The Maples Day Nursery Basingstoke

03/02/2026

🌟 Rare opportunity to join the Maples Team 🌟

We’re looking for a Qualified Early Years Practitioner who’s caring, enthusiastic and passionate about making a real difference in young children’s lives. Early years is incredibly rewarding - no two days are ever the same 💛

Interested? Comment or send us a message to find out more 🍁

Or you can apply using the link below 👇🏼

https://employers.indeed.com/candidates?id=97f90c8cd584&statusName=All&selectedJobs=aXJpOi8vYXBpcy5pbmRlZWQuY29tL0VtcGxveWVySm9iLzM5MWU5NGRlLWY3YTUtNDU2Ni1iOTYxLWU4NzM2MjE0NzBmOQ%3D%3D

25/11/2025

Would you like to join the Maples Day Nursery team?

We are looking for our very own ‘Mrs Hinch’ (or Mr) to help us keep our beautiful nursery clean and inviting for all our children.

The role will be for 1.5 hour per day Mon-Thurs 6pm to 7.30pm and then 3 hours on a Friday for a deeper clean 6-9pm (9 hours per week)

Reference and DBS check will be required.

If you are interested, please email us at [email protected]

14/11/2025

💛 Today, we are collecting donations for Children in Need and every little bit helps! You can give through our JustGiving page or pop some change into our donation pots at nursery 🙂 No donation is too big or too small!

Help The Maples Day Nursery raise money to support BBC Children in Need

30/10/2025

This week we have been busy exploring our outdoor environment. We took a short walk to the local park and green space. Our first stop was the park - we enjoyed climbing, swinging and jumping around the apparatus. 🛝

We then went over to the outdoor gym equipment and used our leg muscles to jump across the logs and cycle on the exercise bike! Even though we couldn’t quite reach the pedals! 😁 We also used our balancing skills and carefully placed our feet one by one so we didn’t fall off the balance beam. 💪

Our final stop was to the forest. We searched through the gorgeous leaves and collected some for our Autumn bags. We looked in awe and wonder at all of the different sizes and shapes and one child said “wow, this is beautiful” as we walked along the forest path. 🍁

20/10/2025

Today, the children enjoyed an Indian tasting platter for snack, created their own Henna design, made Rangoli patterns with coloured powder and read the story of Diwali, the festival of light.

We will continue to celebrate this week, by making Diya lamps, baking sweet treats and exploring colour!

Happy Diwali! 🪔

17/10/2025

What a wonderful week we have had at Maples!
The children have had lots of opportunities to take part in autumnal & Halloween inspired invitations to play, along with sensory, messy activities & construction!

🚧 The children were able to create a range of constructions using their imaginative skills, team work and learning about protective clothing they have to wear!

🎃 Extending their interest in the book “pumpkin soup” the children were able to make their own “pumpkin soup” creations with real pumpkins, cinnamon & a range of utensils.

🫧 Bubble Painting to create a large scale piece, using their fine motor skills and turn taking with their peers.

We look forward to creating more next week! Have a lovely weekend!

14/10/2025

Autumnal Science experiment

Today, the children had the opportunity to develop their fine motor skills, using pipettes and coloured water to change the colour of the “toadstools”

We also observed the children developing some of their other skills, including;

🎨 Colour mixing

⚖️ Cause & effect

🧐 Estimating

🍄 Number language

🫟 Sensory exploration

13/10/2025

07/08/2025

🌿 Come along to our open day 🌿

04/08/2025

Time’s ticking ⏰ Don’t miss out on your 30 hours of free childcare. Check if you’re eligible and apply now before the deadline gov.uk/sign-in-childcare-account

31/07/2025

🌿 You’re Invited 🌿

We’re opening our doors at Maples Day Nursery on Saturday, 16th August for a special Open Day and we would LOVE to meet you 🧸✨

Come and explore our brand new Baby Room - a beautiful, home-from-home space filled with love, curiosity and care.

PLUS…we have an amazing Preschool Room for ages 2–5 years. There are just a few spaces left so come and secure your child’s spot for a magical start to their learning journey 💫

Discover more including, funded hours available, our nurturing, curiosity-led environment and our passionate team who treat your little ones like family.

Whether you’re starting your child’s journey into childcare or looking for a change, come and see what makes Maples so special.

By appointment only – book your visit today!
📞 Call us on 01256 333113
📧 Or email: [email protected]

10/05/2025

We can’t wait to see you at our open day this morning ♥️