Mornington House had another fantastic visit from Elise from Woodland Makery. The focus this time was autumn. We washed apples before cutting them into circular discs. We then threaded some wool through the apples to make bird feeders. We decorated them with cloves, star anise and pumpkin seeds. We also made apple crumble in takeaway …
Roald Dahl Day at The Court House
Recently the whole nursery at The Court House celebrated Roald Dahl Day. We created lots of different Roald Dahl inspired activities for the children to explore. The baby room created a ‘Twits’ activity where they got to pick the bugs out of Mr Twit’s beard. They also made some chocolate banana bread inspired by Charlie …
We the Curious visit
The children and staff from Mornington House Twos Room went to We the Curious. We caught the bus down to College Green where we had a snack and a quick run around. We then walked to We the Curious and saw lots of different exciting things! We tried on the headphones, milked the cow, played …
Bristol Beacon visit
The Mornington House children who are leaving to go to school in September had a special treat! We went to the Hoo-Ha! Festival, which is Bristol’s biggest annual event made for children, at the Bristol Beacon. We caught the bus to the centre and then walked up to the theatre. We joined in with some …
Volcano Science Experiment
The children in preschool at Mornington House have been learning about volcanoes and decided to make one of their own. They learned how to make paper mâché to create a volcano shape and looked at pictures to see what colours they should paint it. They were very excited to do the science experiment, using coca …
Snails in the Garden
Some of the pre-schoolers at The Court House found three snails out in the garden. They decided to make them a family house to keep them all safe from being stepped on, when we are all out playing. We talked about all the things the snails might need in a home, and the children worked …
Toby, our Persona Doll
Last year, Sally from Mornington House attended Persona Doll training and we purchased a doll for Preschool and named him Toby. Having a Persona Doll involves creating a lifelike persona for the doll so that it becomes like another child, or friend to the children, with real life experiences. Some stories will be happy, others …
Summer qualifies too!
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 …