Tiny Treasures Nursery and Pre-School LMC

We hope everyone is enjoying the summer 🌞

Today, the children in the baby room enjoyed a baking activity where they made shortbread. They took part in weighing the ingredients, mixing them together, and rolling out the dough. The children explored different textures and smells while developing their early mathematical, physical, and fine motor skills. They were engaged throughout the activity and enjoyed helping to make their delicious shortbread.

"I will huff and puff and blow your house down ! "🐷🐷🐷🐺

Our room temps have now hit 30 degrees, we reccomend you pick your children up at the earliest convenience , if possible. We were able to keep temps at 26 degrees yesterday but we are fighting a losing battle today.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
Team Tiny Treasures

To keep the children cool on Thursday we are going to have a water fun day. Please send your children in swimwear , with a couple of changes of clothes, a towel , sun hat, plenty of suncream and a water blaster/ super soaker. No water balloons please. Also if children could arrive with suncream already applied it would be greatly appreciated and we will happily reapply throughout the day. We will also be having plenty of cold drinks and ice pops.
Thank you
Team Tiny Treasures.

Last week the children in the baby room took part in releasing froglets into the wild. They watched with curiosity and excitement as the froglets hopped away into their natural habitat.
To extend on our children's interest we visited our local Aquarium Reef and River where we were kindly gifted 5 beautiful fish who have settled in swimmingly 🐠🐟

Early Years Deputy Nursery Manager (2 Positions Available)
Locations:
• Site 1: 6-8 Wi******er Avenue, Lancaster, LA1 4HX
• Site 2: Lancaster & Morecambe College, Morecambe Road, Lancaster, LA1 2TY
Salary: £15.00 per hour
Hours: Permanent, Minimum 33 hours per week
Shift Pattern: 4 days per week (Includes 2x 8:00am starts and 2x 6:00pm finishes)

Due to an exciting period of expansion, our welcoming, family-run private day nursery is growing! We now have two fantastic leadership positions available across our beautifully equipped Lancaster sites.
Are you an experienced Early Years leader looking for a role that perfectly balances hands-on teaching with dedicated management time? This unique role is meticulously split to give you the best of both worlds: 2 days completely office-based to focus on administration, compliance, and leadership, and 2 days counted in the floor ratios to inspire our staff and interact with our wonderful children.

What We Offer
• Competitive Pay: £15.00 per hour.
• Guaranteed Hours: Minimum 33 hours per week.
• Financial Rewards: Annual discretionary performance bonus after 1 year of continuous service.
• Health & Wellbeing: Partial sick pay scheme activated after 1 year of continuous service.
• Commuter Perk: On-site free parking at the college location. Free on-street parking at the Bowerham site.
• True Work-Life Balance: Dedicated, non-contact office days built into your weekly rota.
• Professional Growth: Opportunities for ongoing CPD, training, and career progression across an expanding setting.
Key Responsibilities
• Nursery Leadership: Support the Nursery Manager in the day-to-day running of your designated site, stepping up to lead in their absence.
• Office & Administration (2 Days): Manage parent enquiries, update learning software, assist with staff rotas, and ensure strict compliance with EYFS framework and Ofsted regulations.
• Practice & Mentoring (2 Days): Work directly on the floor in ratio, role-modelling exceptional early years practice, mentoring room leaders, and ensuring high-quality care.
• Safeguarding: Act as a Deputy DSL to maintain a safe, welcoming environment.
What We Are Looking For
• Qualifications: A minimum of a full and relevant Level 3 qualification in Early Years/Childcare (Level 5, Degree, or EYTS is highly desirable).
• Experience: Proven experience as a Deputy Manager, Third-in-Charge, or an experienced Senior Room Leader looking to step up, or a practitioner with more than 2 years experience.
• Flexibility: Ability to work a rota that includes two 8:00am starts and two 6:00pm finishes.
• Skills: Strong knowledge of the EYFS, excellent communication skills, and confidence using nursery management software.
How to Apply
If you are ready to take the next step in your leadership career with a supportive, independent team, we would love to hear from you! Please let us know in your application if you have a preferred site location.
Submit your CV to [email protected] or contact Joanne Steel, Kerry Evans or Lyndsey Hunter at 01524 36992/01524 61622.

This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
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What a wonderful experience we had visiting the Lancaster & Morecambe College theatre watching a magnificent play of "The Scarecrow who learn to dance" preformed by the Lancaster and morecambe drama club. All the children was absolutely amazingly behaved with super listening skills and thoroughly enjoyed the audience participation. Thankyou for the wonderful experience and having us there we all thoroughly enjoyed it both staff and children and we are all looking forward to the next one ❤ xx

Exciting news in the baby room! The tadpoles are growing fast and have entered the next stage of their development. We can now see little arms and legs forming as they begin their incredible journey to becoming froglets. To extend on our frog activities the babies have participated in singing frog-themed songs, counting and exploring creative crafting activities. An exciting few weeks ahead 🐸

Anyone picking their children up tonight after 5pm, will have to park up in the car park as the college are putting the barrier down. So sorry for the late notice, but we have only been told today.
Many Apologies
Team Tiny Treasures.