Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-School Ashton Court

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Your views are really important to us and we love to hear your feedback. This is your chance to have your say, and even give that special mention to a team member who's really gone above and beyond in your nursery.
PLUS you can enter our prize draw to win £200 off your nursery fees* - what are you waiting for 😊
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Today is the last day to complete your parent survey, after today the link will expire until your next survey link is sent in a couple of weeks.
If you didn’t receive a survey this month don’t worry a survey will be sent to you next month.
Please use this opportunity to share your views and feedback with us. We really do love to hear how we’re doing, as it’s really important to make sure that you’re happy and we’re getting it right for you and your family.
You could also be in with a chance of winning £200 off your nursery fees* if you submit a completed survey 😊
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ASHTON COURT OPEN DAY!

TOUGH TIMES DONT LAST TOUGH TEAMS DO!

Big shout out to all of the staff in rooms from older 2 year olds right through to Pre-school. Your set ups shine like the amazing practitioners you are.

ASHTON COURT OPEN DAY!

I SEE TREES OF GREEN, RAIN DROPS FOLLOWING DOWN NOTHING STOPPING US FROM PUSHING ON THROUGH!

The garden may be abit wet but nothing stops us being out in all weather!

'sgoAshtonCourtOpenDay!

ASHTON COURT OPEN DAY!

COME ALONG AND JOIN OUR DAILY FUN!

Well done to the Ashton Court team within Babies to our younger 2 year olds for doing all your rooms to the best of your abilities..
Keep watching for more still have the garden and our older 2's to Pre-school rooms to show 👀

Treat your taste buds at the Farmers Market and let adventurer Ben Fogle inspire you before heading off to enjoy a whole host of family friendly activities from face painting to free ice cream 😋

Book your FREE tickets today: https://mid.coop/FLF

Fancy a FREE family day out?

Why not visit the Fairer Living Festival? We have an action packed itinerary for our little co-operators to get involved with, from t-shirt and kite making, to creating wind chimes and bird feeders and lots more! PLUS we’ll have face painting and children’s entertainer GIZMO to wow the crowds.

Book your FREE tickets today: https://mid.coop/FLF

Come along and join our Fairer Living Festival! 🥳

The day will be packed with things to see, discover and do; including meeting adventurer Ben Fogle!

We’ll also have live cooking demonstrations and taste testing at our Farmers Market alongside lots of other activities PLUS loads of activities for our little co-operators to get involved in!

Book your FREE tickets today: https://mid.coop/FLF

Your parent survey is now LIVE!
Please check your inbox to see if you have received a link to complete the survey, you might need to check your junk folder too. And don’t worry if you haven’t received a survey this time as a link will be sent to you next month.
Your views are really important to us and we love to hear your feedback. This is your chance to have your say, and even give that special mention to a team member who's really gone above and beyond in your nursery.
PLUS you can enter our prize draw to win £200 off your nursery fees* - what are you waiting for 😊
*T&C’s apply

We’re very proud to be named daynurseries.co.uk ‘Top 20 Nursery Group’ for the last 7 years, and what makes it extra special – it’s based on reviews from you our wonderful families.

Each review not only gives us great insights into your feelings about how we care for your child, but also provides reassurance to new parents considering joining us.

We’re looking to secure the daynurseries.co.uk award for the 8th year running, so If you haven't written a review before, (or for a while), we'd really appreciate you taking 2 minutes of your time to leave one today. 💚

You can find our page at: https://bit.ly/3LX6OgD

We have had some lovely feedback on our day nurseries page over the last week, the comments have made us smile that much we thought we would share..

''I changed my daughter’s nursery to this nursery in February and she has been here for a little under 2 months but I can see a massive difference from this change. She is extremely happy at Little Pioneers Ashton Court, she loves going out to nursery and even hesitates to leave at pick up time. I can see she loves all the activities she does at nursery and she always returns home a very happy child and I wonder why I did not start my journey with Ashton Court much earlier. I’d definitely be recommending this nursery to all my friends and colleagues. Keep the excellent work up team''

''Ashton Court Llittle Pioneers always goes above and beyond. I feel at ease dropping off my little one but the best part is they do so many activities my little one absolutely loves it. Painting arts and crafts, outdoor play, water play, role play, shopping trips to the park and library it's just amazing. I'm due my second child and getting the application ready now for a year's time as I will not miss out on a slot. Thanks for being amazing Ashton Court.''

