Some lovely comments about Castle Kids

We were delighted when the Early Years Improvement Team – Children, Schools and Families for Cornwall Council visited Castle Kids last week to look at the quality of our provision and areas that might need additional support. Here are some of the things that they said…

“A bright, attractive, welcoming setting…”
“Confident friendly children who readily approached to talk about what they were doing and to share books…”
“Wealth of information displayed/available to parents and carers…”
“Good quality resources accessibly stored, labelled with pictures/text…”
“Displays/text which are relevant to children (e.g. the board where children’s ideas are written up daily at Circle time, expressed in children’s own words)…”
“Clearly defined areas in pre-school room (role play, creative play, mark making, book area, heuristic play,) with opportunities for learning in all areas…”
“Learning journeys with photos, observations linked to area/phase of development and possible ‘next steps’…”
“Policies reviewed and updated and system in place for ensuring parents/carers have read them; SEF in place…”
“Pro-active engagement with other professionals…”
“Enthusiastic forward-thinking manager…”

Our team works extremely hard to ensure that Castle Kids is a welcoming and educational place for our little guests and we have been rated by Ofstead as “outstanding”. You don’t have to stay at the hotel to use the facility, so do drop in and have a look around if you are looking for childcare.

Colouring Comp at "Fair Mo"

Last Saturday (26th Nov) was “Fair Mo” in St Ives - the ancient “pig” fair that sees all kinds of entertainment and crafts in the town.

We ran a colouring competition for 0-5 yr olds and 6-10 yr olds, with a prize of Sunday lunch for 2 adults and 2 children for each age group winner.

We wanted to share our pictures with you as we have some budding artists in our midst!

Our winner in the 6-10 Yr Old category was Skye; Whilst our winner in the 0-5 Yr Old category was Ruby. Please see pictures in that order.

Well done Ruby and Skye and we look forward to seeing you for Sunday lunch!

Kids Club Video Tour.

Please click on the above to view a short video tour of our club for kids - "Castle Kids". The club is fully accredited and has now been open for a fortnight and we are pleased to report that the initial feedback has been terrific. Its great to offer such a safe and educational environment right on site and for the kids on holiday it is terrific fun!

CASTLE KIDS!

Castle Kids Club is open from the 18th of May

It’s our job to ensure that Castle Kids Club has something to engage all ages and all tastes, from babes in arms to the most independent of children, and we can assure you that there is always plenty to do and experience throughout each week, either in our playroom or activities around the hotel.

For our youngest clubbers, we know how important it is to provide them with a range of stimulating toys and exciting sensory experiences combined with affection and cuddles to keep them engaged and contented while parents relax. We also have a quiet area with cots for babies needing a nap.

We encourage our toddler clubbers to use their fantastic imaginations to take their play in whichever direction they choose, be that puppet making, pottery, cooking or studying the world around them.Our older clubbers may choose to involve themselves in our many outdoor sporting activities or may prefer to just chill out and relax, listening to music, playing the Nintendo Wii or getting involved with a photographic project or club production