Jack in the Box Day Care Spennymoor

05/10/2026

Message for parents/carers

Children aged 2-3 years (as of 31 August 2026) can receive their flu vaccination either at their GP surgery (book appointment from 1 September at your GP practice) or at a participating pharmacy (book online for an appointment on or after 1 October). If you have not heard from your GP practice by mid-October, please contact them or arrange an appointment at your local pharmacy.

23/09/2026

We have some dates for our School leavers and their families to attend some parents evenings /event days at the local Schools in the area.
King Street Primary School, Monday 28th September 5pm Thursday 26th November 5pm.

Springmoor Grange School have an open event on Saturday 10th October from 10.00am until 12.00pm.

Rosa Street Primary School have an open event on Saturday 26th September 10.00am until 12.00pm.

Kirk Merrington Primary, Monday 28th September 4.30pm until 5.00pm.

Tudhoe Colliery Primary have open evenings on Tuesday 3rd November 3.45pm until 4.45pm.
Wednesday 4th November 3.45pm until 4.45pm.
Thursday 5th November 3.45pm until 4.45pm. You can spend time in the reception classroom, have a tour of the school and meet the staff.
Dont forget the deadline for your School place is the 15th January 2027.

03/09/2026

18/08/2026

🐾 Animals About Town Visit! 🐶🐰🐴

What a fantastic day we’ve had at Jack in the Box Daycare! 💕 Today we welcomed Animals About Town for a wonderful hands-on animal experience.

Our children had the opportunity to get up close to the animals, carefully brushing and interacting with them, while learning how to treat animals with kindness, care and respect. 🥰🐾

The children also learned some really important animal safety skills, including how to approach animals safely and how to behave around animals we may regularly see in our homes and community, such as dogs. 🐕 They listened brilliantly and showed a fantastic understanding of how we can keep ourselves and our furry friends safe.

It was a fun, exciting and educational experience, with lots of smiles and plenty of learning along the way! 🌟

All in all, a fantastic day was had by everyone! ❤️🐾

18/08/2026

Our trading standards team is supporting the Office for Product Safety and Standards following a product recall of dangerous squishy dumpling toys.

The Child Accident Prevention Trust, working alongside the Toy Retailers Association, are providing advice for parents and carers.
https://capt.org.uk/squishy-toys-warning/

The advice provides awareness of the popular toys which may contain high levels of dangerous chemicals.

Consumer advice is available on our website: https://www.durham.gov.uk/article/31759/Consumer-advice

13/08/2026

🍕 Pizza Making Fun at Jack in the Box! 🍕✨

Our Springers and Jumpers children have been busy little chefs, creating their very own pizzas for tea! 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳

The children chose from a selection of delicious toppings and carefully added their favourites to pitta breads to create their own super tasty pizzas. 🫑🍅🧀🥓

There was lots of excitement as everyone got creative with their toppings, and the best part was sitting together in the garden at tea time and enjoying the pizzas they had made themselves! 🌳☀️🍕

A lovely opportunity for the children to develop their independence, make choices and enjoy the rewards of their hard work. 💕👏

Well done, little chefs! 👨‍🍳👩‍🍳🍕

13/08/2026

🌞🍦 A Sunny Adventure for Our Jumpers & Springers! 🍦🌞

Last week, our Jumpers and Springers children enjoyed a lovely trip out to the park and supermarket! 🥰

The children had lots of fun at the park, developing their physical skills as they ran, climbed, balanced and explored the different equipment. There were lots of smiles, laughter and opportunities to be active together! 🛝🏃‍♀️🌳

We then headed to the supermarket to buy some yummy ice creams ready for a very special activity back at nursery! 🍦🛒

When we arrived back at Jack in the Box, the children helped bring our Jack in the Box Ice Cream Stand to life! They patiently waited for their turn to be served and used our visual menu board to choose their ice cream flavour, sprinkles and sauce. 🍓🍫🍦✨

The children then used pennies to ‘pay’ for their ice creams, developing their communication, decision-making, mathematical and social skills through fun, meaningful role play. 🪙😊

Finally, everyone sat together on the grass in the sunshine with their friends and enjoyed their delicious ice creams! ☀️🍦💕

What a wonderful day filled with physical activity, independence, imaginative play, early maths, communication and lots of fun! 🌈

Well done, Jumpers and Springers! 💛

07/08/2026

🌈🦖 Colourful Learning in Springers! 🐻🌈

Our Springers children have been having lots of fun taking part in a colour sorting activity using colourful bears and dinosaurs! They carefully identified different colours and matched the animals to the correct colour, developing their colour recognition, sorting skills and early mathematical thinking.

A fantastic hands-on activity that encouraged learning through play while building confidence and concentration. Well done, Springers! 💛💙❤️💚

07/08/2026

🍪✨ A Week Full of Fun in Springers! ✨🍪

Our wonderful Springers children have had another fantastic week filled with lots of exciting self-chosen activities, following their own interests and ideas through play. 🌈💛

This week, the children particularly enjoyed becoming little bakers as they made some delicious homemade cookies! 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳 They talked about the different ingredients needed, carefully measured and mixed everything together, and watched with excitement as the mixture transformed into cookie dough. The hardest part was waiting patiently while they baked in the oven… but it was certainly worth the wait! 🍪😋

Through baking, the children developed their communication skills by talking about what they were doing, strengthened their fine motor skills through mixing and pouring, and learned about early maths concepts such as measuring and counting ingredients. Most importantly, they had lots of fun and were so proud of their tasty creations!

Well done, Springers – you’ve all had a brilliant week of learning through play!

06/08/2026

🌟 A Fun-Filled Adventure for Our Bouncers & Springers! 🌟

Our Bouncers and Springers children had a fantastic outing to the soft play at Spennymoor Leisure Centre! 🧸✨

The children and staff enjoyed a lovely walk from nursery to the leisure centre, taking in the sights of our local community along the way. It was a wonderful opportunity for the children to explore their surroundings, develop their road safety awareness, and talk about the places and people they saw during their journey. 🚶‍♀️🌳

Once we arrived, the children couldn’t wait to get started! They had an amazing time exploring the soft play and climbing equipment, testing out their physical skills through climbing, balancing, crawling, and moving in different ways. The children showed confidence, curiosity, and lots of determination as they challenged themselves and enjoyed being active together. 💪🌈

A fun time was had by everyone, and we are so proud of how well the children represented our nursery while out in the community. ❤️