''A really good nursery caters to all children’s needs. The staff are really brilliant and the communication is good. My child has grown so much and has learnt a lot from his speech to interacting and learning with other kids. The manager is really good and very understanding and also approachable.''

- Feel free to use the link below to have your say!

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Yesterday our yellow group children had a big day out, We visited the Farm!!
We used public transport to get there and back, which the children loved and do not always get to experience due to parents having cars.

''Wow its a bus.'' ''I press the bell''

The children have recently expressed interests around farm animals and we were very excited to see some new baby lambs!!

The children enjoyed a picnic for lunch, it was a very exciting day...

We were very lucky to enjoy the spring sunshine!

There are opportunities available at our Birmingham nurseries!!

Why don't you come along to their recruitment week....
To book your slot please email;
[email protected]

Wednesday 29th March is the last day to complete your parent survey, after Wednesday the link will expire until your next survey link is sent in a couple of weeks.
If you didn’t receive a survey this month don’t worry a survey will be sent to you next month.
Please use this opportunity to share your views and feedback with us. We really do love to hear how we’re doing, as it’s really important to make sure that you’re happy and we’re getting it right for you and your family.
You could also be in with a chance of winning £200 off your nursery fees* if you submit a completed survey 😊
*T&C’s apply

Getting up, close and personal with bugs and insects.

Exploring changes in spring...

What a busy few weeks we have had at Ashton court - Here is a small wrap up of just some of the things we have been up too..

HOLI - We joined in with the Indian festival of colour. Holi is a Hindu festival that celebrates spring, love, and new life. We had lots of fun with multiple colours creating marks and covering ourselves!

COMIC RELIEF - This year for early year age children the theme was Mr and little Miss characters, the children and staff dressed up as their favourite character as we raised money for a good cause.
Our blue group children painted the characters from their favourite book - We was amazed by their creations.

MOTHERING SUNDAY - On Monday preschool held an afternoon tea and invited their Mommies in - We think the cakes looked amazing.
We had some lovely feedback from this, one comment in particular
was sent over via our parent zone app and we would like to share it ...
''Good morning, Just wanted to say thank you for a beautiful afternoon yesterday. I feel like we should have also been celebrating you as "nursery moms". Everything you do is really appreciated by us as mom's and the children who look up to you and (although it may not seem like it at at times) value every word, lesson and moment you share with them. With love...''

Our orange group children planted some sunflower seeds, these were sent home with the children so they could grow a sunflower together with their Mommy.
Children across the nursery created some keep sake pieces for their Mommy's using canvas's as well as cards. They definitely brought some smiles :)

HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY 2023

Across the nursery we have had some fantastic costumes, some even hand made, we think you all look amazing!

The children have brought their favourite books into nursery to share with their friends and dressed as characters from their chosen book.

Our Orange group (baby room) have also held a craft competition where they created their own masterpieces at home with their family based on their favourite book. we have been blown away with the entries.

''The more you read, the more you will know.
The more that you will learn
The more places you will go.''

Preschool have been working hard on their number recognition and hand control with writing.

They also worked together and made some yummy smoothies!!

Our parent involvement session last week.

As our last craft parent session was so successful, we had requests for another one - so this time it was decided it would be messy!

We received some lovely feedback

''Thank you for a lovely parent session, it was great to experience it.''

''There was lots of variety, and well organised, I enjoyed it . We both did.'

''Thanks Jade and Sarah, yet again a lovely morning.''

''It was heart warming to see **** smile when they saw me.''

Lets get physical!

Our red group children have been enjoying their yoga session! "Healthy body, Healthy minds!"

Our preschool have lots of energy so enjoyed having the rainbow parachute out during their outdoor session, we think its lovely to finally see some sunshine!!

In our under two's room we have been exploring feelings this week. We have been speaking about our expressions and the way we feel through images, puppets, and stories.
We also have been exploring self identity as we share books together about 'children just like me' as well as talking about new arrivals in the family.

We are excited for pancake day tomorrow here at Ashton Court.

We are interested in your family traditions, what do you have with your pancakes ?

If you are going to have a go at creating your own, we would love to see some photos whether it's ingredients from scratch or from a bottle, strawberries on the side or chocolate... please send across on our parent zone app some photos for your little ones to share with their key person and friends ...

Have fun!!

We have job vacancies available!

Can you answer yes to any of the following questions?

