Springholm Nursery

29/08/2026

📅 WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK AT SPRINGHOLM NURSERY

We have another busy week ahead! Here’s what’s happening during the week beginning Monday 31st August…

👶 TODDLER TUESDAY
📅 Tuesday 1st September
⏰ 10:00–11:30am

A friendly, relaxed session for babies, toddlers and preschool children with their grown-ups. Come along for play, activities and a chance to meet other local families. Everyone is welcome!

💡 STEM ADVENTURES: FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE
📅 Thursday 3rd September
⏰ 1:45–2:45pm

This week, we’ll discover the inspiring story of Florence Nightingale and explore how she changed nursing through observation, problem-solving and scientific thinking. Children aged two and over can enjoy six playful, hands-on STEM activities alongside their grown-ups.

📚 BOOKBUG AT THE NURSERY
📅 Thursday 3rd September
⏰ 3:00–3:30pm

Join us after STEM Adventures for stories, songs and rhymes with your little one. Everyone is welcome with children who have not yet started school. All children must have a grown up with them.

All of our sessions are free, and for these sessions you do not need to attend Springholm Nursery to take part. We would love to see you! Please share with any local families who might like to join us. 💙

28/08/2026

🌟 What a fantastic first full week! 🌟

The nursery has been buzzing with excitement as the children have settled into their routines, explored the environment and formed new friendships. We’ve enjoyed lots of play and discovery, spent time outdoors caring for our plants, visited the school for lunch and PE, and shared songs, stories and rhymes at Bookbug.

The children also became brilliant little bakers, making delicious fairy cakes ready for today’s launch of our Community Café! 🧁☕ It was the perfect way to finish such a busy week, and we loved welcoming families and members of our community into the nursery for a treat and a friendly chat.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make our first café so special. We’re incredibly proud of how well all our children have embraced their first full week — what an amazing start to the new nursery year! 💙

27/08/2026

We’ve had a lovely, busy day at nursery! 🧁📚

The children baked some delicious fairy cakes ready for tomorrow’s Community Café launch — and we would love to see you there! Join us at the nursery from 2:30–3:00pm for a little treat and a friendly chat. ☕️

We then headed over to the school for PE, where the children had great fun getting active and developing their movement skills, coordination and confidence before lunch. We finished our day with a wonderful Bookbug session, sharing stories, singing songs and enjoying rhymes together. What a great day! 💙

27/08/2026

📚 Just a wee reminder that Bookbug is at Springholm Primary School today from 2:30–3:00pm!

If you have a wee one under five, you’re more than welcome to come along and join us for stories, songs, rhymes and lots of fun. There’s no need to book—just pop in! 🎶

☕ We’re also launching our Community Café at Springholm Nursery this Friday from 2:30–3:00pm. Everyone is welcome to join us for a little treat and a friendly chat. Donations are welcome, but there’s absolutely no obligation—we’d simply love to see you there! 🍰

26/08/2026

🔎 RESEARCH IN ACTION

Settling In & Relationships
Issue 01 | Relationships are the Foundation of Learning

On Monday, we explored the importance of relationships in the early years – and how children learn best when they feel safe, secure, valued and connected.

But what does that actually look like in practice?

At Springholm Nursery, relationships aren't an activity we plan. They are woven through the whole nursery day. 💙

They are found in the quiet moments when a practitioner sits alongside a child and follows their interests. In shared discoveries that bring children and adults together. In friendships developing through play. In children learning to cooperate, communicate and enjoy experiences alongside one another.

They are there when we read together, investigate together, care for our environment together – and when a trusted adult is simply close by as a child develops the confidence to explore for themselves.

These everyday interactions matter.

Warm, responsive relationships give children the secure base they need to explore, take risks in their learning, communicate their ideas, build friendships and develop an increasing sense of confidence and belonging.

📸 This is our research in action:
Relationships aren't something separate from learning at Springholm – they are the foundation from which learning grows.

24/08/2026

📚 Springholm Nursery Research Series 2026–2027
Issue 01 | Settling In & Relationships

Welcome to the first issue of our Research Series.
Throughout the year, we'll be sharing the research behind our practice, helping families understand not only what children experience at Springholm Nursery, but why those experiences matter.

As we begin a new academic year, our focus is on something we believe sits at the heart of everything we do—relationships.

Research tells us that children don't need to be "ready to learn" before they come to nursery. Instead, it is through warm, trusting and responsive relationships that children develop the confidence to explore, play, communicate and thrive.

Settling into nursery is different for every child. Some children walk through the door ready to explore, whilst others need a little more time to build trust and feel secure. Both are completely normal.

At Springholm Nursery, we know that meaningful relationships with children and families provide the foundation for everything that follows. By taking time to get to know every child as an individual, listening to their ideas and working in partnership with families, we create an environment where children feel safe, valued and ready to learn.

Over the coming weeks, we'll continue exploring the research behind relationships and show you how these principles come to life through the everyday experiences of our children.
💙 Because when children feel they belong, they don't just settle—they flourish.

Join us on Wednesday as we bring this research into practice.

23/08/2026

📅 WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK AT SPRINGHOLM NURSERY

Here’s what we have coming up during the week beginning Monday 24th August.

👶 TODDLER TUESDAY
📅 Tuesday
⏰ 10:00–11:30am
Our friendly, relaxed weekly session for babies, toddlers and preschool children with their grown-ups. Come along for play, activities and a chance to meet other local families. Everyone is welcome!

📚 BOOKBUG AT SPRINGHOLM PRIMARY SCHOOL
📅 Thursday
⏰ 2:30–3:00pm

Join us at the school for stories, songs and rhymes with your little one. Everyone is welcome with children who have not yet started school—you do not need to attend Springholm Nursery to join us.

☕️ Friday – Community Café Launch | 2:30–3:00pm

Join us at Springholm Nursery for the launch of our new monthly Community Café! Pop in for a sweet treat and a friendly chat with nursery families and members of our local community. Everyone is warmly welcome and there is no charge, although donations are welcome. 🍰💙

We would love to see you! 💙

21/08/2026

🌟 What a wonderful first week! 🌟

The children have had an absolute blast settling in, exploring the nursery, making new friends and getting to know our team. It has been so lovely welcoming back familiar faces and meeting all our new children and families.

The time has flown by, and we are already so proud of how confidently everyone is finding their feet. We can’t wait to see what adventures the rest of the term brings!

Have a lovely weekend, everyone! 💙

19/08/2026

19/08/2026

WELCOME BACK! 💙

As we begin a new academic year at Springholm Nursery, we would like to welcome our children and families back—and introduce the range of free events we offer to the wider community.

Throughout the year, families can join us for Toddler Tuesday, fortnightly STEM Adventures, weekly and monthly Bookbug sessions, The Play Hub and our monthly Community Café. We’ll also share special celebrations, exhibitions and other one-off community invitations.

Springholm Nursery is a charitable, not-for-profit setting, led by a skilled and experienced team. This means that any money we receive is reinvested into the nursery, helping us provide high-quality resources and experiences for our children while continuing to offer free events that support local children, families and the wider community.

You do not need to attend Springholm Nursery to join our community events—we would love to welcome familiar faces and new families alike.

Follow our page for further information, individual event dates and details of everything else we have planned for the year ahead!