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.

Term Dates – these are for the current academic year.

Term Dates – these are for the next academic year.

What did we do throughout the month of September?

September meant a return to nursery after the summer holidays. It’s been lovely to welcome and old and new families to nursery and to get to know the new children. We also welcomed our new practitioner Ros to the setting and we had our first fundraising event; our Sponsored Find, where we raised a fabulous £392.50 for our fundraising pot. Vikki Bourne-Nursery Deputy Manager

What did we do throughout the month of October?

During October, we enjoyed some Diwali themed activities and snacks and we also experimented with making some new snacks from scratch, such as banana muffins and frozen yoghurt bark. Some snacks were more of a hit than others, but the children enjoyed the process of making them! We looked forward to half term, with a few spooky Halloween themed activities. Vikki Bourne-Nursery Deputy Manager

What did we do throughout the month of November?

November saw us celebrate bonfire night and Thanksgiving with lots of themed activities and snacks, including a turkey made of fruit! Some of the children helped Anna to build a volcano, before filling it with bicarb and vinegar and watching it erupt! And we also had our own ‘fireworks’ display at together time, when I covered all the children in sparkles! November also saw us create our Christmas artwork for printing onto mugs, coasters etc and this raised us almost eighty pounds for our fundraising pot. 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 £944.76 carrying out various activities such as our 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!”

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