Thomas Boughey Kindergarten

Well done to the 'Butterflies' room who won the most votes from the 'World Book Day 2026' poll 🦋

⭐️ Just a gentle reminder tomorrow Friday 13th February 2026 is an inset day so any children who receive free government funded hours this includes the 15 free hours or the 30 hours family funding, the nursery will be closed to. ⭐️

⭐️ Nursery will then be closed next week from Monday 16th February 2026 for half term and will reopen on Monday 23rd February for all children⭐️

⭐️ We hope you all have a lovely half term and look forward to some home learning activities that you can share with us as a home observation through the Eyparent app⭐️

🎨🫟Here at Thomas Boughey Kindergarten we encourage all of children to explore, learn and investigate in a variety of different messy play activities both inside and outside. There are many benefits to children getting messy and being outdoors! 🎨🫟

🎨🫟Please remember to send your child to nursery in older clothes as although we do encourage the children to wear aprons sometimes messy play can get everywhere! 🎨🫟

🎨🫟Also to bring in spare clothes that can be kept on your child's peg so that if they do become messy the practitioners can change them. 🎨🫟

Thank you for your continued cooperation.

🏆🗳️Thank you for all of your votes for the Family Employee of the Month and also the Children's Employee vote. Our winners for February are:

💛💚 Family Vote- Kelly- Butterfly Room 💛💚
💜🩷 Children's Vote- Mollie- Ladybird Room and Kathy- Caterpillar Room 💜🩷

If you receive the 30 free working family funding please can you reconfirm your code every 3 months on the childcare choices site or your child will lose their funding for the following term and then may lose their space. Once you receive the reminder email please make sure you reconfirm to prevent this from happening. Thank you 😌

Just a gentle reminder that on Friday 14th February it is a funded inset day so any children who receive funding will not be in on this day.

We will then be closed from week commencing Monday 17th February for half term and will reopen Monday 24th February 😃

It is National Storytelling week from the 1st February - 9th February, we would like to welcome any family members who would be willing to come into the nursery and read a story with our children. If you are interested please speak to Collette or Kim where we can arrange a suitable day/ time for you to come along.

We have some exciting news to share, every Friday afternoon between 1-2pm we have Hayley joining us at nursery for some Sensory Storytelling sessions in both the Toddler and the Pre-school room. Led by a qualified EYFS/ SEN teacher, The Sensory Storyteller sessions spread a passion for story time, interaction and communication, through sensory storytelling, singing and Makaton signing. These sessions will be a cost of £2 per week if your child attends on this day and time. Feel free to follow The Sensory Storyteller CIC on her page.

Thomas Boughey Kindergarten are looking for an Apprentice Nursery Practitioner to join the team.

We are looking for a candidate that has a particular interest with children from birth to 5 who loves to engage with them, encourage them, read books to them and lots more.

This is a very exciting opportunity for the right candidate to gain experience in our fabulous setting whilst working towards a Level 2 or 3 Diploma in Children & Young Peoples Workforce.
The right candidate is required to ensure a high standard of care for the children, including promoting the children’s learning and development.

As an apprentice you will be expected to show a strong commitment to your role, confidence and a willingness to learn. Throughout your apprenticeship you will be expected to see each set task until the end and completed to the best of your ability. The individual must be well presented, a good communicator, able to follow directions and demonstrate motivation. In return you will receive all training necessary to becoming a fully qualified Practitioner.

If you feel you have the right qualities and are looking for a career in childcare, this is a fantastic opportunity.

For further information or to apply please send your CV and covering letter to Collette or Helen at [email protected]

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