Season's greetings

Nursery World, 5 December 2007

Early years settings around the country tell Karen Faux and Annette Rawstrone how they celebrate the holiday in both traditional and original ways.

- Jean McHugh, head teacher, Greenfields Children's Centre, Southall, London 'Ours is a multicultural setting and Christmas is about including everybody. Christians make up a minority 3 to 4 per cent of our community, while Muslims account for 55 per cent. For us Christmas is a time of festivals, and as part of the celebrations we visit our local mosque, gurdawa and mandira (Muslim, Sikh and Hindu temples respectively). 'In January we also pay a visit to...

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