Spring Childcare Halton

OPEN DAY OCTOBER 2021

We'd like to welcome you down to our Open day on the 16th of October 2021 between 10 - 1.
If you'd like to book a slot please give the nursery a call on 01296-622151 or email me on [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you there.

OPEN DAY OCTOBER 2021

We'd like to welcome you down to our Open day on the 16th of October 2021 between 10 - 1.
If you'd like to book a slot please give the nursery a call on 01296-622151 or email me on [email protected]

We look forward to seeing you there.

At Spring Nursery RAF Halton we encourage parents to send us "Parent observation".
Because to be effective in supporting children's development, parents, carers and the children themselves should be included in the information gathered during the Observation and Planning cycle, as learning and developing does not only happen when the child is in the setting.

Parents are able to contribute to their child's learning journey with wow moments and they are encouraged to ask the nursery for support in certain area's of development.
For more information about how we use our Famly app please visit: https://springchildcare.co.uk/our-childcare/parent-communications/

At Spring Nursery RAF Halton we encourage parents to send us "Parent observation".
Because to be effective in supporting children's development, parents, carers and the children themselves should be included in the information gathered during the Observation and Planning cycle, as learning and developing does not only happen when the child is in the setting.

Parents are able to contribute to their child's learning journey with wow moments and they are encouraged to ask the nursery for support in certain area's of development.
For more information about how we use our Famly app please visit: https://springchildcare.co.uk/our-childcare/parent-communications/

A lovely leaving gift for our setting from one of our wonderful parents.
Home grown herbs and plants.
Thank you so much! 🤩

A lovely leaving gift for our setting from one of our wonderful parents.
Home grown herbs and plants.
Thank you so much! 🤩

Last week Inventors made Muesli balls.
They independently cut up their own dates, mixed the muesli with a little golden syrup and put the ball on the tray to go into the fridge.
During the conversation they talked about how sticky the mixture was, who's parents enjoyed eating muesli for breakfast and looked to see what was in the muesli - "Apples, raisins, orange bits and cereal"

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Ready for our Open Day July 2021 at Spring Nursery RAF Halton, proudly showing potential costumers our wonderful nursery.
Looking forward to meeting everyone!!
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Ready for our Open Day July 2021 at Spring Nursery RAF Halton, proudly showing potential costumers our wonderful nursery.
Looking forward to meeting everyone!!
🥳🤩

🌿🍂🍃Bit of a tidy up before or Open Day this Saturday

Our Inventors made some yummy fruit loaf cup cakes today.
The children helped with measuring, scooping, pouring, mixing.
This time we also showed them what happens when the mixture goes into the oven and how it looks when it comes out.
Our children aren't usually allowed in the kitchen but we briefed them of staying safe and we had an extra staff member in there so we had one on each side of the oven to ensure the children were completely safe. They absolutely loved seeing the entire process of how things are made, from being fresh to and looking paler to browning in the oven and looking different coming out. Its so important for them to be a part of the whole process.

When one of our staff members was sadly posted to RAF Northold she kindly gifted us a Butterfly Kit.

The children helped and watched the caterpillars slowly latching themselves onto the lid of the pot provided and grow into their cocoon. Then one after one all 5 of them hatched into beautiful butterflies.

Today during Forest School Inventors let the Butterflies go free next to a particularly flowery FS area.

*Release video's to follow*

To tie this in with other areas of learning we also did some butterfly symmetry painting and read The Hungry Caterpillar and listened to the story of the Crunching Munching caterpillar.
In Forest School and in general conversation we talked about life cycles and how some animals look similar when they are born and how some look completely different.

Today Inventors baked bread rolls from scratch.
They learned about measures, mixing, rising time, portion size and they also had a discussion about healthy and unhealthy amounts of salt.
The language that was heard:
"soft, fluffy like a fluffy blanket"
"like a cloud, the flour and yeast"
Once the water went in we talked about absorption, where did the water go?
"…into the bread, in the clouds!"
When kneading the bread
".. sticky, like playdoh"
" oooh so gooey!"
"And it smells like bread and cupcakes, delicious!"

Today Inventors baked bread rolls from scratch.
They learned about measures, mixing, rising time, portion size and they also had a discussion about healthy and unhealthy amounts of salt.
The language that was heard:
"soft, fluffy like a fluffy blanket"
"like a cloud, the flour and yeast"
Once the water went in we talked about absorption, where did the water go?
"…into the bread, in the clouds!"
When kneading the bread
".. sticky, like playdoh"
" oooh so gooey!"
"And it smells like bread and cupcakes, delicious!"

At RAF Halton the children often encounter new experiences daily, but today was extra special.
It is the 50th anniversary of the Puma Helicopters and to commemorate such an important date we had 9(!!) fly straight over the setting (and other RAF stations today)

The children were so excited and were standing at the top of the garden with a fantastic view of the Pumas. Including our babies.

