January 2018 - Schoolhouse Day Care

12 Questions You Need to Ask Your Nursery

January 26, 2018

When it comes to our children, we want the absolute best for them and to take care of them always. While we can always try our best, we do have to work, and when they are young, this means taking them to nursery or daycare where they can stay throughout the day.
Leaving our children in someone else’s care can be tough for many parents, therefore choosing a suitable nursery can be one of the most important decisions that they’ll ever have to make.
To help you find the best nursery for your children, we’ve put together a list of essential

A little boy throwing a pile of leaves in the air outside

What Is Heuristic Play and Why Is It Good for Our Children?

January 11, 2018

Heuristic
adjective
“enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves.”
Have you ever experienced a specific moment with your child where they’d rather play with the box that a new toy has come in rather than the toy itself? Or even another everyday object over a new toy? If you have, this is what is known as heuristic play.
What is heuristic play?

The term “Heuristic Play” was coined to describe the interaction of babies and children with everyday objects – not toys.”
Today, children are surrounded by loud, colourful toys that tend to be made out of plastic or wood, and while these