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.

Learning all about Eid at Mickleover

This week at nursery we have been learning all about Eid. Akhter kindly brought her precious prayer mat and jewellery in for preschool to explore and try on. We also tried on a hijab and he...

Little Explorers Club at Mickleover

At Mickleover our Pre-school children have had so much fun taking part in our Little Explorers Club, we have been on a nature hunt around our beautiful orchard, and we found lots of differ...

Outdoor Learning at Darley Park

The children enjoyed our recent Outdoor Learning session at Darley Park, where they used their listening and independence skills so well whilst walking to the park. The children loved to ex...

Notts TV Appearance for Children at Hucknall

Every week we take a group of our preschool children to The Beaumont Care Home next door to our nursery to sing for the residents. We used to visit prior to the COVID pandemic and go inside ...

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...