At RAF Halton the children often encounter new experiences daily, but today was extra special.
It is the 50th anniversary of the Puma Helicopters and to commemorate such an important date we had 9(!!) fly straight over the setting (and other RAF stations today)

The children were so excited and were standing at the top of the garden with a fantastic view of the Pumas. Including our babies.

OPEN DAY

We are holding an open day on the 31st of July 2021.
If you are looking for a nursery place and would like to come and have a look around then please contact:
Madieke Aarssen
[email protected]
01296622151

To keep everyone safe and give you personalised time we are booking in visiting slots so make sure you contact me before the 31st.

We look forward to seeing you on the 31st of July 2021!

OPEN DAY

We are holding an open day on the 31st of July 2021.
If you are looking for a nursery place and would like to come and have a look around then please contact:
Madieke Aarssen
[email protected]
01296622151

To keep everyone safe and give you personalised time we are booking in visiting slots so make sure you contact me before the 31st.

We look forward to seeing you on the 31st of July 2021!

Forest School
In Forest School yesterday, as you can see, we found lots of slugs, snails and worms. We remembered that if we moved a log to look at them we had to put it back after to keep them safe. We also did some ‘natural weaving’ looking for natural materials to put on our boards. We tried to find different textures and colours. There was a lot of team work and collaborative play to build our log dens, as well as making castles and pies in the mud pit. We hope that you enjoy hearing about our adventures and enjoy looking at the photos too!

Today it was time to clean some of our outdoor kitchen toys and what better way to clean it then washing up together.
We had some lovely language throughout.

"Madieke, look how shiny it looks now"
"We're doing the dishes"

They did a fantastic job.

Our Navigators room leader has made these wonderful story spoons to go with the child's current favourite story - Room on a Broom - Julia Donaldson. They are accessible to the children in the book corner and are also used as prompts and visuals during story time. 🐱🐶🐸

Our Navigators room leader has made these wonderful story spoons to go with the child's current favourite story - Room on a Broom - Julia Donaldson. They are accessible to the children in the book corner and are also used as prompts and visuals during story time. 🐱🐶🐸

Navigators were practicing their hammering skills using golf tees, cardboard boxes and wooden hammers - they had great fun and had to be careful of their friends fingers !!!!

“The natural connections children make to formal learning through the use of open ended and naturalistic resources should be a motivation to all adults to ensure that these are freely available to young children both indoors and outdoors.”
Eric Erickson

One of our highly valued staff members and their crafty husbands have cut and donated some decking planks and pieces for our children to explore. Thank you so much C and A for these and for your time. 🤩

Duckling Update 14/4/21

The children have observed the ducklings up close and learned how to gently hold and stroke them, under very careful supervision. The ducklings seem to enjoy exploring a new space and were confident as long as they stuck together. They also seem to like anything red and pecked at the red parts of socks/shoes of the children. Fascinating stuff. 🦆🐣🐥.

Then the children drew their own interpretation of the ducklings, we think they did a fantastic job!

Duckling update 12/4/21

There are little ducklings, unfortunately the rest didn't make it out of their little shell. But this is all part of life and we are focused on these 3 beauties.
The children had a wonderful time watching them today.
Soon we will be able to teach them how to swim 🏊‍♂️🐥🦆

Duckling update 10/4/2021
2 healthy ducklings have now fully hatched and have been transferred to the play pan. We are waiting patiently for the rest who are showing signs of hatching.

Duckling update🦆🐣

One duckling is out of its egg, we expect another to make its way out by tomorrow.

This week something very "eggciting" happened at Spring Nursery RAF Halton.
We have had some lovely duck eggs delivered to hatch and care for at the setting.

Each agegroup will get a chance to watch, care for and learn all about baby ducklings, under careful supervision and guidance.

We have all the necessary equipment, risk assessments and instructions in place to ensure the animals and children are kept safe.

It will be an "eggxellent", educational few weeks.

"The greatest asset of a company is its people."

- Jorge Paulo Lemann

A little treat for the wonderful women at Spring Halton from me, each staff has a personal message of how they are valued within the team.
The nursery would not be what it is without their dedication, hard work and commitment. 🌞 #celebrateyouremployees.

"The greatest asset of a company is its people."

- Jorge Paulo Lemann

A little treat for the wonderful women at Spring Halton from me, each staff has a personal message of how they are valued within the team.
The nursery would not be what it is without their dedication, hard work and commitment. 🌞 #celebrateyouremployees.

St Patrick's Day activities on 18/3/2021 at Spring Nursery RAF Halton. ☘️

St Patrick's Day activities on 18/3/2021 at Spring Nursery RAF Halton. ☘️

Forest School 9th of March 2021

Forest School 9th of March 2021

We have been enjoying a beautiful sunny day today. It feels like Spring is in the air. 🐝🦋🐞

We have been enjoying a beautiful sunny day today. It feels like Spring is in the air. 🐝🦋🐞