CUBS CORNER PRE-SCHOOL NURSERYis a registered childcare facility in which qualified and experienced staffmembers provide a warm and friendly environment whilst providing highstandard care.The nursery is fully registered with CSSIW and also follows thehealthy and sustainable pre school scheme. Cubs Corner nursery benefits fromfull use of the Lions Den play centre every morning and a brand new outdoorarea.The nursery offers a wide range of activities for children to completethroughout the day, encouraging early learning skills in preparation for school.

HAPPY DAYS CHILDCARE is one of the longest running childcareproviders in Pembrokeshire, havingserved the community for over23 years and cared for many, manychildren.The services offered to busyparents have now grown to includeafter school and holiday clubs, caringfor children around their part-timeschool sessions and even emergencycare during school closures or familyemergencies.With many awards and accreditationsthe company continues to participatein initiatives and inspections which areover and above the required standard,in order to let parents know that theywill receive a high quality of care fortheir child. Both Milford Haven andHaverfordwest sites have achieved aWales PPA Quality Assurance award.With childcare from as little as £8per session, including hot meals, highlyqualified and experienced staff and lotsof fun and learning, Happy Days canmeet all of your childcare needs.

CHILDREN who can communicateclearly and confidently have a hugehead start when it comes to learning,making friends and expressingthemselves at school.According to the National LiteracyTrustnearly 50 per cent of a child’s learning occursin the first four years of their life.Thereforethe more stimulus babies and young childrenget in terms of being read and talked to,the greater their capacity for language andliteracy.

Develop good language andcommunication skillsThis is vital for pre-school children as itprepares them for when they start theirfirst year of formal education.A confidentcommunicator will be able to socialise

and make friends easily in the classroomand in the playground.They will also be ableto express their feelings to their peers andteachers.Children develop language andcommunication skills by being given theopportunity to talk and listen.They learnnew words from stories that are being readto them. So turning reading into a habit isgreat, as then your child will expand theirvocabulary extensively.As your child nears school age, begin tracingwords with your finger as you read.Ask your child to identify the sound thatwords start with, or words on the pagethat rhyme.These activities help developpre-literacy skills, which are vital in helpingchildren learn to read and write.

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We are open 8-6 Monday to Friday Prices from £4.00 per hourWe take children from 6 weeks to 11 years

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Lung cancernurse giventop training

By Jenny Hanson01437 761767jha@westerntelegraph.co.ukTwitter @WTelegraph

Kirsten Whatling received specialist training to further her workat the Withybush Hospital Chemotherapy Day Unit.

BEAUTIFUL music echoedaround the walls of Haver-fordwest Castle on July 26,thanks to a successful Jazz atthe Castle event.The tunes were provided

courtesy of Tudor Thomasand his Rhythm Kings, andthe concert raised over £240for the benefit of Haverford-west Town Museum.Thanks go to museum trus-

tees and staff, volunteers andthe public, who attended,baked cakes, made the tea,put out chairs and gazebos,and also stayed behind to tidyup. Sue and Steve from Haver-fordwest Town Council werealso a great help.

Another Jazz at the Castleevent is set to be held on Sat-urday, September 6, from 2pmuntil 4pm.

If the weather is wet, theconcert will be held in St Mar-tin’s Church Hall.If the weather is dry, it will

be held behind the museum,inside the very grounds ofthe castle.Tickets will be £5 at the door,

to include refreshments, or£2.50 for under 16s.Please bring your own rugs

and chairs, in case not enoughchairs are available.l For more information,

please call Babs on 01437767005 or 07969 987595.

Jazz showcase getsthe castle swingin’

SUPPORTERS of theWithy-bush Hospital Chemother-apy Day Unit (CDU) havehelped a nurse gain morespecialist knowledge.Lung Cancer nursing spe-

cialist Kirsten Whatlingrecently participated ina week long learning pro-gramme – hosted by theRoyal Marsden Hospital inLondon – which forms partof a Masters Degree sylla-bus.The funds which paid

for Kirsten’s course wereraised by Letterston RAOBand donated to the inde-pendent Withybush Hospi-tal CDU Appeal.Kirsten said: “Thanks to

funding from the independ-ent CDU charity, which cov-ered my travel and accom-modation costs, I was ableto join others in a skills de-velopment programme.

“The course focused onthe latest treatment pro-cedures and offered thechance to network with oth-ers who do similar work athospitals around the UK.“This proved invaluable

for me, and will help meas the lung cancer nursingspecialist within the on-cology team at WithybushCDU and Ward 10.”Bernie George, trustee of

the charity, added: “As a lo-cal charity set up to providethe support needed by theteam at our CDU, we feltthis was an ideal opportu-nity to use funds raised toenhance local skills in ameaningful way.”

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NOAH’SARK, based inTabernacle Lane in thecentre of Narberth, is a bilingual setting offering qualitychildcare with play based learning experiences. Children aresupported by qualified and experienced staff, with currentDBS checks in a safe and secure environment protectedby CCTV.The centre offers a day nursery for 0-4 yearolds, parent and toddler group (everyTuesday 10am-12noon in the combined soft play area), after school club(with collection from Narberth andTempleton schools)and a holiday club through all school holidays offering careto children from a wider range of schools, with extensiveactivities and trips out.They also provide wraparound forpart-time school and an early morning breakfast club from7.30am.Noah’s Ark has achieved all areas of the Healthyand Sustainable Pre-school Scheme, the green flag for eco-schools, quality for all award fromWales PPA and the goldaward for Designed to Smile.

PLAYDAYS CHILDCARENURSERY offers childcare in Fishguard andsurrounding areas for children aged 6 weeks to 11 years.They provide a warm and friendly atmosphere in a bright,colourful and stimulating environment.PlayDays childcare is currently registered for 29 children.At present a team of 10 highly trained and motivated staffhave qualifications ranging from a PGCE in early years, earlyyears foundation degree to NVQ/diploma in childcare,learning and development levels 2 and 3.The team’s aims are to provide affordable, accessible andquality childcare, creating a safe, caring and stimulatingenvironment where each child can develop their potential,whilst becoming independent and active learners.Theyaim to provide clear boundaries in terms of acceptablebehaviour, develop children’s understanding and useencouragement and praise as rewards for good behaviour.They strive to build each child’s self esteem together withmutual care and respect for each other. “The care weprovide is of the highest standard.Whilst in their care yourchildren will receive as much care and attention as theywould at home.We will always work in partnership withyou with your children’s best interests at heart.”Playdays Childcare Nursery is fully registered with CSSIWand are members of Clybiau Plant,Wales pre schoolsassociation, and healthy pre schools scheme.

Talk and listenLISTENING is also critical to children’s languagedevelopment and reading.The learning continues even into adulthood as wepick up new ideas or new knowledge often by listening.So it’s only right that as parents we develop ourchildren’s listening skills.For children to pay attention and listen, they haveto have the ability to focus the eyes and/or earson something specific for a certain length of time.Children need to listen to sounds around them, tospeech sounds, to words and to sentences before theycan learn to speak for themselves.A good attentionspan is needed before a child can begin to understandlanguage. Listening skills are also key to children’slearning when they start school. So, activities that canhelp children with their attention and listening willbuild up a child’s concentration level.