Green Fingers!
The children in the Snowdrops room have planted sunflower seeds and have enjoyed caring for them and watching them grow
Big Toddle Fun!
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 for our new book!
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 [...]
Dewsbury Peace Garden
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. [...]
Fine motor skills
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 [...]
A surprise visit to the fire engine!
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 [...]
Mud Kitchen Creations
We have a brand new Mud Kitchen at our Heaton Woodland nursery! The children are having a lot of fun creating 'delicious' treats, from breakfasts 🍳 to ice creams 🍦! Mud Kitchen are amazing for learning through play! They encourage role play, sharing and turn taking. Children might take on the role of a chef [...]
Woodland Wonderland!
It's been fun in the snow at Heaton. We are so lucky to have so much wonderful outdoor space at our woodland nursery. The children loved playing outdoor and indoors with the snow, enjoying the touch and feel of it!
Ofsted Inspection
We are pleased to announce and publish our recent Ofsted Inspection. We got a fantastic good! Fran would like to thank all her team for their wonderful work and commitment to the children and parents. Please copy the link to see our report https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50148626
Children’s Place on BBC R4
Our Director Debbie Burke was on The World at One, BBC Radio 4 programme speaking about the importance of properly funded childcare to ensure sustainability for the sector and, most importantly, that no more children have to lose their early years experiences and education due to austerity. Listen to Debbie speaking to Chris Whimpress at our Outstanding [...]