CHINESE NEW YEAR
Nurseries across the country marked Chinese New Year on 23 January, the start of the year of the dragon.
Children at Elmscot Day Nursery in Greater Manchester (above) made their own dragon to dance with, as did Clever Clogs Day Nursery in Durham (bottom) and Busy Bees Nursery in Oldbrook, Milton Keynes.
Blossom Tree Children's Nursery in Edinburgh (above) made a dragon display and also got in touch with the nursery class at Dulwich College international school in Beijing to learn how they celebrate New Year in China.
Children at Little Acorns Day Nursery Stanlaw in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire (right) tried on traditional dress and accessories. London Early Years Foundation Nursery Luton Street made a trip to London's Chinatown with its distinctive red gates.
The Fire Station Day Nursery and Little Red Day Nursery in Manchester (below) came together to watch a Chinese dragon dance performed by Manchester based kung-Fu school Northern Tigers
Traditional Chinese dishes were savoured by children at Little Acorns Day Nursery in Washington, Tyne and Wear, kidsunlimited in North Cheam, Surrey (top) kidsunlimited in East Barnet (bottom) and the London Early Years Foundation Nursery at Furze Children's Centre in Barking and Dagenham.
FOAMING AROUND
The pre-school class at kidsunlimited Ladbroke Grove in London messed around with crazy foam for an activity to encourage speech. Nursery manager Beverley Smith said, 'The children loved describing the texture of the foam and making up silly sounding words.'
HEART OF THE NURSERY
Just Learning Nursery in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, presented their local children's community nursing team with a cheque for more than £1,000 to buy two portable blood pressure monitors. The nursery was inspired to raise the money by three-year-old Joseph Mackay, who attends the setting and suffers from a serious heart defect.
WISHES COME TRUE
Nursery group Casterbridge raised more than £20,000 for the Make-a-Wish Foundation, which grants wishes for children living with life-threatening illnesses. Throughout the year, employees, children and parents from Casterbridge got involved in a host of fundraising activities and events to grant wishes to five children and young people in the UK.
MOBILE THEATRE
Children at Lincolnshire Montessori in Caistor, Lincolnshire, were treated to a special adapted interactive performance of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' with the Rhubarb Theatre Company.
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