Wivenhoe Park Day Nursery

Could you be the next leader of our little learners? 🌿

We’re looking for an inspiring Early Years Manager (maternity cover) to join our team at Wivenhoe Park Day Nursery.

This is more than a management role. It’s an opportunity to lead a passionate early-years team, create an environment where children feel happy, safe and confident to explore and build meaningful relationships with the families in our nursery community.

✨ You’ll bring:
• Strong leadership and a passion for early years
• A nurturing, positive and inclusive approach
• The confidence to inspire and support a dedicated team
• A commitment to creating outstanding experiences for children
• Energy, creativity and plenty of enthusiasm!

🌳 From everyday discoveries to adventures through our Forest School, we believe children learn best when they feel curious, confident and cared for.

If you’re ready to make your mark during this exciting period of maternity cover, we’d love to hear from you.

Find out more and apply via The University of Essex careers page.

Bringing art outside🎨🌿
The children love art as well as being outdoors so why not combine the two?!

Messy Monday🎨
We've all had lots of fun mono painting this morning! Covering our table in splodges of red, blue and green paint and using our hands, paintbrushes and swats to make lots of different patterns and mix together the colours.
We captured our art through pressing paper on top of our creations to reveal our own unique masterpieces.
A fabulous activity to promote our early writing skills!

Out and about nice and early to beat the heat☀️
Our wonderful staff team are doing their utmost to ensure the children are as comfortable as possible😇
Lots of water play, frequent drink breaks and stories in the shade☺️

Rainbow Water Play🌈☀️
Name a better way to spend a day like today...we'll wait!
The children have had so much fun splashing, transporting and mixing the different colours of water!

We enjoyed a lovely morning stroll around campus this morning 🌻☀
It was very nice to stretch our legs and develop those gross motor skills!

Happy Earth Day!🌏💚

The children had lots of fun exploring simple science activities this week. They enjoyed experimenting, asking questions, and discovering new things through play.

It was lovely to see their curiosity and excitement as they learned like little scientists! 🧪✨

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Holi, festival of colours. The children enjoyed a day full of colours and laughter. 🩷🧡💚💙💙❤️

Today, the children enjoyed a special Book Day outdoors. Sitting together in the fresh air, surrounded by nature, they listened carefully as we read a story to them. After the story, they had the chance to explore and share the book, sparking conversations, imagination, and curiosity📚❤️