The Willows Nursery - A Toad Hall Day Nursery in Winnersh, Wokingham

Today, the nursery children went for a walk to the meadows. The children excitedly told us that we were going on a bear hunt! As we explored, we remembered the words from the story: “We can’t go over it, we can’t go under it, oh no! We’ve got to go through it!”

We walked through the long, wavy grass — “Swishy swashy! Swishy swashy!” — and squelched through the thick, oozy mud — “Squelch squerch! Squelch squerch!” We also walked around the pond, keeping our eyes open for a bear, but we did not find one.

The children thoroughly enjoyed exploring the meadows, looking at the different wildflowers and discovering a variety of bugs and insects. On the way back to nursery, we happily sang our favourite nursery rhymes together and reminded each other that we were “not scared” on our bear hunt adventure!🐻

This week we have been leaning about bees for national bee day. we had great fun doing lots of different activities. We learnt some fun facts about bees such as that they can’t see the colour red, they have 5 eyes, 6 legs and bees wings beat 200 times every second.🐝🐝🐝🐝

Thank you to all our parents that came to our family fun day on friday and joined us in the garden for some games and activities.

✨ Staff Spotlight ✨

Please join us in welcoming Sophie to our team as Assistant Manager, covering maternity leave 👋

Sophie has worked in childcare for almost 10 years and loves watching children grow and develop each day. She finds it so rewarding to have a positive impact on children’s lives. 💚

We’re so pleased to have Sophie join us and know she will be a wonderful addition to the team!

In light of recent cases, a gentle reminder to know the signs of meningitis.

While rare, it can become serious quickly—especially in young children. Look out for symptoms like a high temperature, unusual drowsiness, vomiting, sensitivity to light, a stiff neck, or a rash that doesn’t fade when pressed.

If you’re concerned, trust your instincts and seek medical advice.🧑‍⚕️

This link provides the latest updated guidance from the UK Health Security Agency https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2026/03/18/meningitis-b-outbreak-what-you-need-to-know/

Hedgehog room enjoyed trying out our new buggies today by taking a trip round the triangle. As they did they saw transport such a diggers, cars and lorries. We also enjoyed looking at the bug house.

Today was world book day, we loved seeing all the children dressed up. The children enjoy exploring story tuff tray and they also really enjoyed haveing a parent come in and read them a story, all the children joined in with excitement.📖📚

Shepherds’ Pie with seasonal vegetables 🥧🥕

A hearty, comforting classic made with lamb mince and seasonal vegetables, topped with fluffy mash — perfect for keeping warm during the colder winter months.❄️✨ A wholesome, feel-good favourite the whole family will love! 💛

Head over to our website to view the full recipe 👉
https://www.toadhall-nursery.co.uk/food-and-nutrition

Sharing the love giving staff a special message for all the hard work they do.

We would like to announce that Rachel has had her baby boy. Both are doing well. We look forward to meeting him when he is a little bigger.