Down Syndrome Awareness Day at Sandfield

Children and colleagues at Sandfield Day Nursery in Headington were delighted to show off their odd socks as they dressed up to mark World Down Syndrome Day at the setting.

Taking part in the ‘Lots of Socks’ campaign, which encourages people to wear mismatched and colourful socks in order to start a conversation around the condition, children from the Ofsted-rated ‘Outstanding’ Day Nursery on Sandfield Road used dyes and spray paint to decorate their footwear, which they proudly displayed whilst celebrating their differences.

Down syndrome (or Trisomy 21) is a condition in which a person has an extra chromosome. Around 1 in every 800 babies will be born with Down syndrome, which causes varying degrees of intellectual and physical disability and medical issues. There is no known cause.

Sandfield Day Nursery Business Administrator, Becci Worth explained;

“Marking World Down Syndrome Day at our nursery is about more than just raising awareness, it’s about fostering a culture of acceptance and understanding from the very start of a child’s journey with us. We want all children to grow up in an environment where differences are not just accepted, but celebrated. We had a fantastic time.”

World Down’s Syndrome Day is held on 21st March to represent the fact that individuals with the condition have three copies of chromosome 21.

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