Ducklings Childcare

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🌈 **Why Choose Ducklings Childcare?** 🌈

Choosing a nursery is one of the biggest decisions you'll make for your child, and at **Ducklings Childcare**, we're here to give every child the very best start in life.

Attending nursery offers so many wonderful benefits, helping children to grow in confidence while learning through play every single day.

💛 **At nursery, children develop:**

🗣️ **Communication and language** through stories, songs, conversations and group activities.

🤝 **Friendships and social skills** by learning to share, take turns and play cooperatively with others.

🌟 **Confidence and independence** as they make choices, solve problems and achieve new milestones.

📚 **School readiness** by developing early literacy, maths, listening, concentration and self-care skills.

🎨 **Creativity and imagination** through art, music, role play, messy play and exploration.

🌿 **Physical development** with daily outdoor play, climbing, balancing, running and fine motor activities.

❤️ **Emotional wellbeing** by building secure relationships with caring practitioners who support every child as an individual.

At Ducklings Childcare, we create a warm, nurturing environment where children feel safe, happy and excited to learn. Every day is filled with fun, laughter, new experiences and opportunities to discover the world around them.

🌟 **FREE FUNDED PLACES AVAILABLE!** 🌟

We have **fully funded places available** for eligible children from **9 months to 5 years**.

✅ **No deposit required for fully funded places**
✅ **No additional fees payable**
✅ **Private places also available**
✅ **Flexible sessions – you choose the days and times**
✅ **Shift patterns catered for**

🏡 **Why not come and look around?**

We'd love to show you our nursery, introduce you to our friendly team and answer any questions you have about childcare and funding.

📞 Call us today on **01484 512136** to book a visit.

💛 We can't wait to welcome you and your little one to the Ducklings Childcare family!

🌞🌿 **Big Adventures for Our Little Explorers!** 👶💛

At **Ducklings Childcare**, we believe that even our youngest children learn best through exploring the world around them.

Our **Tweenies (Birth to 2 Years)** love spending time outdoors, where every experience is an opportunity to discover something new!

Whether they're exploring the **sandpit**, splashing in **water play**, climbing in and out of **tyres**, or zooming around on our **ride-on toys**, they're developing important skills while having lots of fun.

🌟 **Outdoor play helps our babies to:**

🧠 **Develop curiosity** by exploring different textures, sounds and natural materials.

🤲 **Strengthen physical development** through crawling, walking, climbing, balancing and pushing ride-on toys.

💪 **Build muscle strength and coordination**, supporting their growing bodies and confidence.

💧 **Enjoy sensory experiences** through sand and water play, encouraging exploration and early scientific thinking.

💬 **Develop communication and language** as staff talk about what children can see, hear and feel, introducing new words through play.

😊 **Build confidence and independence** by encouraging children to make their own choices and explore at their own pace.

🤝 **Develop social skills** as they play alongside their friends, learn to share resources and begin taking turns.

🌈 **Support emotional wellbeing**, with fresh air, open spaces and opportunities to move freely helping children feel calm, happy and engaged.

At Ducklings Childcare, our outdoor environment is an extension of our classroom. We carefully plan experiences that follow each child's interests and encourage them to become confident, curious learners from the very beginning.

🍂 **September 2026 Places Available**

We have **private and fully funded places available** for children aged **9 months to 5 years**.

✨ Fully funded places with **no additional fees payable**
✨ **No deposit required** for fully funded places
✨ Flexible sessions – you choose the days and times
✨ Shift patterns catered for
✨ A caring, experienced team dedicated to helping every child thrive

🏡 **Come and visit us, meet our friendly team and explore our fantastic indoor and outdoor learning environments.**

📞 Call us on **01484 512136** to arrange your visit.

💛 Every day is an adventure, and every adventure is an opportunity to learn!

🎂🎉 **Celebrating Birthdays Together at Ducklings Childcare** 🎉🎂

At **Ducklings Childcare**, birthdays are a special occasion, and we love celebrating them together!

Our wonderful nursery cook makes a delicious **homemade birthday cake** for each child to enjoy with their friends. It's a lovely tradition that helps every child feel valued, celebrated and part of our nursery family. 💛

Sharing birthday cake at snack time is about so much more than a treat. It helps children to develop important life skills and creates lasting memories.

🌟 **The benefits of celebrating together include:**

🎈 Helping children feel special, recognised and valued.

😊 Building confidence and a sense of belonging within their nursery community.

🤝 Encouraging kindness as friends sing "Happy Birthday", celebrate together and share in each other's special day.

🍽️ Promoting positive social mealtimes, where children sit together, chat, practise good manners and enjoy eating as a group.

💬 Developing communication and language through conversations, singing and sharing experiences.

❤️ Creating happy memories that children will remember long after they leave nursery.

At Ducklings Childcare, we believe that **mealtimes are an important part of the day**. They are opportunities for children to build friendships, develop independence, learn social skills and enjoy spending quality time together in a relaxed and welcoming environment.

It's these little moments that make a big difference and help create a true sense of community within our nursery.

🍂 **September 2026 Places Available**

We have **private and fully funded places available** for children aged **9 months to 5 years**.

✨ Fully funded places with **no additional fees payable**
✨ **No deposit required** for fully funded places
✨ Flexible sessions – you choose the days and times
✨ Shift patterns catered for
✨ Fresh, home-cooked meals prepared daily by our nursery cook

🏡 **Come and look around our nursery, meet our friendly team and discover what makes Ducklings Childcare such a special place to learn, grow and make friends.**

📞 Call us on **01484 512136** to arrange your visit.

