Today, Valerie- the green fingered member of our team, helped the children plant up the sunflower seedlings we had left. We are going to put them at the front of the nursery in a really sunny place and see how … Continue reading →

Lots of creativity today- exploring paint and squirty bottles, painting with twigs, grass and leaves, creative role play in the willow tunnel and  a chance to gather big bunches of bright yellow dandelions, enjoy the colour and their distinctive smell. … Continue reading →

Last week we rediscovered a construction resource called ‘Acrobats’.  In the past we had often used the pieces to make beautiful crowns but today, the emphasis was on team work, and building the longest acrobat chain it was possible to … Continue reading →

Good morning!  It’s a beautiful day after a lovely weekend and we are looking forward to a fabulous week at nursery.  At the weekend, the volunteers working on the orchard project put up the fixings for our colourful sails, which … Continue reading →

This week in nursery we are watching our caterpillars grow.  Our ladybird larvae kit arrived too and we are hoping to breed ladybirds to release into our orchard. Our farmyard and farm kitchen are looking great with lots of lovely … Continue reading →

Please could we ask all parents and carers who visit our nursery to be very vigilant about door security.  Please don’t open the door for other parents – leave that to the staff.  Wee people can escape if the door … Continue reading →

Pam – an incredibly resourceful opportunist- has managed to talk her way to getting us a 14ft sailing boat for the garden.  We have seen them used as a play resource in other nurseries and we think it would be … Continue reading →

Two of our lovely girls enjoying some outdoor creativity with art materials provided by Maureen.  “We’re real painters!  We’re painting flowers!”                                       … Continue reading →