TURTLE Tots Edinburgh & East Lothian is delighted to announce it has raised an incredible £11,246 for local charity, Simpsons Special Care Babies.
A nominated charity for the Edinburgh-based swim school, over the past four years, Turtle Tots has now raised over £20,700 for the charity. Continue reading Turtle Tots raises over £11,000 for neonatal unit
Interested in a job in Childcare? The Childcare Academy could be for you:
THE CHILDCARE ACADEMY IS AN EMPLOYABILITY FUND STAGE 3 PROGRAMME WHICH WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO:
Our next Childcare Academy starts on MONDAY 2nd March 2020
Why not come along to our Childcare Academy information session? This will last approx. 1 hour and will give you the opportunity to find out what is involved in our Academy programme, ask any questions and take away an application pack.
If you would like to find out more, please contact Audrey O’Neill (our Communications & Compliance Officer) on 0131 311 6931 or e-mail audrey.oneill@northedinburghchildcare.co.uk
COUNTDOWN TO BONNIE WEEKEND IS ON! 🔥🎃👻
We’re taking young people from P7-S6 to Ratho on Friday 1st November, Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th November!
We are doing pick up points at a number of youth organisations in the local area (see poster).
If you would like to come please pop in to the MYDG office in Craigroyston Community High School in the next few days to pick up a form or speak to your local youth organisation that you attend (GYC, Fetlor, Spartans and MYDG) – spaces are filling up!
We would love to see as many of you along for Halloween and Bonfire night celebrations!
Muirhouse Youth Development Group
Recorded sexual offences against children have reached an all-time high, data obtained by the NSPCC has revealed.
In Scotland, there were 5,325 recorded offences including rape, grooming and sexual assault against children in 2018/19. Across the UK, in the same period, there were 76,204 of these offences – an average of one every seven minutes. Continue reading 15 sex crimes against a child recorded EVERY DAY in Scotland
Lidl is giving primary school children across Scotland the chance to win £5,000 of vouchers to be spent on providing a better breakfast for their fellow pupils.
The supermarket is running the nationwide competition with its charity partner, the NSPCC, to give a boost to one school’s Breakfast Club. Continue reading Lidl offers children the chance to make breakfast time a better time at school
Work is underway to minimise any potential disruption to the childhood flu immunisation caused by a delivery delay in some batches of a nasal spray flu vaccine. Continue reading Possible flu vaccine delivery delays: health chief comments
Join us for our annual Hallowe’en Trail through the Garden to see what Caley, the good garden witch, and Mì-àgh the cat are planning.
Complete the trail and receive a yummy treat from Mackie’s Ice Cream & Chocolate
Suitable for age 3+ . Pick up a trail booklet from the John Hope Gateway reception, £2 per trail.
Offering something for all ages and stages, the ‘biggest club in town’, is launching a new set of pre and post-natal fitness classes in two of its venues. Continue reading From bumps to babies and beyond …
The Amazon Customer Service Centre in Edinburgh raised awareness for Childhood Cancer Awareness in September with a special event to highlight the innovative work being done by hospitals and charities to support children and families across Scotland. Continue reading Local children’s cancer charities go gold with Amazon
In preparation for burning off all those mince pies, Santa Claus will be consuming this Christmas, he’ll be coming to Edinburgh Leisure’s soft plays, suitable for 0-10 years, to enjoy some of the great fitness facilities available at the venues which will host his Christmas parties during December. Continue reading Santa comes early to Edinburgh Leisure!
