Our Half Termly Newsletter is sent out from Amanda our Nursery Manager to all parents/carers . This contains all Nursery updates, reminders and important information.
What did we do through the month of December?
December was a hectic one! The children decorated our Christmas tree beautifully and we celebrated in lots of different ways; a Christmas fun evening, Christmas party, festive baking and crafts, as well as wearing our Christmas jumpers of course. Through our Christmas hamper raffle, we raised an amazing £256.01 for our fundraising, another £71.89 through our Christmas fun evening and £60 through wearing our Christmas jumpers. We ended the term with our children’s Christmas party, which included entertainment, party food and of course, a special present drop off for the children. Vikki Bourne-Nursery Deputy Manager
What did we do through the month of January?
Our first day back after the Christmas holidays was a snowy one! The children enjoyed some time out in the fresh snow, before coming inside to enjoy some much warmer activities! We began our Book Of The Fortnight, with Stickman, following with Supertato, with the children enjoying lots of themed activities. Post Christmas, our sensory area has really started coming together and all the children have been enjoying all this has to offer. We have also been having continued success on our Vinted selling page, adding to our fundraising pot. Vikki Bourne-Nursery Deputy Manager.
What did we do throughout the month of February?
In February, we continued our Book Of The Fortnight with The Three Little Pigs, followed by The Gruffalo, which is always a favourite. The children requested we bake some Valentines cupcakes, which we duly did and this was one of a few Valentines activities that we enjoyed. After the half term holidays, we celebrated pancake day (a week late) with a pancake snack and our annual Pancake Toddle obstacle course, where we raised a fantastic £446! To tie in with Lunar New Year, we turned our home corner into a Chinese restaurant and enjoyed some yummy Chinese snacks and investigated lots of Lunar New Year books and resources. Vikki Bourne-Nursery Deputy Manager
Fundraising
We have various fundraising activities throughout the year, many are ones that the children can participate in making it a fun way to raise money for Nursery resources.
Since September 2025 we have raised approximately £1390.76 carrying out various activities such as our pancake toddle, sponsored find, nursery photographs, children’s Christmas artwork and our Christmas hamper raffle, as well as selling unwanted clothing donations on our Vinted account.
Feedback
We value all feedback as this helps us look at all aspects of the nursery, what we have done well and what potential improvements that could be made going forward. These were some of the comments put forward to us for last year:
“We cannot praise the team enough for everything that they have done to aid my sons learning and development. Each staff member having their own unique expertise which in turn makes for a strong team”
“My child has flourished since starting at nursery and we can only put this down to the range of activities she is exposed to and the outstanding care.”
“The staff have cared and supported our son extremely well, with kindness and a real interest in him as an individual.”
“Thank you for providing a warm, safe, fun environment for my son.“
“We would have no hesitation in recommending you as a setting and would like to thank you for being part of our child’s life.”
“We are sad to be leaving, the environment that is created makes me and my husband feel confident and reassured that our child is safe and happy.”
“We couldn’t ask for better day care – welcoming, dedicated and an unwavering team, fantastic facilities….the nursery is second to none.”
“Fantastic nursery! My child loves coming to nursery and telling me all about her day. Nowhere else compares!”
Book of the Week
Ditton Lodge Community Nursery, Newmarket 