Nursery updates, reminders and key dates for families.
2 November 2026
Please note: We are closed on Monday 4 January for staff training. Friday 18 December will be Christmas Pyjama Day.
Applications are open for children starting reception in September 2027.
If your child was born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023, please apply through the Oxfordshire County Council website.
The nursery Christmas party will be on Saturday 5 December from 9:30-11:00.
There will be an entertainer organising games and dancing and, hopefully, a visit from Father Christmas, followed by party food.
Please return the slip of paper in your child's diary to let us know if your child will be attending.
There are still some appointments available for parents' meetings on Wednesday 25 November. Please speak to a member of staff if you would like to book an appointment.
The children will learn about these celebrations through crafts, books, songs and sensory experiences. The pre-school children will also go for a walk in the village to look at the war memorial and begin to understand what it is for.
Cooking: Coconut barfi
Science: Baking soda and vinegar fireworks
The children will learn how to cross the road safely, and some will visit the zebra crossing to practise. They will wear high-visibility vests and hold hands with an adult.
We will also learn about people who help us and hope to welcome some visitors.
Cooking: Cheese twists
Science: Oil and water sensory bags
The Accident Prevention Trust has useful information for parents this season, including firework safety and toy and battery safety. You can access the parents' pack on the Accident Prevention Trust website.
If you would like your child's sessions or days to change in January, please let us know as soon as possible so we can plan accordingly.
Some children do not have appropriate spare clothes, or any spare clothes, in their bags. Please make sure your child's bag contains weather-appropriate clothes that fit them, as we may not have suitable spares available when needed.
2 October 2026
Please note: We are closed on Monday 4 January for staff training.
The newsletter will now be going out monthly at the beginning of each month.
If there is any information that needs sharing during the month, then this will be sent out as an email.
The photographer will be at nursery on Thursday 22 October during the morning. He will take natural photos whilst the children are playing, which will be available to purchase.
If your child is not in on a Thursday and you would like them to come in for half an hour to be photographed, please book this in with Lorraine or Lizzy.
The nursery Christmas party will be on Saturday 5 December from 9:30-11:00.
We will have an entertainer organising games and dancing and, hopefully, a visit from Father Christmas. We will then have some party food at the end.
We will be sending home a letter nearer the time to finalise numbers. Unfortunately, we will not be able to accommodate siblings due to space.
Today we were observed on how we do supervised toothbrushing with the children, and we are pleased to say that we have passed our Gold accreditation. This will stand for two years, then we will be assessed again.
Parents' meetings will be on Wednesday 25 November. Appointment times will be available nearer the time.
We understand that you may not want to think about this yet, but if your child is going to be starting reception in September 2027, applications open on Tuesday 3 November 2026.
This applies to children born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023.
There is information on the gate from some local schools that are organising open days.
Cooking: Moon snacks
Science: Fizzing moon rocks
The children will be doing lots of space-themed craft activities. They will be making rockets with construction materials, playing with sparking playdough, learning to count backwards from 10, as well as much more.
Cooking: Mummydogs
Science: Floating spider experiment
The children will be making capes and masks, learning superhero songs, and rescuing things frozen in ice and tied with string.
During Halloween week there will be lots of Halloween crafts, playing with orange playdough, pumpkin carving and a haunted house in the little shed outside.
Please can you name your child's coat, hat, wellies etc.
Our new website is now up and running:
11 September 2026
Please note: We are closed on Monday 4 January for staff training.
We want to welcome all of our new children and their families to our setting. We have had a busy few weeks helping everyone to settle in.
We understand how hard it can be for some children to settle in, but we are all on hand to help with this transition. Please speak to a member of staff if there is anything we can do to make it run smoothly.
The new parent library is now available on the veranda. If you would like to borrow a book to share at home, choose one from the box of books and use one of the bags with a clipboard to write down which book you have borrowed.
The children are all now taking part in supervised toothbrushing at nursery. We are being observed in October and hope to achieve our Gold Smile 360 accreditation.
We hope you have all made use of your free toothbrushing pack, supplied by Oxford Health. You should receive one of these twice a year.
We also have Flossy, our dental teddy, who you can borrow to take home. Your child can take Flossy to the dentist, or you can use the teddy as an incentive if you are struggling with toothbrushing at home. Please let a member of staff know if you would like to borrow Flossy.
Parents' meetings will be held on Wednesday 25 November. Appointment times will be available nearer the time.
We understand that you may not want to think about this yet, but if your child is going to be starting reception in September 2027, applications open on Tuesday 3 November 2026.
This applies to children born between 1 September 2022 and 31 August 2023.
We are in the middle of our two-week focus on ourselves and friendships.
The children have been getting to know each other and forming new friendship groups, as well as getting used to their new key group and key person. They have been creating people using playdough, making a friendship banner and learning our friendship rules.
Each key person has also been planning individual activities with their key group, working towards the children's next steps and following their interests. Over the two weeks, the children will be cooking gingerbread men.
Our new website is now up and running: