The Spring Playgroup

04/08/2026

Physical challenges are great for building pride and confidence. We have a wide range of equipment to provide different experiences of balancing, sliding, climbing, jumping, lifting, rolling, and so on. Thanks to our big spaces indoors as well as out, we can use this equipment whatever the weather and at all times of year.

28/07/2026

We are completely flexible with how we settle children into our nursery - we work with you to build a settling phase that is comfortable for your child and meets the needs of your family. But every child, no matter the circumstances, will have the skilled care and attention that they need to build their confidence.

21/07/2026

Joy and pride in their achievements are so important for children's self-esteem and confidence. It's hard to show you without showing our little people's faces, but we hope that the blurring in these pictures get across how excited and happy these children are with what they've been able to make! 😃

14/07/2026

When it's hot, we move the whole of our provision into the coolest available spaces, and cool water gets used in as many ways as we can think of! Here, we're using water for large-motor mark making (and there's an added dose of scientific learning as we notice and wonder about why our marks disappear...), and having a little paddle because when our feet feel cool, we're much more comfortable!

08/07/2026

07/07/2026

Sometimes, letting the children lead the play means the whole room being re-purposed. This was the cinema until everyone decided to move outside!

30/06/2026

At The Spring, there have never been supplementary costs for grant-funded sessions, and one of the ways we work with our families to hold costs down is through the bringing of packed lunches. Here's today's set waiting to head to the kitchen. :)

23/06/2026

Football fandom is a big theme today at The Spring!

We've had several sets of table football on the go this morning. Lots of penalties and the ref 'falling' over seem to be popular themes... 😃

23/06/2026

See-saw play is surprisingly complicated! First there's all the social learning that comes with finding someone to see-saw with, and the turn-taking and negotiating that goes with that. Then comes the science bit - working out who needs to sit where to make the see-sawing actually happen!