We are OBSESSED with jigsaw puzzles…

Look at how clever we are at matching the pieces to their corresponding spaces

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Cute moment alert…. This little one spontaneously swayed from side to side and smiled as they sang their little heart out… lots of mooing and oinking was heard!! Can you guess the song?! Xxxx

We love working in close partnership with our local primary schools and as part of our transition process for our big school leavers we invite their class teachers in to visit them here at nursery.

It is great for the teachers to see their future children in a setting in which they are totally comfortable and confident.

For our children Jollies is a space where they can be their true selves; their confidence oozes, their friendship pours, their excitement bubbles, their imagination flowers and their laughter rings and this is what we want all those teachers to see. Home visits are, of course, excellent too, but a nursery visit is a chance to peek into a crystal ball and see what their future classroom holds.

Our children get so excited when they know their teachers are coming too and this was illustrated perfectly when this little one came to the drawing table and he spontaneously began talking about his impending school visit…

Such was his excitement that he decided to draw a special picture for his teacher and he put so much effort, and detail, into creating his picture… drawing himself and his teacher and he even wrote his name without any help at all. He then began drawing shapes and he went on to tell Natalie the names of these too.

A huge thank you to all the lovely teachers who have been to visit us so far and we can’t wait to welcome the others who are booked in still to come. We hope you have enjoyed meeting your children and seeing their brilliant potential as they showed you their fabulous selves… We know they loved showing you their special memories books as they reflected upon their learning with you and they shared with you some of their favourite things to do.

However, as much as this is wonderful, it is also a time of mixed emotions for Team Jollies too, as it makes us feel sad because it means it’s almost time to say goodbye as our children get ready to leave us and truly spread their wings and fly!! Xxx

What a feast these two created for Stephen in our mud kitchen! On the menu today for Stephen was…. ‘cabbage’, ‘rice’ and a cup of ‘hot chocolate’…. Yummy xxxx

A wonderful morning spent here when this little one drew their lovely family and proceeded to tell NatNat (in detail!) who each person was and they positively glowed as they talked about them with such excitement and pride!

Arty days and conversational ways spent together here at Jollies xxxx

Who knew shiny, shiny things could bring so much pleasure to our little ones?! Their key people did clearly; as they’d observed them spontaneously looking in the room’s mirror and giggling as they loved looking at their gorgeous reflections…

So the ultimate shiny ‘tuff tray’ was set up to extend their current observed interest xxxx

Our nursery is truly a home from home and when your little one joins our Jolly Family they will embark upon the best possible learning journey as they experience daily adventures with their friends.

Just like you’d get the paddling pool out in the garden at home, weather permitting, we do exactly the same here at Jollies too.

We love to splish and splash and fill, pour and empty and as every day’s a school day we also use such occasions as an opportunity to consider how we can keep ourselves safe as we play.

Staying cool on a summer’s day in the wonderful, wonderful water… yes please!! Xxxx

Such imagination as these two friends dined together… they chatted, giggled and feasted until their hearts were truly content xxxx

We know our children inside out, we welcome them with open arms and hearts, we meet their every need, we know what we want them to learn next, we observe them closely in order to guide their future fun and learning, we keep them safe throughout the day, we encourage them to explore and discover and risk assess and take measured risks, we’re there to snuggle, reassure and guide them, we share the best stories, we know their little quirks and signs and signals and respond to these to ensure their well-being is constantly high and….. we morph into a train for them to set off on a magical journey upon!!!! xxxx

Water-pistols, Ducks, Balls, Cups and Crocodiles…

It can only be water play… the Jolly way!! xxxx