Mama Bear's Day Nursery Downend, Bristol

At our Stanbridge Nursery in Downend the toddlers had a lovely time making banana biscuits.
They enjoyed mixing the ingredients together, adding flour and bananas, and watching the mixture come together.
The children were very excited to see their biscuits come out of the oven and had great fun tasting the delicious treats they had made. 🍪

At our Stanbridge Nursery in Downend we enjoyed a lovely barefoot walk in the garden with the children. We talked about grounding and how connecting our feet with the earth can help us feel calm. The children loved this sensory experience, stepping into puddles and exploring the feeling of grass, mud, and different textures under their feet. It sparked lots of curiosity and conversation as they shared what each surface felt like and explored the garden in a new way. 🌿👣💧

At our Stanbridge Nursery in Downend we welcomed two new additions to our nursery – two fish! 🐟🐟
The children were very excited and helped choose names for them. Everyone suggested ideas, and we placed all the names into a bowl. Two names were then picked out at random.
Please join us in welcoming our new fish… Bubble and Pop! ✨🐟

A big thank you to one of our wonderful parents for kindly bringing in fresh fruit for the practitioner team at our Stanbridge Road Nursery in Downend today! We truly appreciate your generosity and support of healthy living. 🍎🍊🍌

At our Stanbridge Nursery in Downend the toddlers helped to make their own tea. They enjoyed being independent and confidently spreading cream cheese on their bread. This activity supported the development of attention, gross motor skills, and independence.

For Pancake Day the babies at our Stanbridge Nursery in Downend had a wonderful time celebrating with a fun, hands-on activity.
They enjoyed helping to make delicious banana pancakes, learning how to safely use children’s knives to cut up the bananas with support. The children explored different textures and smells as they mixed and prepared their ingredients. After cooking, the creativity continued as they used glue sticks, paints, and glitter to design their own artwork “toppings,” decorating pictures of pancakes with bright colours and sparkles.
It was a fantastic way to develop their fine motor skills, build confidence, and celebrate Pancake Day together. 🥞✨

At our Stanbridge Nursery in Downend one of our lovely parents brought in some doughnuts to celebrate tłusty czwartek - or Fat Thursday.

In Poland, Fat Thursday is called tłusty czwartek. People purchase their favorite pastries from their local bakeries. Traditional foods include pączki (doughnuts), which are large deep-fried pieces of yeast dough, traditionally filled with fruit jam or rose petal jam (though others are often used) and topped with powdered sugar, icing or glaze.

Thank you for sharing your traditions, celebrating with us, allowing us to share some delicious treats, and making the practitioners smile!

At our Stanbridge Nursery in Downend we are taking part in the Big Brush Club, an NHS scheme that promotes good oral health.
Our Preschool children brush their teeth every day as part of their daily routine. Staff have received training and follow guidance from the Oral Health Champions. The children are really enjoying this daily activity and are learning the importance of looking after their teeth.

The babies at our Stanbridge Nursery in Downend have been enjoying painting using sticks 🎨
This fun activity supported sensory exploration, gross motor skills, sharing, and curiosity through exploration.
Lots of messy fun and learning happening as little hands discover new textures and movements!

At our Stanbridge Nursery in Bristol the children have been exploring emotions and enjoyed playing the felt faces game.
This activity supported them to identify different emotions and talk about their own feelings as well as those of others.

🍽️ Part-Time Cook Jobs – Clifton, Speedwell & Totterdown 🍽️
Flexible hours available

Do you love cooking fresh, healthy food… and want a role that genuinely makes a difference?

We’re looking for part-time Cooks to join our nurseries in Clifton, Speedwell and Totterdown, helping us create delicious meals for babies and young children every day — with flexible working hours to suit the right person.

At Mama Bear’s, you’ll be working in a setting that’s stimulating, safe and welcoming, providing outstanding care for children aged 3 months to 4 years.

👩🍳 What you’ll be doing:

✅ Preparing and cooking fresh breakfasts
✅ Making home-cooked lunches and teas (set menu provided)
✅ Stock management
✅ Washing up and kitchen duties
✅ Keeping the kitchen spotlessly clean and hygienic

🧼 What we’re looking for:

⭐ Experience cooking in a similar environment
⭐ Strong understanding of allergies, dietary requirements, and cross-contamination
⭐ Food Hygiene Certificate essential
⭐ Familiarity with Safer Food Better Business preferred
⭐ High standards of cleanliness and organisation

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

📩 Interested? Apply today. https://mamabear.eyrecruit.co.uk/?source=mama-bear-website&q=cook&page=1

👥 Know someone who’d be brilliant? Please share or tag them below.

The toddlers at our Stanbridge Nursery in Downend showed great curiosity and excitement exploring the plastic tubes, carefully placing the balls inside and watching them roll down.
They experimented with different ways of using the tubes, repeating actions and showing fascination with how the balls moved.
As they followed the balls with their eyes and moved their bodies to catch them.