Nursery News, Hints & Tips

Please see below for our latest nursery news, information and helpful hints and tips for parents. Please check back regularly as we are constantly updating this section.

Bringing Nature Into Outdoor Areas at Hartshill

This month at Hartshill we have been getting ready for the wildlife coming back into our gardens. The children in Wise Owls have decorated their own bird house and these have been placed all...

Valentine's Day at Hartshill

We’ve enjoyed spreading the love with the children and their families at Hartshill! Our wonderful Cook even made each child (and staff) a little Valentines cupcake! Yummy!!

Intergalactic Activities at Hartshill

Our Butterflies and Wise Owls at Hartshill have been learning all about space. They enjoyed playing in the green custard and finding aliens and rockets! They even had a Space themed party a...

Arctic Animal Play at Hartshill

Our Blossoms at Hartshill have been having a lovely time exploring in the flour, playing with the Arctic animals. They enjoyed feeling the soft texture of the flour and making marks with the...

Colouring Rainbows at Hucknall

We have been learning about the weather this week. We have discussed how when the sun comes out when it is raining it can cause a rainbow to form. From this discussion we then enjoyed paint...

Party Bubbles at Hucknall

As COVID is causing restrictions on children being able to have birthday parties with friends and family members outside of their bubbles, we have decided to hold birthday parties at nurser...

Animal Habitats at Hucknall

We have been looking at habitats today and how animals adapt to their surroundings and develop different habitats. Our children in all of our different rooms have enjoyed exploring different...

Dinosaur Fossils at Hucknall

We have been learning about evolution this week at Hucknall and, as they are the children's favourites, we have been focussing on dinosaurs. During our activity the children enjoyed exp...

Volcano Crafts at Hucknall

We really enjoy getting creative at nursery and the children have taken part in a sticking activity where we have created our own volcanoes. We have also designed our own experiment where w...

The Joy of Exploring Water at Hucknall

This week at Hucknall we have been exploring water in a variety of ways. Some of our children have enjoyed using pippettes with coloured water to make different marks on their paper. This...