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# Blossom Years

We nurture children from 6 months to 5 years to develop their confidence, social skills and enthusiasm for learning to prepare them for primary school.

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- [News](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/news/)
- [SPLISH SPLASH!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/splish-splash/) - At Imperial, the babies, toddlers and preschoolers have been loving having the paddling pools out in the sunshine! The children have been doing lots of splashing!
- [Valeswood celebrates World Music Day!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/valeswood-celebrates-world-music-day/) - At Valeswood, we spent the day celebrating World Music Day by making our own beautiful hand drums, singing songs throughout the day and finger painting a big guitar!
- [Graduation 2023- Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/graduation-2023-imperial/) - At Imperial, the Preschoolers had their Graduation party to celebrate their achievements and send them off on their next adventure to big school. We had so much fun!
- [Cleaning Wellies at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/cleaning-wellies-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, the Preschoolers spent time cleaning the wellie boots ready for Autumn! The children used sponges, soap and water to make them shiny! We spent time pairing them up
- [Water play at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/water-play-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, we have been playing with water play in the sun! We have used their fine motor skills to pour and fill using jugs, bowls, spoons and funnels. We had so much fun!
- [World Bee Day](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/world-bee-day/) - 🐝🐝🐝World Bee Day 🐝🐝🐝 What an exciting and memorable World Bee Day learning experience for the children. Seeing real bees in preschool provides such a valuable opportunity for hands-on discovery and helps children build genuine curiosity and respect for nature. Experiences like this encourage awe, wonder, and meaningful conversations about how bees help our plants,
- [Starting Reception Resources for Parents](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/starting-reception-resources-for-parents/) - Starting school is an exciting milestone for children and families. To support a smooth and positive transition into Reception, please encourage parents and carers to access the Starting Reception resources: Starting Reception website: https://startingreception.co.uk/ Starting Reception Guide (downloadable PDF): https://startingreception.co.uk/download Starting Reception is a free, practical online resource designed to help families prepare their child for school through simple
- [Newsletters, Summer 2026](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/newsletters-summer-2026/) - St Marys Summer Newsletter 2026 Valeswood Newsletter Summer 2026 Imperial Newsletter Summer 2026 Nightingale Newsletter Summer 2026
- [SEND Information Report - How we approach SEN in our settings](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/send-information-report-how-we-approach-sen-in-our-settings/) - How we approach SEN in our settings....powerpoint download here: Blossom Years SEND Information Report
- [Creating a Curious Environment: Our Journey with the Curiosity Approach](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/creating-a-curious-environment-our-journey-with-the-curiosity-approach/) - Creating a Curious Environment: Our Journey with the Curiosity Approach At Imperial Way, we are continuing to work towards our Curiosity Approach accreditation. This is a way to enrich the experiences of the children in our care. The Curiosity Approach is a modern, child-centred methodology that brings together aspects of Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and Steiner
- [Nursery World Magazione Case Study: Blossom Years Nurseries and Pre-schools / Talk and Move](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/nursery-world-magazione-case-study-blossom-years-nurseries-and-pre-schools-talk-and-move/) - We are delighted to be featured in Nursery World Magazine's case study on our Talk and Move program. A huge thanks to Helen Guntrip who runs the excellent program and trained us on how to implement it in our settings. The children love it. Helen Guntrip / Talk & Move / www.talkandmove.co.uk The article........ Nursery World Magazine
- [Language-Rich Environments](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/language-rich-environments/) - At Blossom years we strive to enhance a child’s language. Communication and language are a big part of a child’s day to day within the nursery setting.
- [Easter at Pre-school, Valeswood Rd, Bromley](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/easter-at-valeswood-rd-bromley/) - This week the children have been celebrating Easter with an Easter Hat Parade and an Easter Egg Hunt. The children made their own hats at home and brought them in to share with each other and walk the Easter runway! They worked very hard and made beautiful hats, complete with decorative flowers, eggs, chicks and
- [World Book Day at Chislehurst](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/world-book-day-at-chislehurst/)
- [Reception Ready at Blossom Years Pre-school, Nightingale Lane, Bromley](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/reception-ready-at-blossom-years-pre-school-nightingale-lane-bromley/) - Reception Ready at Blossom Years Pre-school, Nightingale Lane, Bromley Chris August
- [Freerange Forest Families and Blossom Years](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/freerange-forest-families-and-blossom-years/) - Blossom Years - Risky play is important for children in early years because it allows them to develop crucial life skills like resilience and problem-solving.
