The babies have been using resources around the room (mainly animals as we have a lot of interest at the moment) and hiding objects under materials. They really enjoyed the activity, it built anticipation, concentration and sparked lots of language from them, saying ‘wow’ when finding them. You can see by their happy faces how much [...]
The children out our Halifax Nursery enjoyed a Pirate Day! They played with the sand and water, enjoying the different textures as well as lots of role pay in the sand area. They went on a treasure hunt and even found a gold coin at the end! They, of course, had fish for dinner.
The children at our Halifax nursery enjoyed a Teddy Bears' Picnic last week. They spent the day reading stories to the teddies, decorating teddy bear pictures and, most importantly, enjoyed a picnic!
The toddlers have been learning all about the Olympic Games. They have been exploring the colours of the Olympic Rings and using different media to make their own version. They have been exploring what happens when the 5 colours mix together. They have also been categorising objects by colour, sorting them into different coloured circles
The children in the Snowdrops room have planted sunflower seeds and have enjoyed caring for them and watching them grow
Our Spring Cottage Nursery at Lindley have been fundraising for Barnardo's, taking part in their safari themed Big Toddle! The children enjoyed a sponsored Safari walk around their nursery rooms and gardens, looking out for animals such as Lions, Tigers and Giraffes! Inside, the children enjoyed using paints, crayons and animal figures to create footprint artwork [...]
Thank you to our friends at the Children's Bookshop who have kindly donated a book to our Spring Cottage Nursery! The Rain before Rainbows book is a lovely picture story about a girl and her companion fox travel together from a place of loss and despair, through uncertain times, towards the hope of colour, light and [...]
To commemorate our 30th birthday we have designed a beautiful Peace Garden at our Dewsbury setting, featuring our very own Peace Pole to signify the human goal of Peace on Earth . It is a beautiful, tranquil space for the children and staff to spend time in and enjoy moments of calm and enhance their well-being. [...]
The children at our Daisy Hill nursery have been developing their fine motor skills with activities including colouring, threading beads on to string and building with blocks. These movements come so naturally to most adults that we usually don’t think about them however, fine motor skills are complex! They involve the coordinated efforts of the [...]
It was an exciting day for us at DaisyHill when the Fire brigade were onsite receiving their vaccinations and parked outside nursery! Whilst they were being vaccinated they invited the preschool children and staff to have a look at the fire engine. The children were all very excited with this unplanned exciting learning opportunity and were [...]
