Our newest little giraffes are settling in beautifully and are already building strong bonds with their new room families.

Exciting beginnings for our very youngest Jollies… we can’t wait to watch them grow, develop and thrive and we are excited to share in all their achievements along the way as they reach their developmental milestones. We all feel extremely privileged to be part of this journey with them xxxx

Exploring all the different (and unusual!) wooden objects provided focus and stimulation for this little one recently…

She enjoyed experimenting with opening and closing the boxes, rolling the wooden balls along the carpet and putting the different objects inside each other! She also enjoyed hanging the wooden rings on the mug tree.

What a lovely time she had exploring all the possibilities of this wooden treasure. She could experiment and use the objects as she so desired and she could play in an open-ended way which naturally involved lots of creative and critical thinking as she decided exactly what she wanted to do with them and what she wanted to try next… she was leading her play in the very best way!

Bring on the investigation… it’s just the Jolly way xxxx

It was a very spidery affair when we played outside yesterday. Free-Flow were full of awe and wonder when they spotted spiders scurrying and looked at wonderful woven webs around them too…

The outdoor environment is simply fascinating and we just can’t wait to see what we can see on a daily basis! Xxxx

Building draws upon many skills… patience, perseverance, hand/eye coordination, balance, a steady hand, an eye for detail, knowledge of size and shape, creativity are to name but a few…

Although building is even better when it’s shared with a friend as the task becomes so much more fun as plans and ideas are explored, negotiations and compromises occur and a huge sense of pride and achievement is unanimously felt by bestest building buddies busy creating together!! xxxx

Teamwork makes the dream work and also creates the most amazing castles too!!!!!!

Brilliant bonds and brilliant builds… it’s just the Jolly way!! Xxxx

We have a large interactive screen here at Jollies, lots of toys that are interactive technology ones and we also have some children’s tablets too that can be used to play a variety of educational games.

We don’t spend much time on tablets as the world around us if full of technology and we generally prefer more ‘traditional’ play and interaction, but there’s a time and a place to give our children some time to show off their technological skills too…

This little one loved playing this game recently and displayed some brilliant focus and concentration as he tracked the circles using his excellent hand/eye coordination to press them and make them explode. He also excitedly talked about all the different colours he could see as the circles exploded too!! Xxxx

A wonderful moment captured on camera when these siblings spotted each other outside…. They couldn’t resist a quick squeeeeeezzzzzeeeee before carrying on with their play.

It’s not just our siblings who love each other though, our children are so very caring towards each other and our oldest ones take any, and EVERY, opportunity they can to look after their younger friends.

After all, we’re just one big Jolly Family!!

Sharing and caring ways and the very happiest of days spent together here at Jollies xxxx

It was mini muddy master chefs a go go in our mud kitchen recently… the collaboration as they cooked up their creation was simply awesome!! Xxxx

With a squash and a squeeze and a bash and a smash…

Imaginations whip up a birthday cake and lollipops in a flash!!!!

We love dough play here at Jollies as it strengthens those little fingers whilst firing up those BIG imaginations!!!! xxxx

Choo-Choo-Choosing to go out and about on adventures!!!!

At Jollies we love to follow our children’s interests and make use of our fantastic local environment. How lucky are we to be opposite Woodlesford train station?!? xxxx