CURRICIULUM & POLICIES
Festivals
Our aim is to show respectful awareness of all the major events in the lives of the children and families in the Nursery, and in our society as a whole, and to welcome the diversity of backgrounds from which they come.
In order to achieve this, we aim to acknowledge all the festivals which are celebrated in our area and/or by the families involved in the Nursery.
Without indoctrination in any specific faith, children will be made aware of the festivals which are being celebrated by their own families or others, and will be introduced where appropriate to the stories behind the festivals.
Children and families who celebrate at home festivals with which the rest of the Nursery is not familiar will be invited to share their festival with the rest of the group, if they themselves wish to do so.
Children will be encouraged to welcome a range of different festivals, together with the stories, celebrations and special food and clothing they involve, as part of the diversity of life.
