Can you do one wild thing every day for an entire month?
30 Days Wild is The Wildlife Trusts' annual challenge where they ask everyone to do one wild thing a day throughout the month of June.
You can sign up below to receive a FREE pack either through the post* or via email. You'll also receive lots of fun activities from them throughout the month to keep you inspired!
Learning through Landscapes Grants: Outdoor training and resources
Schools and early years Settings in England can apply for support from the Learning through Landscapes programme. The Local School Nature grants are intended to help schools and early years settings offer outdoor learning activities for their pupils.
The grants provide an assortment of nature equipment up to the value of £500 and a two hour training session. The packages are customisable, enabling Early Years settings*, Infant, Primary and Secondary schools to choose from a menu of items which best suit their learners and their setting.
Eligibility: All schools and early years settings who employ at least five staff and have a dedicated building, (either stand alone or part of a school) can apply for fully-funded outdoor learning training for staff and £500 of equipment for outdoor learning.
Training: this includes a two-hour session for up to 30 members of staff that will be delivered outside at your school or setting. When applying you may choose your preferred course from the menu of options including gardening for biodiversity, tool use.
Equipment: when applying for the grant you can choose from a selection of pre-approved products – including woodland activity kits, gardening kits, wildlife cameras and outdoor cooking equipment – up to a total of £500.
There are three remaining funding rounds in 2023. These are the
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9th June,
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8th September or
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10th November.
To find out further information of apply please click here.
Oral Health and the EYFS - what does this mean for me?
Oral Health’ is explicitly referred to in Section 3 – The Safeguarding and the Welfare Requirement of the EYFS under Medicines, paragraph 3.45, because, whilst tooth decay is largely preventable, significant numbers of children aged 5 continue to have tooth decay and this can negatively impact them in several ways.
The recently published results of an oral health survey undertaken by the National Dental Epidemiology Programme1 during the 2021 to 2022 school year showed that, across the UK, there was evidence of some level of dental decay in 29.3% of five-year-old children, with tooth extraction being the most common reason for a child under 6 to have a general anaesthetic. It also showed that children living in the most deprived areas of the country were also 3 times more likely to have dental decay compared to those living in the least derived areas.
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How to be sun safe
Now the sunshine is making a regular appearance don't forget to update your sun safety procedures to keep everyone safe.
Fore more visit Early Years Alliance webpage.
Wellbeing - Social Butterflies Year Planner
Give a boost to butterflies and your health and wellbeing with a monthly nature-based calendar! 
With three ideas per month there is something for everyone whether you have a few minutes or a few hours to spare.
Download your copy here 
https://butrfli.es/435nrfe
Hanni and the Magic Window
Written for children aged 3 and up, this rhyming story is about speaking out and getting help.
An online safety story without any technology!
Hanni’s home has a very special magic window. But when Hanni sees something that upsets her, she struggles to explain what has happened.
Can she find the words to get the help she needs?
This story can be viewed as an ebook or is available to download in English and Welsh.
Supporting a healthy mind
BookTrust have put together a selection of picture books that can help young children to start to understand mental health and support a healthy mind.
They include titles that touch on sadness, anxiety and finding courage and reassurance, and are books which can help to supply useful strategies and support a growth mindset.
Welcome to Fifty Things Friday
Every Friday we will focus on one of the activities featured in the ‘50 Things to do before you’re 5’ app. This week it’s time to discover ‘Mini Artist’
#Activity 20
Painting and drawing allow children to focus on an open-ended task, which they have chosen. The freedom to choose what, where, when, how and why. They will have fun, find ways to express themselves and learn about cause and effect.
Making marks outside allows children to try BIG strokes and brush marks. Using water on a warm day means that your child can use a paint brush and bucket, a spray bottle filled with water or sponges and a bowl of water to make long lines or cover large areas.
Download the app and find out more! https://warwickshire.50thingstodo.org/
Interacting with children while they are playing is an investment in their future.