Farm School – it’s hotting up!

This week we learnt about fire safety at the farm as the children found a fire pit in Pixie Wood. The children thought really hard and came up with some really sensible ideas such as not touching [...]

Farm School – on top of the world!

This week our visit to the farm was all about physical literacy. We encouraged the children to be as physical as they could, trying to move in different ways and use muscles over their whole [...]

Farm School – playing in the rain!

It may have been raining for some of our Farm School adventures this week but that didn’t stop our Pre School children! We used the water as a learning tool and listened to the rain, jumped in [...]

New mum and baby group is launched

Today saw the first of our weekly baby “stay and play” groups. The free sessions are open to parents with children 0-11 months and gives the little ones a chance to play and meet new [...]

Farm School is back!

Farm School has started back up and we don’t know who is more excited….. the children or the adults who get to go! Our first visit was spent exploring the beautiful surroundings and talking [...]

Gym sessions and ballet classes on offer to youngsters in lockdown

A Portishead nursery is running gym sessions and ballet classes in a bid to help early years children maintain normality in their lives. The Nursery, in Combe Road, said it has worked with [...]

Nursery birthday parties provide normality to children in lockdown

The following article appeared in The North Somerset Times on 26th January: Birthday parties at a Portishead nursery are helping families keep some form of normality in their children’s [...]

The Pre School

Rocking Around The Christmas Tree!

We had another exciting trip in our nursery mini bus this week to go and pick and collect our nursery Christmas tree.  The children were full of festive spirit on our journey and we sang [...]

Expert opinion – making the most of Christmas

Each month, Jackie Hardie, owner of The Nursery, gives advice and guidance on aspects of parenting. Drawing on almost three decades working with early years children, including roles as a [...]