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03/06/2026

02/06/2026

Top Tips for Children’s Teeth
Healthy teeth help children eat, speak and smile with confidence. Starting good habits early makes a big difference!
Here are some simple ways to protect your child’s teeth:
✨ Brush twice a day
Use a fluoride toothpaste and help children brush until at least age 7.
🥤 Choose water or milk between meals
Sugary drinks can cause tooth decay.
🍓 Keep sugary foods to mealtimes
Frequent sugary snacks can damage teeth.
🪥 Use the right amount of toothpaste
• Under 3: smear of toothpaste
• 3–6 years: pea-sized amount
👩‍⚕️ Visit the dentist regularly
Children should see a dentist as soon as their first teeth appear.
Starting healthy habits early can help prevent tooth decay and keep little smiles shining.
Find out more about children’s dental health:
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-teeth/taking-care-of-childrens-teeth/

01/06/2026

RABI’s Return to School Grant opens Monday 15 June at 12pm, offering £200 per school-aged child aged 4–16 to support farming families with back-to-school costs.

There are 4,000 grants available across two phases:

➡️ Phase 1 opens Monday 15 June
➡️ Phase 2 opens Monday 29 June

We expect demand to be high, so we encourage eligible applicants to prepare in advance and apply as soon as the portal opens.

📄 Before applying, please make sure you have:

• The number of children you receive Child Benefit for
• Your Child Benefit payment amount
• A bank statement from the last two months showing your Child Benefit payment

👉 Check eligibility and get prepared here:
rabi.org.uk/returntoschool/

P.S. Know a family who could benefit? Encourage them to apply.

01/06/2026

Sorry for the late post! We were having so much fun with our holiday club in the glorious sunshine that we forgot to post on Friday! 🤦🏻‍♀️☀️🕶️🧢
Here are a few pictures we did remember to snap, the holiday club had fun decorating and making kites. They had a go at flying them outside and then took them home to enjoy with their families. We made magical wands, squishy creatures, daisy chains, decorated butterfly’s and had a light up dance party 🪩🕺🪁🦋

We made potions in the mud kitchen, made music outdoors and enjoyed playing on all the apparatus outside on the big field. 🛝🧱🎶🪘⚽️

Over the past few weeks we have been watching our caterpillar eggs turn into caterpillars and then cacooned themselves to transform into butterflies. The children helped to release them into their natural habitat and by watching the process they have learnt how butterfly’s are made and learnt about life cycles. Hands on learning is the best kind of learning. 🐛🦋

28/05/2026

We would like to wish Joanne our manager a very Happy Birthday. Enjoy your day 🥳🎂🎁

27/05/2026

22/05/2026

This week in the duckling room we have been exploring nursery rhymes. We have enjoyed lots of activities based on different rhymes that the children chose. 🐭🐥🧵🕷️🐏

21/05/2026

We would like to all wish our fabulous Von a very Happy Birthday Today! 🥳

All the children joined in singing to her 🥰 she has been spoilt with a Birthday sausage butty for snack time 🤣🎉🎂🎈🎁

20/05/2026

⚠️ Safeguarding Advice for Parents and Carers ⚠️

We are aware of a viral online trend encouraging children to heat “squishy” toys, sometimes called NeeDoh or jelly cube toys, in a microwave.

This is extremely dangerous. When heated, the toys can burst and spray hot contents, causing serious burns to the hands, face, and skin.

What you can do:

• Talk to your child about the risks of copying online trends
• Remind them that not everything online is safe or real
• Never heat or microwave squishy toys
• Encourage children to speak to an adult if something online worries them

For more information and advice, please see the safeguarding alert below.
https://ineqe.com/2026/05/07/safeguarding-alert-viral-trend-causing-burns/