News

11th January 21

We are pleased to announce that once again we have been awarded 5 stars following our annual Environmental Health visit. We were checked against: Compliance with food hygiene and safety procedures Compliance with structural requirements Confidence in management/control procedures We were awarded the highest possible score in each of the 5 areas. Well done to…

9th December 20

This year as we have done previously we have supported Cheltenham Community Projects by asking parents to donate food and toiletry items for this very worthy cause to ensure that no child goes hungry and to support families or individuals who are facing crisis. This could be due to poverty, unemployment or changes in circumstances….

13th November 20

        Today our children and staff celebrated Children in Need and we even had a visit from Pudsey Bear! We have had a Pudsey themed day with Pudsey colouring, Pudsey pencil control sheet, following the path to Pudsey’s house and paper plate Pudsey Bear’s. The children had their photo taken with Pudsey…

12th November 20

Today our preschool children learnt about Remembrance Day.  During circle time, our preschool staff talked to the children about Remembrance Day and the symbolism behind the poppy.  The staff and children took part in the 2 minute silence at 11am. The children all sat really well and remained silent throughout. We were so proud of…

6th October 20

At Treetops Day Nursery, we produce summative assessment reports for parents three times a year.  We invite the parent into nursery and the child’s key worker will discuss the child’s interests and strengths and then together will formulate the next steps the child will be working towards.  This term we have had to look at…

21st August 20

Today at nursery, our chef tried a new recipe for the children to taste.  The children had a choice of either beef and mushroom pie or sweet potato pie, served with new potatoes and brocolli. Below is the recipe which you might like to try at home: Beef and mushroom pie Ingredients:       …

12th August 20

Over the last few weeks we have been busy putting together our long term planning, loosely based on themes. Our planning reflects the interests of the children and includes child initiated, adult led and spontaneous activities and experiences. In order to plan for each individual child, staff observe children and challenge them to take their…

28th July 20

This year we have had to celebrate our preschool children moving onto school in a slightly different way due to the coronavirus pandemic. The preschool staff have created a fantastic video putting together songs, pictures and snippets of each child’s journey at Treetops.  The children thoroughly enjoyed helping to make it and loved being able…

22nd July 20

This week our preschool children have been learning all about the human body, following their recent interests and questions. The children particularly enjoyed our lung experiment where the children could see how our lungs work.  Each child had their own individual ‘lung’ made from sandwich bags and straws.  The children were very keen to try…

17th June 20

As we have welcomed back all our children into nursery, it has been fantastic to see all their happy and excited faces and we have all become used to a new way of working.  We all so proud of how the children have adapted and they have been busy this week, making Father’s Day cards…