* Are you able to help join us to provide a warm and welcoming home from home 'family feel' approach
* Are you able to think of and provide engaging activities following the children's interests.
* Are you able to enjoy endless cups of tea and cake within the home corner or enjoy some home made food from our outdoor mud kitchen?
* Are you able to dance to our boogie mite sessions and sing endless nursery rhymes on repeat.

If so, here at the cooperative childcare we have some fantastic development opportunities with a host of benefits available to you.
We have current vacancies at Little Pioneers Nursery & Pre-school - Ashton court so please follow the link below if you would be interested https://www.yourcoopcareers.co.uk/

Look forward to seeing you soon!!

Kristin our Nursery Manager received her 15 year and 20 year Coop service awards recently . The award was presented by our Group Chief Executive Officer Phil and our Chief Operating Officer for Childcare Sally.

A BIG Thank you Kristin for all your hard work and commitment over the last 20 years!! Amazing 👏 🥳

Some of our 'love day' experiences yesterday here across the rooms at Ashton court!

Red group noticed a brunch of flowers that a staff member brought to nursery so decided to have a go at painting their own flowers.
They were also busy baking, it smelt delicious!!

Our under two's enjoyed exploring a warm milk bath, using the spoons to scoop out the flower petals into bowls practising gross motor skills as-well as using heart shape cutters to create some art work pieces to take home to their families.

Our preschool children had a very important science experiment to do at home to extend their learning!

We are amazed with the photos we received, we have attached what you will need to give this a try at home!

Welcome to Ashton court's local coop shop!

The children in Yellow group have shown an interest in 'going to the shops' and packing items away in bags.

If your not already a member, we have the membership forms available for you to join us today!! :)

Our home link this month asked parents to take their children to a local shop to purchase an item each from our shopping list. The children will have the opportunity to explore the items before we use them to taste and use towards a recipe!

RED GROUP.

This month we have had some children transition into our two year old room. The staff have been exploring the 'Colour monster' story
This wonderful book supports children's understanding about feelings, associating them with colours they might know. It supports emotional development through expressing emotions and feelings and helps children understand what it is they feel, and possibly why

The children have also continued to self serve themselves at meal times as we talk about what foods are on our plates and where they come from.

This week Red group have also been exploring using scissors for the first time, aswell as showing caring for others - playing nurses and doctors with the babies.

Our yellow group children have began to show an interest for the world around them. Over the last week we have been lucky enough to visit our local library in which we travelled by public transport - following the interest of buses!

We also had a visit to the local shop to collect some ingredients for us to make our apple pie tomorrow - Following interests from the story 'Full full full of love.''

Following other children's interest within the group, we also enjoyed climbing on the playground equipment at the local park, we saw the ducks in the big pond and enjoyed exploring open green space!

A very busy week we have had.

Our bigger garden outdoor space!

🌧 🌞

Here are some of our set ups for our open day today!

Your parent survey is going LIVE today! Please check your inbox to see if you have received a link to complete the survey, you might need to check your junk folder too. And don’t worry if you haven’t received a survey this time as a link will be sent to you next month.
Your views are really important to us and we love to hear your feedback. This is your chance to have your say, and even give that special mention to a team member who's really gone above and beyond in your nursery.
PLUS you can enter our prize draw to win £200 off your nursery fees* - what are you waiting for 😊
*T&C’s apply

Our donation Christmas boxes are all ready to send to Haven shelter.
As a nursery we are extremely grateful for donations we have received towards these boxes.
I'm sure they will bring many many smiles to a lot of faces.

THANK YOU

Our lead up to Christmas adventures in our Yellow group this week. We have created our Winter wonderland following the Stick man story which is a favourite in our group.
We have also asked parents for recent snow day pictures which they have sent in via our parent zone app - These are now part of our small world discovery tray, linking to home adventures for the children to explore.

We enjoyed a Christmas party yesterday where the children came dressed to nursery in their party clothes, we had so much dancing, singing and then enjoyed our Christmas tea party. Take a look at our video attached to see our special cut out festive sandwiches!

We could not believe our eyes!! Just look what our Elves have been up too this week. The Children was so shocked to see all of the tissue on the floor in the bathroom!!
The Elves even found their way upstairs to our Yellow room, it looked like they had lots of fun sliding up and down our line of string!

We have reminded them of our nursery golden values and we hope they will be good tonight but what do you think?