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Den Day – Friday 17 June

June 9, 2016
Ilkley Pre-school Playgroup

On Friday 17th June we are joining schools, nurseries and youth groups up and down the country who’ll be building dens and raising money in aid of Save the Children which will help to transform the lives of other children around the world. Our own children will be building dens in the garden and decorating it with Save the […]

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Half-term Activities & Events

May 26, 2016

We have taken a look at all the local events happening over this half-term for you and listed them below. Please take a look and have a great week! ILKLEY LIDO OPENING EVENT Saturday 28th May 10 am – 5 pm £2.00 per person Family fun day with stalls, face-painting and activities http://lido.retailchange.com/   BLUEBELL […]

Categories: Children's Activities, Community Events Tags: activities, events, Half-term, Ilkley, ilkley pre-school playgoup, whats on

Teaching Children to Write

May 19, 2016
Ilkley Preschool Playgroup

There are many split opinions on early hand writing skills amongst early year’s practitioners and parents. Many parents believe a child should be writing their names and other short words in order to be ready for the school transition. Many practitioners also share this belief and along the way have lost sight of best practice […]

Categories: Teaching Methods Tags: develop through play, learning to write, mark making, play based curriculum, school transition, starting reception, writing names

Ilkley Carnival 2016

May 4, 2016
Ilkley Pre-school Playgroup as mini Liquorice Allsort Bertie Bassets

Thank-you to everyone who joined us in this year’s carnival parade. You all did a fantastic job in not very pleasant conditions! A big thank-you also to everyone that joined us on the craft afternoons and/or took things home with them to prepare. We couldn’t do it without all your help. In particular I would like to thank Vanessa […]

Categories: Children's Activities, Community Events, Latest News Tags: #IlkleyCarnival16, #IlkleyPreschoolPlaygroup, HelpingYoungMindsGrow, Ilkley

Bushcraft Fridays!

April 28, 2016
Bushcraft Fridays

From Friday 10th June we are holding the first of our FREE bushcraft events for children aged between 2 and 5. Come and join us here at IPP, on Queen’s Road (just off Wells Road). There will be Den Building and Adventure Play in our fantastic garden with a different Bushcraft Activity each week. Places are limited […]

Categories: Announcements, Children's Activities, Community Events Tags: explore, friday, fun, garden, HelpingYoungMindsGrow, Ilkley, ilkley pre-school playgroup

Other places to visit

March 23, 2016

If you’re still looking for something to do over the Easter holidays, take a look at the list below for some local favourites: Dan’s Den http://www.dansdenilkley.co.uk/   Clip ‘n’ Climb, Ilkley http://clipnclimbilkley.co.uk/ Monday – Saturday: 9:00am – 10:00pm (last session at 9:00pm) Sunday: 10:00am – 7:00pm (last session at 6:00pm) ADVANCED BOOKINGS AT WEEKENDS AND […]

Categories: Announcements, Children's Activities, Community Events Tags: attractions, fun, Ilkley, to do

Easter Events in & near Ilkley

March 23, 2016

Here’s a list of other Easter Holiday events we have found for you over the holidays. Click on the web links for more details. Saturday 26th March Easter Bunny at Northcliffe Woods http://www.visitbradford.com/thedms.aspx?dms=3&feature=1000&venue=2184480 Saturday 26th March 12.30 – 15.00 Bring a picnic and meet the Easter Bunny in the top field past the miniature railway. […]

Categories: Announcements, Children's Activities, Community Events Tags: Easter, Egg, events, fun, whats on

Easter Egg Hunts & Trails

March 23, 2016

We’ve trawled the internet to find as many Easter Activities as we can. Here are the Easter Egg Hunts, with more information on other Easter events to come next. EASTER EGG HUNTS (ON EASTER WEEKEND ONLY) Keighley & Worth Valley Railway http://kwvr.co.uk/easter-2016/ Friday 25th March – Thursday 7th April Easter Egg Trail throughout the Easter […]

Categories: Announcements, Children's Activities, Community Events Tags: Bunny, Easter, Egg, Hunt, Local, Trail

Tesco ‘Farm to Fork’ Trail

January 27, 2016

Last week we had a lovely time at Tesco, Ilkley where we were invited to go on a ‘Farm to Fork’ trail. We have been looking all around Tesco at the different types of fruit and vegetables and even getting to eat a lot of them! We saw all the store rooms and got very chilly […]

Categories: Children's Activities, Community Events Tags: Eat Happy Project, Farm to Fork, Fruit, Ilkley, ilkley pre-school playgroup, Tesco, Veg

Facebook Posts

January 27, 2016

Have you seen our recent facebook posts lately? You may have noticed that we try to publish a post almost every day. It’s a great way to keep up-to-date with our activities and see what your child has been doing whilst they are here with us. Please ‘Like’ our posts or comment in order to […]

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