🚂🚗 **Learning Through Children's Interests** 🚗🚂

At **Ducklings Childcare**, we know that children learn best when they are interested and engaged. That's why we build **their interests into our curriculum**, creating exciting learning opportunities that are meaningful and fun.

This term, many of our children have shown a real interest in **cars, trains and other vehicles**, so we've been bringing these into our activities through **small world play**.

Although it may look like children are simply pushing cars around a track or driving trains through tunnels, they are developing so many important skills!

🌟 **Small world play helps children to:**

🚗 Develop their imagination by creating their own stories and adventures.

🗣️ Build communication and language as they talk about where the vehicles are going, who is travelling and what happens next.

🤝 Learn to play alongside and with others by sharing resources, taking turns and working together.

🧠 Develop problem-solving skills by building tracks, creating roads and working out how different pieces fit together.

✋ Strengthen fine motor skills through connecting train tracks, moving vehicles and manipulating small objects.

📚 Extend their understanding of the world by exploring different types of transport, where they travel and the jobs people do.

🔢 Explore early maths by sorting vehicles, recognising colours and sizes, counting and using positional language such as *over, under, next to, through* and *around*.

By following children's interests, we create experiences that inspire curiosity, encourage confidence and make learning enjoyable every day.

💛 Every child is unique, and our curriculum grows with them, helping them develop the skills they need through the things they love most.

🍂 **September 2026 Places Available**

We have **private and fully funded places available** for children aged **9 months to 5 years**.

✨ Fully funded places with **no additional fees payable**
✨ **No deposit required** for fully funded places
✨ Flexible sessions – you choose the days and times
✨ Shift patterns catered for

🏡 **Come and look around our nursery, meet our friendly team and discover how we tailor learning to every child's interests.**

📞 Call us on **01484 512136** to arrange your visit.

🌿☀️ **The Benefits of Outdoor Play – Sometimes the Oldest Games Are the Best!** ☀️🌿

At **Ducklings Childcare**, we love spending time outdoors, and sometimes the simplest games create the biggest learning opportunities!

**This term**, our children have enjoyed playing **hopscotch** – a traditional game that has been loved by generations. It wasn't just lots of fun, it also helped develop a wide range of important skills.

🌟 **Outdoor play helps children to:**

🦵 **Develop gross motor skills** by jumping, hopping, balancing and running.

⚖️ **Improve balance and coordination**, building strength and confidence in their movements.

🔢 **Practise early maths skills** by recognising and sequencing numbers and counting as they play.

🧠 **Develop concentration and memory** by remembering the rules of the game and planning their next move.

🤝 **Build social skills** through taking turns, encouraging friends and learning to play fairly.

💛 **Increase confidence and resilience** as children keep trying, celebrate their achievements and learn that it's okay if something doesn't go perfectly the first time.

😊 **Support physical and emotional wellbeing** by enjoying fresh air, being active and having fun together.

At Ducklings Childcare, we believe that some of the best learning happens outdoors. Whether we're exploring nature, climbing, balancing, riding bikes or playing classic games like hopscotch, every experience helps children grow in confidence while developing lifelong skills.

🍂 **September 2026 Places Available**

We have **private and fully funded places available** for children aged **9 months to 5 years**.

✨ Fully funded places with **no additional fees payable**
✨ **No deposit required** for fully funded places
✨ Flexible sessions – you choose the days and times
✨ Shift patterns catered for
✨ Caring, experienced practitioners
✨ Learning through play every day

🏡 **Come and look around our nursery, meet our friendly team and see how we inspire children to learn through play!**

📞 Call us on **01484 512136** to arrange your visit.

💛 Because every jump, hop and smile is another step in a child's learning journey!

🎨🖌️ **Creative Fun in Our Footprints Room!** 🖌️🎨

Our **Footprints Room (2–3 years)** has been getting creative with lots of painting activities this week! 🌈

Painting is so much more than creating colourful masterpieces—it plays an important role in supporting children's learning and development.

Through painting, our children are developing:

🎨 **Fine motor skills** – Strengthening the muscles in their hands and fingers, helping to prepare them for mark making and early writing.

🌈 **Creativity and imagination** – Exploring colours, patterns and different ways to express themselves.

💬 **Communication and language** – Talking about the colours they choose, describing their artwork and sharing ideas with their friends.

🧠 **Problem-solving skills** – Experimenting with colour mixing, different tools and techniques.

😊 **Confidence and independence** – Making their own choices and taking pride in their creations.

🤝 **Social skills** – Painting alongside friends, sharing resources and celebrating each other's achievements.

At Ducklings Childcare, we know that every brushstroke helps children learn. Activities like painting encourage curiosity, creativity and confidence while making learning fun!

🍂 **September 2026 Places Available**

We have **private and fully funded places available** for children aged **birth to 5 years**.

✨ Fully funded places with **no additional fees payable**
✨ Flexible sessions – you choose the days and times that suit your family
✨ Shift patterns catered for
✨ Caring, experienced practitioners
✨ A nurturing environment where children learn through play every day

📞 Call us on **01484 512136** to arrange a visit or find out more.

💛 Come and discover the joy of learning through play at Ducklings Childcare!