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Monday 7:30am - 6pm Tuesday 7:30am - 6pm Wednesday 7:30am - 6pm Thursday 7:30am - 6pm Friday 7:30am - 6pm

Smiley Stars Nursery - Ibrox - Glasgow

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Welcome to Smiley stars Nursery, rated VERY GOOD by Care Inspectorate, we provide home from home care

Smiley Stars is small and family owned nursery near Glasgow City centre which enables us to provide a beautiful homely environment for children to grow and learn in small groups. Our Nursery in Ibrox provides childcare for children aged from 6 weeks to 5 years old. Our aim is to provide a caring, happy and safe 'home from home' environment where children will thrive. Our location in Ibrox, Glasgow

provides excellent access for working parents looking for a nursery on their commute. We have had nursery clients from many outlying areas, such as East Kilbride, Cardonald and the South Side of Glasgow. Please feel free to contact us at any time and we look forward to providing you our best attention at all times. What to expect at Smiley Stars Nursery:

•Open 51 weeks of the year, with flexible, full and part time sessions to suit you
•A freshly prepared healthy menu cooked on the premises.
•Fun outdoor play facilities in the nursery garden at our Ibrox nursery and regular outings
•We work hand in hand with parents to ensure the best care for your children and that we are giving your child the best start in life
•Provide child care discounts for families with two or more children
•The nursery has the "at grandma's" feel to it. We fully believe this relaxed environment adds to the learning capability and enjoyment for your child
•We aim to provide your child with a fun and enjoyable home from home that you can trust. We group children with similar ages to help them develop great social skills, but also to learn with children that are likely to be at a similar age of their development
•Our nursery is designed to cater for the specific needs of each child to ensure that our children feel at ease and are happy to play and learn
•Excellent transport links in Ibrox area connecting to East Kilbride, Cardonald, Pollok and Glasgow city centre

09/09/2026

SPOT, FIND, MATCH 🔎🔎🔎 🔤🔡🔠

Our Dragonflies enjoyed exploring and investigating as they looked for letters hidden in the flour and then were encouraged to match the letters.

This experiences offered opportunities for :
-problem solving
-letter recognition
-discussion around lower and upper case letters
-developing sense through touch, smell and sight.
-hand eye coordination.

Children’s Voices 🗣️🗣️
”found the A, that goes there”
”I found X”
”I found another R”
”Thats S,A,X,O”
”so soft”
”does that match there, I found another”
”Oh, look”
”I found three R’s”
”Is there a H in there ?”

28/08/2026

🦗🌈 Playdough fun with our Grasshoppers! 💚

Our Grasshoppers had a fantastic time making their very own playdough! 👩‍🍳✨

The children enjoyed helping to measure and mix the ingredients, watching as everything came together to create soft, colourful playdough. Once it was ready, they had lots of fun rolling, squashing, stretching, and moulding it into their own imaginative creations.

Making playdough is a wonderful hands-on activity that encourages children to develop their fine motor skills, early maths skills through measuring, communication, creativity, and problem-solving, all while learning through play.

26/08/2026

🐛🌞 Outdoor adventures with our Caterpillars! 💚

Our Caterpillars have been having a wonderful time exploring and learning through outdoor play in our garden! 🌿✨

The children have enjoyed zooming down the slide, chasing and popping bubbles, pushing the prams, exploring small world play, riding the bikes, taking turns on the rocking horse, and getting creative in the sand.

Outdoor play is so important for our youngest learners, helping to develop their physical skills, coordination, confidence, imagination, and communication while encouraging them to explore the world around them through hands-on experiences.

24/08/2026

🦗🌳 Outdoor fun with our Grasshoppers! 🌞💚

Our Grasshoppers have been making the most of their time outdoors, enjoying a fantastic variety of activities that keep them active, engaged, and having lots of fun!

The children loved exploring the soft play equipment, taking turns on the rocking horse, building with LEGO, zooming down the slide, and joining in with a range of exciting games. There were plenty of smiles, laughter, and opportunities to learn through play alongside their friends.

Outdoor play encourages children to develop their physical skills, coordination, balance, confidence, teamwork, and communication, while giving them the freedom to explore, imagine, and enjoy the fresh air.

