Rock A Tots - Compton Acres, Canford Cliffs

Rock A Tots - Compton Acres, Canford Cliffs Rock A Tots in Canford Cliffs, Compton Acres is a full-time Day Care service that operates 51 weeks

🚒 What an exciting way to end our September topic, ‘People Who Help Us’! 🚒We were absolutely delighted to welcome the wo...
01/10/2026

🚒 What an exciting way to end our September topic, ‘People Who Help Us’! 🚒

We were absolutely delighted to welcome the wonderful Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service to our nursery for a very special visit! ❤️

The children (and staff!) had a fantastic time learning all about the important work our firefighters do to keep us safe. We got to explore what’s inside a real fire engine, discover more about the different equipment firefighters use, and even have a go with the hose! 💦

There were lots of excited little faces, curious questions and wonderful learning moments throughout the visit.

A huge thank you to the fantastic fire service team for taking the time to visit us and make our learning so memorable. What a brilliant way to celebrate our September topic! 👩‍🚒🚒❤

💛 Happy Grandparents’ Day! 💛We celebrated Grandparents’ Day a little early - we had a wonderful morning full of fun, cre...
29/09/2026

💛 Happy Grandparents’ Day! 💛

We celebrated Grandparents’ Day a little early - we had a wonderful morning full of fun, creativity and special memories! It was so lovely to welcome our amazing grandparents into the setting, spend time together and show them all the exciting things we get up to each day. 🥰

Our little learners enjoyed getting hands-on with our sensory tough trays, creating beautiful nature-inspired trees using leaves, baking delicious biscuits and enjoying some lovely painting activities together. 🍃🍪🎨

We also took our adventures outdoors, where grandparents joined us in exploring our outdoor classroom, building exciting train track adventures and tackling our very own obstacle course! There were plenty of smiles, teamwork, shared discoveries and lots of laughter along the way. 🚂🌳

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us this morning and to all our wonderful grandparents for the love, care, wisdom and happiness you bring to our children’s lives. We are so grateful for everything you do and feel very lucky to have shared such a special morning with you. ❤️

Happy Grandparents’ Day to all our amazing grandparents! We hope you enjoyed celebrating with us as much as we did! 🥰

FIRE FIRE, HELP! 🔥Our panda bears have been taking on the role of people who help us within play, getting stuck right in...
16/09/2026

FIRE FIRE, HELP! 🔥

Our panda bears have been taking on the role of people who help us within play, getting stuck right in! We had a fire set up in the garden where the children were able to speak about fire safety, who can help us and how we can seek the help! Practitioners were then able to show children the different uniforms that fireman wear and how this protects them, encouraging role play with their imaginations as we help dolls that are hurt too!
The children demonstrated wonderful play, working great together as a team, showing independence and use of language!

Todays the day the Teddy Bears have their picnic! 🧸The children have enjoyed participating in a teddy bears picnic! Each...
11/09/2026

Todays the day the Teddy Bears have their picnic! 🧸

The children have enjoyed participating in a teddy bears picnic! Each having their own teddy, they took a walk to the woodland area at the clifftops and prepared for their picnic. Practitioners read interactive stories to the children and their teddies, where they all engaged very well with as they used gestures to point and vocalised with enthusiasm!
Soon tucking into our picnic snack, it was lovely to see our older children sharing their food and drink with their teddies, how sweet! Before heading back to nursery, practitioners sang the teddy bears picnic song, pointing to surroundings and engaging children's involvements through actions such as clapping!

Mark making in the gardens! Our children have enjoyed being artistic in the gardens here at Compton Acres! Using their b...
28/08/2026

Mark making in the gardens!

Our children have enjoyed being artistic in the gardens here at Compton Acres! Using their brushes and paint, they freely mark make with the natural surroundings as a view for inspiration!
Their practitioner, Michaela, showed the children a painting she had completed and identified various objects that are recognisable. The children were able to voice pride from their artwork and gain interest from their practitioners/peers.

A true work of art!🎨🖌

20/08/2026

We also received a very special message from a very special friend, wishing all of our school leavers a huge GOOD LUCK! 🌟

🐾 Dodge’s Pup School on CBeebies is a lovely resource to help children get ready for the transition to school. Through fun, relatable adventures, Dodge helps children explore some of the feelings and experiences that come with starting school — from making friends and trying new things to building confidence and becoming more independent.

It’s a great way to help make those big changes feel a little more familiar, exciting and manageable for our little ones. 💛🎒

📺 Keep an eye out for Dodge’s Pup School on CBeebies and join Dodge on his school adventures!

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🎓✨ Celebrating our Brown Bear School Leavers! ✨🎓What a wonderful time we had celebrating our amazing EY children as they...
20/08/2026

🎓✨ Celebrating our Brown Bear School Leavers! ✨🎓

What a wonderful time we had celebrating our amazing EY children as they prepare to take their next big step into school! We are so proud of each and every one of them and wish them lots of happiness, confidence and fun as they begin their new adventures. 💚

We were also lucky enough to have a very special visitor join us, bringing lots of fun, laughter and, of course, a little bit of cheekiness! 😄 A huge thank you to Rebecca Nagan — we absolutely loved having you with us!

Good luck to all our leavers — we know you’re going to be amazing! 🎓🌈🐾

Forest School Fun! 🍂This week at forest school, the children used real life tools and built upon their imaginations! The...
11/08/2026

Forest School Fun! 🍂

This week at forest school, the children used real life tools and built upon their imaginations! The children used a hammer with big, controlled movements to bang the nail into the wood as they create their very own windmill! The children also participated in making boats, decorating their sails and finding a big piece of bark. Exploring through STEM play, the children were able to see if their boats floated or sank! ⛵
The children were free to engage in the mud kitchen too creating potions with natural resources, and take turns in the hammock as they wrap themselves into a cocoon!

Extending upon the children's interest from our beach trip with the younger children and the children sharing their adve...
05/08/2026

Extending upon the children's interest from our beach trip with the younger children and the children sharing their adventures with us at the weekends... we created our own beach image! 🌊
Using real life resources in play, the children spread the glue and then sprinkled sand on top as they build upon coordination and fine motor skills. Together we engaged in conversation about what the children were creating, exploring imaginative play with our thoughts and bringing our own experiences to an image. Exploring different textures, we added blue tissue paper to represent the ocean.

The children took great pride in showing parents/carers their creations, explaining what their image represents! ❤

Sun Bears took advantage of the cooler weather yesterday and took a lovely stroll to the beach! 🌊The children enjoyed ob...
31/07/2026

Sun Bears took advantage of the cooler weather yesterday and took a lovely stroll to the beach! 🌊

The children enjoyed observing their surroundings and maintaining good eye contact with their practitioners as objects are identified. We sang the wheels on the bus as we watch them go by, using pointing to communicate what we can see.

The children were able to enjoy a little splash in the sea with their feet and practitioner alongside, sharing many giggles as the waves crashed into their toes! The children built upon their hand eye coordination with scooping and transporting sand using various resources, displaying early turn taking skills by offering items to peers nearby. Together we collected shells, identifying the textures of them! We placed them into buckets and hid them within the sand, exploring object permanence 🐚

Address

Canford Cliffs Road
Poole
BH137ES

Opening Hours

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

Telephone

+441202707172

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