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Little JEMS Hetton

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Little JEMS Hetton

Little JEMS Hetton "Because they are precious!"
Professional, caring, fun & safe childcare for all Early Years children Pauline B. Early Years Assistant.

OFSTED Registered "Good" Provision in January 2019 and June 2024. Based in Hetton le Hole and run by well qualified staff with with a wealth of experience of working with children including those with complex needs, disabilities and SEN. Staff include a qualified Early Years Teacher as well as qualified Early Years Educators (Level3). All staff hold paediatric first aid qualifications and received

full continuous professional development training in all areas of the curriculum. Little JEMS offers full and part time services and can also offer school holiday care (up to year 2) subject to availability. Little JEMS delivers the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in a dedicated environment with a focus on your child's unique needs. Each child will have an electronic learning journey which is accessible via an app for parents and carers. Little JEMS are a small but established team of early years professionals: Suzanne - Owner and SENDCo, Early Childhood and Curriculum Studies BA (hons). Jen - Manager, Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) and Early Years Educator L3. Lindsey - Deputy Manager - L3 Early Years Educator and Room Leader. Jess - Curriculum Manager, Qualified Early Years Teacher who holds early Years Teacher Status and 3rd in charge. Alex - Holds a T'Level (L3) qualification, with specialist Early Years Route and Baby Lead. Our newest team members are Abi - Early Years Educator L3 Apprentice and Ellis also an Early Years Educator L3 Apprentice.

03/09/2026

☕️❤️ RAFFLE PRIZE SPOTLIGHT! ❤️☕️

We are SO excited to announce that Penshaw Tea Rooms have kindly donated a gift voucher to our Heart of the Community raffle! 🎟️✨

A huge thank you to this wonderful local family-run business for supporting our fundraiser and helping us raise money towards providing a publicly accessible defibrillator for the community of Hetton-le-Hole, alongside the Red Sky Foundation. ❤️

We’re incredibly grateful for the amazing support we’ve received from local businesses and our community so far — every prize, donation and raffle entry helps us get closer to our goal! 🥰

So, who fancies treating themselves to a lovely visit to Penshaw Tea Rooms? ☕️🍰👀

🎟️ DONATE & ENTER OUR RAFFLE:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/little-jems?utm_term=2W9bGa4eY&utm_medium=FA&utm_source=CL
PLEASE PUT YOUR FULL NAME IN TO THE DONATION - send us a little message to let us know how to contact you.
❤️ Our nursery. Our community. Our Hetton.

28/08/2026

We are so proud to have you as a member of our team!
Well done Lindsey! ❤️

25/08/2026

❤️ HEART OF THE COMMUNITY – NEW TARGET! ❤️

We’ve got an exciting update… our fundraising target is now £1,100! 🎯❤️

We’re raising money towards providing a publicly accessible defibrillator for the community of Hetton-le-Hole, working alongside the Red Sky Foundation.

We’ve already had some incredible support, but we want to keep the momentum going and see just how much we can raise together! 🥰

🎟️ AND REMEMBER – EVERY DONATION GETS YOU AN ENTRY INTO OUR RAFFLE! 🎟️

We have some amazing prizes up for grabs, including:

🚲 A mountain bike
🎁 Gift vouchers
💪 Gym memberships
✨ Experiences
🎉 And lots more!

Whether you donate £1 or £100, every contribution brings us closer to our goal and helps us support something that could make a huge difference to our local community. ❤️

We’ll be sharing daily updates throughout the campaign, including our fundraising total, raffle prizes, local businesses, community stories and lots of ways you can get involved.

👇 DONATE & ENTER THE RAFFLE HERE:
https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/little-jems?utm_term=2W9bGa4eY&utm_medium=FA&utm_source=CL

❤️ £1,100 – LET’S SEE IF WE CAN DO IT!

Please donate, share, tag your friends and family, and help us spread the word across Hetton-le-Hole.

Our nursery. Our community. Our Hetton. ❤️

18/08/2026

✨ NEW FLOORS, FRESH NEW FEEL! ✨
There’s nothing quite like a fresh new floor to give a nursery a whole new lease of life!

We’re absolutely in love with our new flooring! It has made such a difference to the look and feel of our nursery, creating a space that feels fresh, clean, welcoming and ready for all the learning, playing and adventures our little ones get up to every day!

Our nursery is a place where little feet are constantly on the move — exploring, creating, discovering, dancing, building and sometimes making a little bit of a mess! 😂 — so having flooring that is practical, durable and easy to keep clean is so important. 🧼✨

We’re always looking at ways to improve our environment and make our nursery the very best it can be for our children, and these new floors are just one of the little changes that make a BIG difference. ❤️

Now… who’s ready for some serious floor-based play?! 👣

Fresh floors ✔️
Fresh feel ✔️
Ready for another year of adventures ✔️

❤️

17/08/2026

❤️ HEART OF THE COMMUNITY – WE ARE LIVE! ❤️

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/little-jems?utm_term=2W9bGa4eY&utm_medium=FA&utm_source=CL

👆 COME AND BE ONE OF OUR VERY FIRST SUPPORTERS! 👆

Our Heart of the Community fundraiser is officially LIVE! 🥰

We are raising money towards providing a publicly accessible defibrillator for the community of Hetton-le-Hole, working alongside the Red Sky Foundation. ❤️

We would LOVE for our nursery families, past families, local residents, local businesses, friends and everyone in our community to be some of the FIRST people to donate and help us get our fundraiser off to an amazing start! 🎉

🎯 Our fundraising target is £500, and every single donation, no matter how big or small, will help us get closer to our goal.

