think about what is safe and what isn’t.
School Admissions
Apply for a Reception place for your child
Early Years Foundation Stage
What to Expect in the Early Years Foundation Stage: A guide for parents.
What to expect, when?
Guidance to your child's learning and development in the Early years foundation stage.
Change4Life
Change4Life is here to help you and your family be healthier and happier. Full of lots of fun activities, recipes and more!
Tapestry Online Journal
We encourage our parents to enrol in Tapestry (a free resource). This will mean that we will be able to share with you on a daily basis what learning your child is engaged in through a simple app to enable you to link this with what you do at home. It’s also a lovely record of your child’s time with us!
Little Owls
Little Owls has great free and printable resources for role-play, phonics etc that link into the EYFS framework. If you are not sure what to get, ask any of the team and they will be more than happy to help.
Sickness
- when should my child stay home?
It can be difficult to know when your child is not feeling well- Should they stay home or go to Preschool/school?
Here is the link to a really useful website which identifies common childhood illnesses, explaining what you should do and when to seek medical advice.
It also advises when your child needs to stay home or when they can go into Preschool/school.
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/
Covid 19
During the Covid 19 pandemic is is important to follow Government guidance to ensure everyone's safety and to know when to keep your child at home should they display symptoms of Covid-19: High temperature, new persistent cough or loss of taste and smell.
The poster below should help you decide what to do.