The Twos at The Court House have enjoyed this pumpkin pizza making activity! The twos started by picking a pumpkin shaped wrap then used their gross motor skills to ‘spread’ the tomato puree. They then chose their toppings of choice and used their hands and spoons to put the toppings on their pizza. This links …
Diwali visit
Recently at The Priory, Uma, the mum of Meera, one of our pre-schoolers, visited to talk about Diwali, sharing how her family celebrates this important holiday and explaining its cultural significance. The children listened attentively and showed great interest. Uma began by explaining Diwali and then read two books she brought. She also demonstrated some …
Autumn at The Court House
It’s autumn in the Baby Room at the Court House and we have thoroughly enjoyed exploring all of the textures that it has to offer with plenty of seasonal activities! The children have been exploring orange playdough and sticks they have gathered from outings to make pumpkins. We have used our fine motor skills to …
Ten Year Anniversary
We recently celebrated another big milestone at The Court House. Many congratulations to Amelia who has been with Bristol Childcare for 10 years! This is an amazing achievement. Amelia joined us at The Priory as an apprentice and so it’s fantastic that 10 years later she is a Deputy Manager and SENCo! Thank you Amelia …
Growing tomatoes at The Court House
This summer the twos at The Court House have enjoyed planting and watching our tomatoes grow. It feels like it has taken FOREVER for them to ripen, ready for us to eat and enjoy, but it has been worth the wait. Whilst waiting for our plants to grow we have talked about how much bigger …
Mornington House Apples
At Mornington House we picked some of the apples from our tree. The weather has been so good that it means our apple tree has grown big apples this year. We enjoyed eating them at morning snack time today! We have discovered, from Jess at Head Office, that 2025 is likely to be a ‘Mast …
Tully the Therapy Dog
At Mornington House, Tully, who belongs to one of our Preschool families, came to visit us. They brought two stories in to read to us and told us all about Tully’s job as a therapy dog. She was originally a rescue dog from Mexico! She is such a gentle and kind dog and the children …
Releasing our butterflies
At The Priory, we recently released our beautiful butterflies into the garden. Sadly only 3 were able to be released due to 2 having damaged wings. The children were able to take a close look at the butterflies and even had the chance to hold them if they were feeling brave. We watched as the …
Long Service Celebration at The Priory
Recently The Priory team celebrated the long service of Muna (15 years), Justine (35 years) and Kayleigh (10 years). We went for afternoon tea and it was fantastic to honour and recognise the hard work and commitment of this team.
World Bee Day 2025
Every year on 20th May it is World Bee Day! This year, the babies at The Court House have been doing some junk modelling with some left-over egg cartons as they have used yellow paint to decorate them in readiness to turn into bees! The children really enjoyed getting stuck in with the paint as …