Foundations Day Nursery

"When children move to music, their brains light up. Connecting sound, sight and movement into one powerful learning system" - Dr. Anita Collins

"A child who reads will be an adult who thinks." — Unknown
"The more that you read, the more things you will know..." — Dr. Seuss
"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." — Frederick Douglass
"I think it's the books that you read when you're young that live with you forever." — J.K. Rowling
"Reading is the gateway for children that makes all other learning possible." — Barack Obama

Our newly refurbished baby unit at Foundations Day Nursery is ready to welcome you!
Come and explore our exciting new space designed especially for your little ones.
Book a show round today by calling 0121 414 0583 or emailing [email protected] — We look forward to meeting you!

On Thursday 5th March, Foundations celebrated World Book Day with a day full of stories, imagination and fun! The children were invited to dress up as their favourite book characters, and it was wonderful to see so many creative costumes.

Throughout the day, each age group enjoyed activities inspired by some of their favourite books. Our Under 2s explored animal-themed sensory books, discovering touch, texture and sounds through interactive stories.

Our 2–3 year olds enjoyed classic tales such as The Tiger Who Came to Tea and Goldilocks and the Three Bears, bringing the stories to life through themed activities.

Our Pre-School children explored The Gruffalo, where they made delicious Gruffalo Crumble, created printed caterpillars inspired by The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and used pipettes to help Superworm “grow”.

World Book Day helps promote a lifelong love of reading, supports early literacy development, and encourages children to explore new worlds and perspectives through stories. To continue the excitement at home, every child also received a £1 book token to help them choose a new book to enjoy.

It was a fantastic day celebrating the magic of books!

🥲Last week we said farewell to our preschoolers. After a whole year of learning, playing and growing, we finished the term off with a Graduation. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉We are immensely proud of all the children!👏👏

Teamwork!
Today the preschool children worked in teams of two to move all the balls from one basket to the other. The children used their motor skills to pull the string to move the hoop back and forth transporting one ball at a time.

Spring painting!
The preschool children took their paints to the garden to use the flowers as inspiration for their masterpieces. This activity supports their fine motor and pre-writing skills, using cotton buds as their painting tool to encourage the tripod grip.

This activity encourages children's exploration, curiosity, appreciation and respect for living things.
We enjoyed looking for worms 🪱 and minibeasts

Messy play!
Today we have explored cornflour and water play. This helps development in several areas including,
- Play with one or more other children, extending and elaborating play ideas.
- Show a preference for a dominant hand.
- Make comparisons between objects relating to size, length, weight and capacity.
- Explore how things work.
- Explore and talk about the different forces they feel.