Congratulations to Summer at The Court House who has qualified as a Level 2 Early Years Practitioner with distinction! Summer is thriving as an apprentice and is now moving on to start her Level 3. Well done Summer, we are delighted that you are part of our Bristol Childcare family.
Sally celebrates 25 years!
Congratulations to Sally who has worked for Bristol Childcare at Mornington House for 25 years. We are celebrating this as a team later in the month but as Sally joined us on 1 August all those years ago, we wanted to mark the occasion; we found this photo in the archives. Sally is an incredible …
Lots to celebrate at The Court House
On Saturday evening, the Court House team enjoyed a night out to celebrate their last Ofsted inspection result. With a busy team, this had taken months to book in, but it was perfect timing because we had just found out about lots of qualifications. The week before it was confirmed that Chloe has qualified with …
The Olympics at The Court House
To celebrate The Olympics, the Baby Room at The Court House have participated in making their own Olympic torches! We started in the garden with some yellow and red paint where I then asked the children to help mix the 2 colours in the tray to create an orange colour. The children used their hands …
Train ride
The children in the Twos Room at Mornington House have recently been showing an interest in vehicles, so we walked to Clifton Down station and caught the train to Temple Meads. We waved goodbye to our train and went outside where we saw taxis, buses, cars and push bikes. We then walked to a big …
Graduation Ceremony
At Mornington House we had a wonderful graduation ceremony for the children who are leaving to go to school in September. It was great that Gemma was able to join us too. We are very fortunate to have a secure and long-standing staff team which means that we remember when children joined us in the …
Independent snack time
Every week the children at The Priory make their own sandwiches for their afternoon snack. They spread their own butter and decide which filling to have. They then fold their sandwich in half and enjoy it with the rest of their friends.
Picnic lunch at The Court House
For lunch at The Court House, babies, twos and preschool all enjoyed a family meal time by having a picnic lunch together in the pre-school! Sarah made some delicious food – cheese and cherry tomato quiche, ham and cheese quiche, potato salad with lemon zest and mint, coleslaw with a Greek yoghurt dressing, mixed garden …
Woodland Makery at Mornington House
The whole nursery at Mornington House love being visited by Elise from Woodland Makery. The focus this visit was summer. Elise started by singing the Forest School song which is about using tools safely and taking turns. We made wooden bead necklaces by peeling bark, pushing holes in the wood and threading wool through the …
Summer Solstice
On Friday it was the Summer Solstice, which is the longest day of the year. As a staff team at Mornington House, we discussed that Summer Solstice is an opportunity to let go of what no longer serves us, such as habits, relationships, negative talk, commitments and worry. It is also an opportunity to re-connect …