Nursery News

Celebrating Donna & Lisa for their long service! Lisa Eales – 20 years service award. Started 3rd November 2003 Our lovely Lisa is a wonderfully kind lady who has offered not only the nursery children some of the very best years, but also the staff team. She is a ‘mum’ to us all and will [...]

Mental Health Awareness Week from 13 to 19 May, 2024 Dancing Towards Mental Wellbeing: Movement at Wivenhoe Park Day Nursery As we delve into Mental Health Awareness Week from May 13th to May 19th, 2024, the theme of "Movement" resonates with Wivenhoe Park Day Nursery. At our nursery, we understand the connection between physical activity [...]

We’ve listened! Results of our satisfaction survey We’ve listened! Results of our satisfaction survey  Thank you to all parents that submitted feedback to us as part of our annual satisfaction survey. The results of our survey have been presented to our staff and we have taken steps to ensure that any areas that need improvement [...]

Celebrating Eid al-Fitr in the UK: blending customs with multiculturalism Celebrating Eid al-Fitr in the UK: blending customs with multiculturalism Written by Heba from Wivenhoe Park Day Nursery Eid al-Fitr is one of the most significant religious holidays celebrated by Muslims worldwide. It marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting. Eid holds [...]

Staff congratulations Huge congratulations to Jaz Whitting who has achieved her CACHE level 3 qualification in Early Years and Childcare. Jaz had been studying and training here as an apprentice. We are so very proud to officially welcome her as a fully qualified Early Years Educator!  Jaz used to attend the nursery as a child [...]

Looking for support with childcare costs? Here at Wivenhoe Park Day Nursery, we want our families to be aware of government support they can access when using our services. Thousands of families could be saving money on their childcare costs. But some simply don’t know what support they might be eligible for, so we are [...]

Meet our Kitchen Manager, Harry Hey there, I'm Harry, the culinary maestro behind the scenes at Wivenhoe Park Day Nursery. Since donning my Kitchen Manager hat in September, I've fallen head over heels for the nursery. Teamwork makes the dream work, and I've found the perfect partner in crime with Maxine, our Kitchen Chef extraordinaire! [...]

Congratulations to Teresa Congratulations to Teresa on completing 25 years of service here at Wivenhoe Park. Many of the years have been served as our devoted SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator). That's a significant accomplishment and a testament to her dedication and commitment to the field of early childhood education. As a SENCO, Teresa has [...]

This Friday staff and children are all invited to wear something wacky for Comic Relief - Many of the children have chosen which staff member they wanted to help decorate a big pair of pants!  These are to wear over the top of their trousers for the day in celebration of 'being a bit silly'.  [...]