News

12th February 20

As a nursery we are committed to the safety and well-being of our children and have been delighted to have offered first aid training to our parents. The course which took part at the nursery in the evening was delivered by Shield Training, who train our staff in paediatric first aid and covered topics such…

27th January 20

Our preschool children have been getting involved in writing a poem for a competition organised by Young Writers. Using a template we were provided with, staff asked the children a series of different questions to form part of the poem.  These included what they like playing with, what they like to eat and who their…

24th January 20

Our children have been celebrating the Chinese New Year and taking part in lots of exciting activities. This Spring Festival (Lunar New Year) will be celebrated at the weekend. According to Chinese astrology, each year is represented by an animal. This year is the year of Rat, which represents kindness and generosity. The children have…

11th December 19

We are pleased to announce that a further 3 staff members have attended a paediatric first aid course and we now have over 20 staff who are qualified first aiders which is over 70% of our total workforce. The first aid training which is a full day course covers basic life support, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation…

11th December 19

As the weather gets colder, children and staff at Treetops have been enjoying a whole new range of different foods as we are pleased to welcome Zak our new cook who previously worked at Dean Close School. We are committed to ensuring that the food we provide supports the development of health eating practices.  We…

11th November 19

Our preschool children have been enjoying taking part in a whole range of experiments this month.  They are a great way for children to learn problem solving, planning, introducing new vocabulary and questioning skills and understanding of the world around them. Their particular favourites were the bicarbonate of soda and vinegar experiment which involved mixing…

31st October 19

Our Preschool children enjoyed celebrating Diwali through a range of different activities related to the Festival of Lights.  To start the day of celebrations the children watched a video about Diwali to enhance the children’s knowledge of this celebration.  They then took part in a painting activity, dipping cooked spaghetti into paint and dabbing it…

11th October 19

Today we are delighted to launch our new sensory room which is located in our baby department. This brand new room is a fantastic addition to our nursery and the children have been busy exploring the light bricks, cosy den and teepee, light table and sensory lights. It has been a joy to watch the…

3rd October 19

We have been very busy this week at the National Apprenticeship event showcasing opportunities to students from local schools about the apprenticeship scheme that we offer at our Nursery. Jen our apprentice who has been with us over a year now is very close to completing her NVQ3. This year our new apprentice is Molly…

1st October 19

A huge thanks to all the parents and staff who either made cakes or purchased cakes to enjoy. We have raised £59.70 for this very worthwhile cause. The children from Treetops also got into the spirit with the cake making, cooking and decorating lots of  cakes to share with everyone.