21/08/2026

🦋🌿 Outdoor adventures with our Butterflies! 🌞💙

Our Butterflies have been making the most of the wonderful outdoor spaces in our garden, enjoying a variety of exciting experiences that encourage active play and exploration.

The children had lots of fun climbing on the crates, building their confidence and balance, exploring the climbing frame, and taking turns on the rocking horse. Alongside these, they enjoyed plenty of opportunities to run, explore, play with their friends, and use their imaginations in the fresh air.

Outdoor play is an important part of children's learning and development, helping to build their physical skills, coordination, confidence, communication, and problem-solving abilities, all while supporting their overall health and wellbeing.

19/08/2026

🐛🧁 Baking fun with our Caterpillars! 🍌💛

Our Caterpillars had a wonderful time making delicious banana cupcakes! 🧁🍌

Our youngest learners enjoyed taking part in every step of the baking process, from helping to mash the bananas and mix the ingredients to watching their cakes come together. With support from our practitioners, the children explored different textures, smells, and tastes while developing their confidence and curiosity.

Baking is a fantastic sensory experience for our under 2s, supporting early communication, fine motor development, hand-eye coordination, and an understanding of cause and effect, all through fun, hands-on learning.

17/08/2026

🐉🎨 Messy masterpieces with our Dragonflies! 🎨🐉

Our Dragonflies have been embracing their creativity through lots of exciting arts and crafts experiences! 🌈✨

The children loved getting messy with hand painting, exploring different colours, textures, and patterns using their own hands. They also enjoyed a unique painting experience on the floor, using their feet to create colourful footprints and beautiful artwork! 👣🎨

To make their creations even more exciting, the children explored painting with a variety of different resources, including dinosaurs, cars, and other objects, discovering the different marks and patterns they could create.

Messy play and creative activities like these encourage imagination, self-expression, sensory exploration, and the development of fine and gross motor skills, all while having lots of fun in a safe and nurturing environment.

14/08/2026

🦗🍓 Food experiences with our Grasshoppers! 🍫🍌

Our Grasshoppers have been busy developing their life skills through some exciting food experiences! 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

The children enjoyed preparing their own delicious fruit smoothies by carefully cutting a selection of fresh fruit before safely taking turns to use a hand blender with support from our practitioners. 🍓🍌🥭

They also had lots of fun making tasty chocolate rice crispie cakes, carefully mixing the ingredients together before creating their own yummy treats. 🍫✨

These hands-on experiences help children develop confidence, independence, fine motor skills, communication, and an understanding of healthy foods, while encouraging them to safely explore new skills in the kitchen. Most importantly, they had a fantastic time learning through play and enjoying the delicious results! 😊

12/08/2026

🦋✨ Sensory fun with our Butterflies! ✨🦋

Our Butterflies have been having a wonderful time exploring a range of sensory activities using loose parts and natural materials. 💛

The children enjoyed investigating different textures and materials, including cereal, lentils, chickpeas, and water play. They scooped, poured, mixed, sorted, and explored using their hands and a variety of tools, encouraging their natural curiosity through open-ended play.

Sensory experiences like these support children's cognitive development, fine motor skills, language, problem-solving, and imaginative thinking, while allowing them to explore at their own pace in a fun and engaging environment.

10/08/2026

🎨🐛 Creative fun with our Caterpillars! 🐛🎨

Our Caterpillars have been busy exploring their creativity through a variety of exciting arts and crafts activities! 🌈✨

They've loved getting hands-on with paint sticks, hand painting, colourful chalk, shaving foam paint, and drawing, giving them plenty of opportunities to express themselves, experiment with different textures, and let their imaginations run wild.

Creative activities like these help to develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, confidence, and self-expression, all while having lots of fun and making some wonderful masterpieces! We can't wait to see what our little artists create next. 🖌️💛

Address

38 Ibrox Terrace
Glasgow
G512TB

Opening Hours

Monday	7:30am - 6pm
Tuesday	7:30am - 6pm
Wednesday	7:30am - 6pm
Thursday	7:30am - 6pm
Friday	7:30am - 6pm

Telephone

01414270122

Website

http://www.smileystarsnursery.co.uk/

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