Puffins of Exeter Ltd

🌼💧 Our little gardeners have been busy helping to care for the flowers outside the nursery! Armed with watering cans and lots of enthusiasm, the children enjoyed watering the plants and learning about what flowers need to grow and thrive. 🌱🌸

Activities like these help children develop a sense of responsibility, connect with nature, and build important physical skills while having fun outdoors. We love watching their confidence bloom alongside our beautiful flowers! ☀️🌷

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🌟 STRONG STANDARD IN ALL AREAS 🌟

We are incredibly proud to share that Puffins at Westcliff has been recognised as Strong in all areas following its recent Ofsted inspection.

Just over a year ago, we took on our newest nursery in Dawlish with a vision to create a nurturing, inclusive and child-centred environment where children could thrive. To see the dedication, care and hard work of the team recognised in this way is truly special.

A huge thank you to our wonderful team, children and families who have been part of this journey ❤️

Read the full story here 👇

https://puffinsofexeter.co.uk/dawlish-nursery-celebrates-remarkable-turnaround-with-strong-ofsted-outcome/

🌿🐾 NELI Home Learning – Week 19: Discovering Animal Homes! 🐾🌿

This week, our little explorers will DISCOVER the homes of many animals across the countryside! 🏡🐞

Some animals like to REST during the day, some live UNDER the ground, and some can only be seen if you look really, really closely. 🔍✨

📚 Story Focus
Look and Say What You See in the Countryside

Online Challenge of the Week
Search for videos about different animals that live in the countryside and chat together about:
• Which animals have you seen before?
• Where do they live?
• What makes their homes special?

This Week’s Special Words
🏠 Home – The place where you live.
😴 Rest – When you sit or lie down quietly and do nothing for a while.
⬇️ Under – When something is below or beneath something else.
🔍 Discover – When you find out about something or see it for the first time.

🏡 Home Learning Challenge
Choose your child’s favourite toy and work together to create a cosy home where it can rest. Talk about what your toy might need to make its home comfortable and safe.

🎯 Try These Activities at Home
⭐ Treasure Hunt
⭐ Countryside Explorer Walk

We’d love to see your home learning adventures! 📸💚 Share your feedback and photos with us.

👑🎉 Today we celebrated the King’s Birthday with a wonderfully whimsical royal tea party! Our little royals proudly wore their sparkly crowns, enjoyed pretend tea, and filled the room with laughter, imagination, and plenty of royal flair. ☕✨

What a magical day of fun, creativity, and celebration fit for a king! 👑💛

🔥 Campfire Adventures at Puffins🔥

Our Puffins children have been getting creative outdoors, using natural resources to build their very own campfire! 🍂🪵🌿

Working together, the children carefully gathered and arranged natural materials to create a pretend campfire before letting their imaginations take over. They then enjoyed "toasting" marshmallows over the fire, sharing stories and engaging in lots of imaginative play. 🍡✨

Activities like these encourage creativity, teamwork, problem-solving, and communication skills while helping children connect with the natural world around them.

What a wonderful way to spark imagination and bring outdoor learning to life! 😊

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To celebrate National German Cake Day, our young bakers rolled up their sleeves and whipped up their very own Deutsch Schokolade Kuchen! 🍫🎂 From measuring and mixing to discovering exciting new ingredients, the children became kitchen superstars as they worked together to create a delicious chocolate masterpiece. The room was filled with sweet aromas, laughter, and teamwork, making this hands-on baking adventure the perfect recipe for creativity, confidence, and fun! ✨👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

🏆 NATIONAL AWARD WINNER 🏆
We are absolutely delighted to share that Chloe O'Brien has been named NDNA Practitioner of the Year 2026! 🎉
The NDNA - National Day Nurseries Association Awards celebrate excellence in early years education across the UK, making this an incredible achievement and a testament to Chloe's passion, dedication and commitment to giving children the very best start in life.
We're also immensely proud of Rachel Bustin and Ashleigh Webb, who were shortlisted as national finalists in their categories. To have three members of Team Puffins recognised on a national stage is a remarkable achievement and reflects the talent, professionalism and care found across our nurseries every day.
Please join us in congratulating them on this fantastic achievement!

🍿🎬 Today at Puffins, our children enjoyed a wonderful popcorn-themed tuff tray activity!

Using tongs and scoops, the children made their very own popcorn creations while developing their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination ✨

The fun continued inside our cosy cinema tent, where imaginations came to life as the children pretended to watch movies together. Through role play, they built confidence in communicating with one another, sharing ideas, and forming strong friendships 💛

Learning through play is always our favourite kind of magic at Puffins 🌟

🦋 Butterfly Awareness & Education Day 🦋

On Saturday 6th June, we celebrated Butterfly Awareness & Education Day by creating our very own beautiful butterflies! Using card, the children decorated one side before carefully pressing it together to create stunning mirrored artwork. 🎨✨

We also enjoyed reading the much-loved story The Very Hungry Caterpillar, where we learned all about the life cycle of a caterpillar and discovered how it transforms into a beautiful butterfly. 🐛➡️🦋

It was a wonderful day of creativity, learning, and exploring the amazing journey of these fascinating insects! 💚

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