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Nursery NewsTuesday June 24, 2008 Families and friends of toddlers at Ashfield Nursery, Low Fell, took part in an unusual "identify the babies" competition when they attended the nursery’s Summer Fayre. Fifteen of the nursery nurses posted up baby photographs of themselves to see if anyone could recognise and correctly identify them. Nearest to succeed – and to win a bottle of champagne! – was a parent who correctly identified all but two of the 15 nurses from their baby photographs. All of which surprised nursery manager Joanna Brown (pictured centre) who said: "I reckoned it was impossible to identify all 15 from the baby photographs. I’ve worked with the girls for ages, and managed to match only three." Pictured are the nurses grouped around their baby photographs, plus five more shots
of all the fun at the Fayre.
Thursday March 27, 2008 Ashfield Nurseries... two at South Shields and the other at Low Fell... have been named Employer Of The Year by MCQ, the mobile care and qualifications company, one of the region's leading "on-the-job" training organisations. The award is in recognition of what MCQ describes as the nurseries' "excellent pro-active attitude regarding training of care workers." The company also praises the nurseries for their high level of co-operation which, they say, is an essential ingredient of successful training in a work environment. A plaque commemorating the award has been presented to the company by Paul Bowden, apprentice co-ordinator for MCQ, and accepted by Mrs Karen Powell, a director of Ashfield Nurseries & Early Learning Centres Ltd.
The Ashfield nursery at Low Fell has hosted all the training sessions and manager Joanna Brown said today: "More than 20 members of the staff at all three nurseries have secured their qualifications via MCQ training and all are agreed it was beneficial to be able to study in familiar surroundings with friends and colleagues they knew well." "The work environment also provided them with on-the-spot verification of the value of the various subjects they were studying." A special Certificate of Achievement was also presented to Clare Armstrong, a 26-year-old nursery nurse at Low Fell, who successfully completed a qualification course with MCQ despite personal difficulties. Tuesday March 18, 2008
How do you join in a record attempt for the largest number of young people reading aloud simultaneously when you haven't yet learnt to read? The answer is simple as these youngsters at Ashfield Nursery found out when they took part with 250,000 youngsters in all parts the country in the Guinness world record attempt in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital. They were helped by their nursery manager Joanna Brown (pictured left), and senior nursery nurse Gemma Pescod who read the charity’s chosen piece – a poem taken from the newly published 'Peter Pan in Scarlet' – a line at a time, which was then repeated by the children. Says Joanna Brown: "The poem was five verses long and contained some challenging vocabulary for three and four-year-olds, so we had to rehearse quite a lot to enable them to become familiar with it. They were just about word perfect on the day." The event, called 'The Big Time Rhyme' took place on Peter Pan Day, so the Ashfield children dressed in Peter Pan and Tinkerbell costumes. Wednesday February 27, 2008 Twenty pre-school children dressed in Peter Pan and Tinkerbell costumes -- all attending Ashfield Nursery and ELC, Low Fell -- will join quarter-of-a-million children across the country on March 7 in an attempt to smash the Guinness world record for the largest number of young people reading aloud simultaneously. The Ashfield children have not yet started to read but they will join in the event by reciting the piece chosen by the charity -- a poem taken from the newly-published Peter Pan in Scarlet – simultaneously with youngsters at various venues across the country. The event, called the 'Big Time Rhyme', takes place on Peter Pan Day on March 7, the culmination of Peter Pan Week which aims to raise £300,000 towards a new renal unit at Great Ormond Street Hospital, and a place in the Guinness Book of Records. Says Ashfield nursery manager, Joanna Brown: "We are involving the whole nursery when every child will dress up as Peter Pan or Tinkerbell. The pre-school children, who are sponsored by parents and friends, have been practising for weeks to learn the words of the five-verse poem with the help of a specially produced DVD. It's been quite a challenge for them but also a lot of fun. We think this sort of event is very beneficial for the children because it helps them to realise that not all youngsters are as fortunate as they are." A Great Ormond Street Hospital spokesman said: "The gift of Peter Pan was the most generous present author J M Barrie could have given to the Great Ormond Street Hospital and the success of Peter Pan in Scarlet will ensure that the hospital will benefit for many years to come." Thursday February 7, 2008
The promotion-from-within policy of South Shields-based Ashfield Nurseries and ELC Ltd has resulted in career ladder progress to management level for three employees at Ashfield Court, the company’s nursery in the grounds of South Tyneside District Hospital. Leanne Howden (29) has moved up to manager from deputy manager, senior nursery nurse Emma Hughes (26) becomes deputy manager, while Vicki Saunders (24) is promoted to senior nursery nurse. "It is a complete change in the management structure of the nursery and we are very pleased to have filled all three positions by internal promotions," says regional manager Jill Westgarth. "We actively encourage advancement in training and in career progress. This is one of the results achieved." All three new members of the management team are South Shields born and live in the town. Leanne and her deputy Emma are former pupils of Mortimer Road School, while Vicki attended Whitburn Comprehensive. They are all fully qualified in the care of children, and Leanne additionally has a Foundation Degree in Childhood Studies and Practices gained at Sunderland University. Emma and Vicki both received their qualifications in child care at Hebburn College. Ashfield Nurseries and ELC Ltd owns and operates three nurseries in the North East. The others are in Stanhope Road, South Shields, and in Joicey Road, Low Fell. NOTE: If you have a query or need additional information, contact Jack Ramsey or Yvonne Purvis on 0191-266-4000.
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