Nursery World - Play and display

A former nanny tells how she applied her experience and training to the hard business of play Back when I was being advised on choosing a name for my business, I was told the name should explain what I did. So when I heard about 'Happy Faces', a group for the under-fives in Peterborough, I wondered why that name was not more specific. What would the children be doing? Would they be singing, bouncing, painting? Would it be fun? Would it be educational? In fact, the name describes the effect on the children and adults who take part in the activities. They all have very happy faces.

Back when I was being advised on choosing a name for my business, I was told the name should explain what I did. So when I heard about 'Happy Faces', a group for the under-fives in Peterborough, I wondered why that name was not more specific. What would the children be doing? Would they be singing, bouncing, painting? Would it be fun? Would it be educational? In fact, the name describes the effect on the children and adults who take part in the activities. They all have very happy faces.

The group is run by Claire Brocklesby, who organises sessions where the children and their carers play and learn together. She runs three sessions every weekday in a large, light unit in Werrington, Peterborough. The children are divided into three age groups - eight to 18 months, 18 months to two and half, two and a half to pre-school. Claire organises and directs all the activities.

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