Nursery News 2nd February 2026

NURSERY NEWS

2nd February 2026 – Edition 398

Find out About

A Continuing Problems with our Phones and Internet.

B. Parent Consultations.

C. Remember to add younger siblings (brothers and sisters) to our contact list.

D. What are the children learning about this week?

 

A. Continuing Problems with our Phones and Internet.

We are still having ongoing problems with our phone and internet. Our telephone provider BT has confirmed that our telephone system is working correctly at their end. Our problems are not due to our telephone service.

Open Reach attended on Tuesday and Wednesday last week to check the external broadband cabling that connects us physically to the broadband network.

We are now returning back, to follow this up with our Broadband provider.

We are sorry for the inconvenience caused, and I would like to thank parents for their patience when trying to speak with us on the telephone.

 

B: Parent Consultations.

We aim to hold Parent Consultations every term. Big Nursery Consultations will be taking place during the week beginning 23rd  February 2026. Parent Consultations are not compulsory, but if you would like an appointment please arrange this with your child’s keyworker when they are outside before sessions begin. These consultations will be on the telephone, will last 5 minutes and be at the following times:

Mrs Patterson Monday 23rd  February between 3:15pm and 4:15pm

Miss Cashmore Tuesday 24th February between 3:15pm and 3:55pm

Miss Howe Thursday 26th February between 3:15pm and 3:45pm

Miss Skai Friday 27th February between 3:15pm and 4:15pm

 

C. Remember to add younger siblings (brothers and sisters) to our contact list.

You may add a child’s name to our contact list at any time from birth.

Currently, and moving forward, we will make offers to families at two points of entry, 2+ and 3+.

2+ intake is at the beginning of the term after a child turns 2.                                             We offer families a choice of 15 hours per week (part time) or 30 hours per week (full time)

3+ intake is at the beginning of the term after a child turns 3. For 3+ intake all families are offered a 15 hour part time space.

We are enrolling two different groups of children every term.

We would recommend putting your child’s name down on our contact list as early as possible to increase the possibility of them being offered a space.

In the past we would be able to give siblings priority over others on the wait list. But we cannot afford to leave empty spaces in a termly intake at age two, to wait for a sibling who might join at age three.

For our full admissions policy please look on our website www.willownursery.co.uk

 

D. What are the children learning about this week?

The theme this week is The Three Little Pigs

This week, the children will be listening to, and learning about the story of The Three Little Pigs. Children will be encouraged to take part in a variety of learning opportunities to retell the story in their own style.

There will be a variety of resources available for the children to use, which will help to build upon their attention and recall skills.

In the garden, the children will have the chance to explore the different houses of the three little pigs. Staff will help the children to set up a house made of straw, one made of sticks and another of bricks. They will have the opportunity to make pig or wolf hats to support their story telling.

As a school for our learning intention, we will be focusing on manipulating tools and equipment. there will be wheelbarrows, bricks and hard hats for the children to use as they build homes out of their chosen materials.

Our skill to focus on this week is riding a bike. Children will be encouraged to take turns and to practice riding the bicycles and tricycles using the pedals to move and handlebars to steer. We emphasise the importance of keeping our bikes on the track and not riding too fast to ensure the safety of all children in the playground.