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The smart way to exercise this summer!

Any parent will tell you the importance of getting your baby and toddler out and about, especially over the sunny Summer months, but did you know the World Health Organisation actually recommends that children from as young as 5 should be spending at least an hour a day exercising?* Everyone knows that a happy toddler…

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Win sports equipment and help kids have fun getting fit!

A recent survey of pre-schools and nurseries conducted by the Haven Fun & Fitness campaign has found 88% of settings are struggling to fund sports at their early years settings. To help make it easier to provide exciting and engaging physical activity for under-fives the Haven Fun & Fitness campaign was set up in 2009…

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Free guide for community sports funding

Don’t miss a chance to cash in on “big society” funds

Communities are failing to cash in on the millions of pounds of free ‘Big Society’ funding that is available to help improve play and sports facilities across the UK, a key part of Lord Coe’s Olympic legacy pledge. Research by Proludic, one of the UK’s leading providers of play and sports equipment, shows that eight…

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Fun and learning this half term!

Half term holidays can prove a challenge for parents and children alike. Whilst the kids are looking forward to having a week off, parents can be left bewildered trying to keep them entertained, whilst keeping their brains active and prepared for the new term. So Explore Learning, who run engaging extra-curricular educational activities all year…

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Ofsted to publish online reports on childminders

Education watchdog Ofsted are to publish inspection reports online to give parents much more detail about the availability and standard of local childcare. The move means that parents can read the reports on the Ofsted website and search for registered childminders in their area. Of the first 1,000 reports in England, 45 childminders, nurseries and crêches are…

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Cally Palace Hotel Review

Fiona Bridger, a trusty babyworld moderator, took her family for a 4 day break to a luxury hotel in the Scottish lowlands. Would they be reluctant to leave? Cally Palace Hotel – what’s it like? Food, glorious food Bedtime Overall verdict We arrived at the Cally Palace hotel in the afternoon of a warm April day that…

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Haven Holiday, Littlesea, Weymouth, Dorset

Haven – Littlesea Review Haven Holiday, Littlesea, Weymouth, Dorset With the Easter holidays fast approaching we decided we all needed a break from the usual routine of life – we chose a Monday-Friday break at Haven’s Littlesea Holiday Park in Weymouth, Dorset. We always love going to Haven as there is so much to do…

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