Nurseries

Exciting News!! We are delighted to announce the the launch of our Signing 4 ChildcareTraining Events, the first event of it's kind in N Ireland! Limited places available.

We would like to help you to learn the skills to use our programme in your childcare environment, as well as helping pass on the information/ skills to parents.

Signing is hugely beneficial in a childcare environment, not only to support early communication and development, but to help build relationships and social skills. Using simple signs while speaking with preschool children, toddlers and infants is an excellent way to enable communication before, while and after they learn to speak. Preverbal children love to communicate by asking for food, nappy changes or simply identifying objects in their environment. Using signs with toddlers helps them learn colours, numbers and the alphabet as it demonstrates the concept, not only verbally, but visually and kinaesthetically also. Sign language has been shown to improve vocabulary, reading and spelling, self esteem and comfort with expressing emotions.

Signing can also help manage behaviour within a childcare setting. Signs like stop, gentle and share help toddlers learn how to play together more cooperatively.

We offer nurseries the opportunity to take part in our Sign2Music Nursery /Childcare Training Programme. We train your staff re benefits of signing and how to incorporate into your existing programmes in a fun way. This training can be arranged evenings / weekends at your convenience. We also help you share the benefits of signing with parents and offer a parental workshop to bring parents on board. Many parents who attend our classes and are returning to work seek out nurseries who are affiliated with Sign2Music so their carers will understand their child.

We also offer regular Sign and Sing sessions which include songs, puppets, rhymes and stories. These sessions can be tailored to a particular topic at your request, eg, Animals, transport, Easter, Christmas. If you would be interested in a free taster session please contact deirdre@sign2music.co.uk / 07874742704

Sign2Music Affiliated Nurseries

The following nurseries have been trained by Sign 2 Music and use signs in their setting:

Happy Days Day Nursery Comber

48 Castle Lane, Comber

Tel: 028 9187 1737

E-mail: Christine@happydaysdaynursery.com

http://www.happydaysdaynursery.com

Happy Days Day Nursery Conlig

71 Main St, Conlig

Tel: 028 9147 2895

E-mail: Christine@happydaysdaynursery.com

http://www.happydaysdaynursery.com