Some of our families in Preschool are from China, so it was lovely being able to celebrate their New Year. Sally read the story of how the years came to be named after animals and the children found out that they were born either in the Year of the Rooster or the Year of the …
In the Moment Planning in action at Mornington House
Felix has been talking about a new programme he’s been watching – ‘Tractor Ted’. He sang the song lots of times in the morning and said “I want to make a tractor”. Gemma asked him “what would we need?” and Felix found some big plastic reels, “these are the wheels!”. Louise gave him some boxes …
Piercing Pumpkins
The children have been exploring our ENORMOUS Home-Grown Pumpkin this week. The children have been using a range of tools to pierce the pumpkins. We have been learning all about how to use tools safely, creating patterns and shapes using elastic bands and using lots of mathematical language as they have observed the amount and …
Mornington House Model
One of our preschool children who has left to start primary school made Mornington House using Playmobil. It’s so gorgeous that we wanted to share it with you all. Downstairs with Diane and the garden Upstairs with Sally, Rachelle and Max Louise is cooking on the left Some fairies are bringing their children to join …
Eco Wheel Champion
We are proud to be working with The Eco Wheel, a scheme to help early years settings “embark on their Eco Journey”. The Eco Wheel was launched at the Nursery World Show in London in February and we have been piloting it at The Priory in Filton. The focus is on using the 8Rs – …
Small
Bristol Childcare is a family run business with three nurseries across Bristol: The Court House in Knowle, Mornington House in Clifton and The Priory in Filton. We have over 50 years of running nurseries and our core values remain the same. Our ethos is small, homely and flexible and we achieve this through our focus …
Homely
Our nurseries feel like home from home with cosy rooms and the welcoming smell of meals cooked on the premises using homegrown fruit and veg; we promote life skills using traditional arts and crafts; we choose natural resources, encourage a love of the outdoors and champion a focus on the traditional ways of doing things …
Flexible
With us you don’t have to do fixed sessions; hours are booked at times to suit you. All we ask is that your child attends for a minimum of eight hours over at least two days, as it is our experience that any less makes it difficult for a child to settle. Fees are calculated …
Cloth Nappy Training
During October we were lucky enough to have Sarah from Bristol Cloth Nappy Library come in to talk to us about washable nappies. She was able to show us the many different types of nappies and how to use them. We were told about the layout of each nappy, and how they benefit children, being …
Recycle your stationery!
Please join us in making another tiny difference and trying to keep all we can from landfill… We are now collecting old pens for recycling. There is a box in each nursery. We will be taking them to Rymans in Clifton where they are being collected as part of the Terracycle scheme. https://www.terracycle.com/en-GB/brigades/the-writing-instruments-brigade-r