🎟️ AND there are some AMAZING raffle prizes up for grabs! 🎁

We have already received some fantastic donations from local businesses, including vouchers, experiences, gym memberships, a mountain bike and lots more!

Every donation through the link above gets you an entry into the raffle!

📅 We will be fundraising right through until September, with DAILY updates throughout the campaign.

Every day we’ll be:
❤️ Shining a spotlight on the amazing local businesses who have donated
🏡 Celebrating our local community
🎁 Sharing our fantastic raffle prizes
📸 Sharing stories and memories
📣 Keeping you updated on our fundraising total
🥰 Showing our appreciation to everyone supporting us

So please get involved from the very beginning!

❤️ Donate
📲 Share
🎟️ Enter the raffle
📣 Tag your friends and family
🏡 Help us reach the people of Hetton-le-Hole

Every £1 counts. Every share helps. Every supporter matters.

Let’s see how quickly we can get our first donations on the board! 👀🎉

❤️ Our nursery. Our community. Our Hetton.

Let’s make Heart of the Community something really special! 🥰

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/little-jems?utm_term=2W9bGa4eY&utm_medium=FA&utm_source=CL

11/08/2026

📢 Important Update – Heart of the Community Event

After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to cancel our Heart of the Community Event due to low stall interest and availability. Although we are disappointed, we are still determined to support our fundraising goal and bring our community together in a different way.

❤️ We are excited to announce that our raffle will now run online, with a dedicated JustGiving page launching tomorrow. Every penny raised will go directly towards purchasing our life‑saving defibrillator for Little JEMS Nursery.

🎟️ How it will work:

Our raffle will run online through our JustGiving page

The draw will take place as soon as we reach our fundraising target, or by 31st September at the latest

We will share full evidence of how the funds are used and the purchase of the defibrillator

All donated prizes will still be included in the raffle

💛 We want to thank every business, family, and supporter who has already contributed prizes. Your kindness means the world to us and will still make a huge difference.

Please keep an eye out tomorrow for the launch post and the JustGiving link. Together, we can still achieve something truly special for our children, families, and wider community.

Thank you for your continued support.
Little JEMS Nursery 🌿

04/08/2026

🌟 Calling All Local Businesses, Crafters & Community Groups! 🌟

We’re looking for stallholders to join us at our
❤️ Heart of the Community Event ❤️
on Saturday 15th August 2026, from 10:00am–12:30pm, in the beautiful gardens at Little Jems Nursery.

This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your business, meet local families, and be part of a wonderful community event while supporting an amazing cause. 💖

We’re welcoming:
🛍️ Small businesses
🎨 Handmade crafts
🍰 Bakers and sweet treats
🎁 Gift stalls
💐 Local organisations and charities
✨ Family-friendly activities

The event is raising funds for Red Sky Foundation to help provide a life-saving defibrillator for our nursery, so every stall will be helping make a real difference.

If you’d like to book a stall or find out more, please send us a message—we’d love to have you join us!

Please feel free to tag or share this post with anyone who might be interested. Let’s make this a fantastic day for our community! ❤️

31/07/2026

🌟 Employee of the Month – Jess 🌟

A huge congratulations to our Employee of the Month, Jess! 🎉

Jess has gone above and beyond in her commitment to our nursery, playing a key role in supporting our OFSTED journey, helping to shape and strengthen our curriculum, and showing unwavering dedication to our children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

Her passion, professionalism, and genuine care shine through in everything she does. She consistently puts children at the heart of every decision, supports her colleagues with kindness, and strives to ensure every child has the opportunity to thrive.

Thank you, Jess, for your hard work, dedication, and the positive difference you make every single day. We are incredibly lucky to have you as part of the Little Jems family – this recognition is so well deserved!

29/07/2026

Come and take a little walk around Little Jems Nursery and see what makes us so special. 💛

From our beautiful learning environments to our exciting outdoor spaces, every area has been thoughtfully designed to inspire curiosity, encourage confidence and help children thrive. We pride ourselves on creating a warm, nurturing, home-from-home environment where every child is valued, supported and celebrated.

Whether your child is just beginning their nursery journey or you’re looking for a fresh start, we’d love to welcome you to the Little Jems family.

📅 September spaces are now available, but they’re filling quickly!

📩 To arrange a visit or enquire about a place, simply complete our enquiry form here:

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/dxnSF6eKkL

We can’t wait to meet you and your little Jem! 💎✨

27/04/2026

📣 WE DID IT!!!! 📣

We are absolutely over the moon to announce that we completed on the purchase of the new building on Friday. We have the keys and we are finally in ❤️ 🥳

There is lots of work to be done, but we’ve spent today with contractors and our vision, to breathe life back in to the building and that starts today! We aim to use local tradesmen wherever possible too - so that we really keep this project within our community 🫶

As you know we’ve been busy in the gardens 🪴 🪏 🌳 for the last couple of weeks and we are delighted with the progress in such a short space of time with them! Thank you to everyone in the local community who has shared kind worlds and encouragement as you have passed by as this has really kept us going.

Now the next part of the journey begins and we are looking forward to updating you as we go along ❤️ 🏡 🔐

Address

Victoria Street
Hetton Le Hole
DH59DG

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

+441915616618

Website

http://www.little-jems.co.uk/

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