Phoenix Education Day Nursery

28/08/2026

🩷 Today we wished Jaimee all the very best as she begins her maternity leave.
Jaimee has worked closely with many of our families and I know they will join us by sending the warmest best wishes.
Now is the time to focus on yourself, rest up and get ready for this amazing next chapter.
We can’t wait to meet your new arrival 🩷

28/08/2026

🍌🍓 Banana & Strawberry Loaf! 🍓🍌

Yesterday, we had lots of fun making our very own banana and strawberry loaf! 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

The children enjoyed getting involved in every step of the process, from measuring and mixing ingredients to chopping strawberries and mashing the bananas. 🥣🍌🍓

These hands-on experiences are a wonderful way to support the children’s development. They were developing their fine motor skills through mashing, mixing and chopping, while also building their mathematical skills as they explored measuring and quantities. We also encouraged language and communication, introducing new words and talking about the different ingredients, textures and processes.

Working together also supported social skills, turn-taking and teamwork, while giving the children the opportunity to build confidence and independence. 🌟

And, of course, the best part… we all got to try our delicious creation at tea time! 😋🍰 The children were very proud of what they had made!

What a lovely way to learn through play, exploration and a little bit of baking! ❤️

17/08/2026

Proud to be a Platinum Healthy Early Years Nursery when this news is reported:

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Study suggests less sugar in early life is good for long-term brain health, but the evidence is not conclusive.

17/08/2026

Today the babies have had a very busy day visiting lots of places! This morning, the children had the opportunity to visit the shops including the charity and toy shops to gather some new toys and resources. The babies chose some new toys and books to bring back to nursery!

Next the children visted Aldi supermarket to buy some food to have a picnic this afternoon. The children were given the choice of what fruit they would like and what filling they wanted in their bread rolls. The babies chose strawberries as their fruit and ham for their bread roll filling. Yummy! 🍓

In the afternoon the babies went to visit the park! They went on the large equipment such as the slides and swings. The children also had a kick about with a football! ⚽️ Once they had finished their visit to the park, we had a lovely picnic for their tea! The children and staff sat together whilst they were eating.🙂 The babies have had a very fun day!😃

14/08/2026

Today nursery has enjoyed 🦖 Dinosaur Day! 🦕

All the children have taken part in dinosaur themed activities throughout the day. There has been dino messy play, arts and crafts, water play and a visit from some very friendly dinosaurs! 🦖

We have had a dino-tastic bounce on the bouncy castle and stomped through the jurassic stepping stones! 🦕

A big thank you to all the children and staff who dressed up in their dinosaur outfits and shared the day with dinosaur teddys! We hope you all have a roar-some weekend!🦕

14/08/2026

Today in Puffin room we have thoroughly enjoyed dinosaur day with our peers! We have had lots of fun, crazy activities too. Especially our unreal visit from the real life Dinosaur Destiny, the children were over the moon with seeing a real life dino,haha! They have enjoyed messy play with hidden dinosaurs covered in green jelly! Aswell as, creating dinosaur shaped sandwiches.

This links to many areas of our EYFS framework! Such as ;

🦖 Communication and language, when we sang our dinosaur songs and done a roaring competition, who can do the best roar?
🦖 Expressive arts and designs- making our dino feet paintings .
🦖 Personal Social and Emotional.- when puffin room took turns in making sandwiches.

14/08/2026

The Dinosaurs have arrived! 🦖🦕

12/08/2026

In puffin room, we have had an Elmer the Elephant themed day for National Elephant day.
The children have made an Elmer the Elephant collage using different coloured paper , pom poms and feathers .

We have also had a sand tuff tray with Elephants where the children have been stamping their feet through the sand.

EYFS focus
🐘 Mathematics
🐘 Physical development
🐘 Communication and language
🐘 Understanding the world
🐘Fine motor skills and expressive arts

28/07/2026

Today in puffin room we have been looking at textures and bringing the outside In. We have been doing some sticking with real leaves, we have had the large and small animals with the hay for the living environment. We have also had a target leaf wall for counting.

The areas these activities focus on are:-
* Understanding the world
*Maths
* Expressive art and design.
*Communication and language
*Literacy

27/07/2026

Today is national love is kind day.
Which promotes healthy relationships, identifying gentle boundaries and practicing daily acts of proactive kindness.

In puffin room we have been out in the garden to play with all the garden equipment and had the emotion cushions outside .

This afternoon we have been busy playing with sensory kindness dough, and Made a poster and hand painted it to show our kind hands.

We have read Emotion books - "be gentle "and "we do not bite"

Areas of learning -
✨ physical development
✨ Personal, social and emotional development.
✨ Communication and language
✨ Expressive arts and design
✨ Literacy