- [Home Corner Curiosity](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/home-corner-curiosity/) - We have been developing our old baby room and converting it into a dedicated role playroom. During the creation of this space we have followed the guidelines of the Curiosity Approach accreditation that we are currently undertaking as a setting. The Curiosity Approach promotes a home from home environment where children feel at ease in
- [Heidi Alexander, MP](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/heidi-alexander-mp/) - We were so thrilled when for Lewisham East visited to officially open our new nursery in Winlaton Road, Downham. We had a lovely afternoon celebrating with our parents and children enjoying the summer sun with a picnic.
- [French lessons](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/334-2/) - We are running a French group once a week with a regular parent helper, she is teaching French, using singing, puppets and crafts. We are also collecting the children's favourite songs and compiling a CD so that the children can listen to their favourite songs at preschool. So far we have a varied range of
- [Christmas Theme and Leaf Collecting](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/341-2/) - Now that we are starting to head into our Christmas theme, the children have helped paint a Snowman and a Reindeer for our end of term show and we will be sharing a minced pie with our parents afterwards. We are also holding a Party at the end of term alongside Christmas jumper day. Also,
- [Outdoor learning with Forest School](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/outdoor-learning-with-forest-school/) - This autumn term we have been introducing Forest School sessions for our children aged from 3 years old. Forest School is a unique approach to learning, allowing children the time and freedom to explore and direct their own learning. We create a safe space where children can grow, gaining confidence and greater self-esteem over time.
- [Halloween Crafts & Kitchen at Blossom Years, Bromley](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/halloween-at-nightingale-lane/) - Halloween !!!!! We had a spooky day today, We made potions with coloured water and glitter using our fine motor skills to move water from pot to pot with pipettes and pumped water out of bottles. In the garden the children made spooky cakes with worms inside ( coloured spaghetti !) in the mud kitchen.
- [Bonfire and Fireworks Night - crafts and safety at Chislehurst](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/bonfire-and-fireworks-night-crafts-and-safety-at-chislehurst/) - We made edible sparklers by icing breadsticks and decorating with sprinkles and firework pictures using recycled kitchen rolls which we snipped and dipped into paint. We also watched a Fireman Sam video about bonfire night and we discussed firework safety as a group
- [Autumn harvest and planting at Imperial Way](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/autumn-harvest-and-planting-at-imperial-way/) - This week we picked the last of the summer food from our allotments. These included potatoes and strawberries. We have also worked hard getting the allotment ready for the winter season. We have planted rhubarb, broccoli and swiss chard. Through the months we will water these, see how they grow and then pick them to
- [Messy Play at Imperial Way](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/messy-play-at-imperial-way/) - We have also had fun in our small world area with shaving foam. We used our gross motor skills to make large lines and circles in the foam and we talked about the different textures and smells and what we could add next time.
- [People who help us at Nightingale.](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/people-who-help-us-at-nightingale/) - Ultimately, learning happens best when a child is relaxed, confident and having fun. That is exactly the environment we strive to provide. Our day nurseries and pre-schools are located across Bromley, Chislehurst, and Downham.
- [Jack and the Bean stalk at Nightingale](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/jack-and-the-bean-stalk-at-nightingale/) - Jack and the Bean stalk at Bklossom Years pre-school, Nightingale La, Bromley
- [Police Officer visit, St Mary's Pre-school](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/police-officer-visit-st-marys-pre-school/) - " We had a visit from a Police Officer who spoke to us about how we keep ourselves safe , he brought us some real uniform to try on and we had lots of fun role playing being a Police Officer"
- ["Growing Scientists" at St Mary's](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/growing-scientists-at-st-marys/) - The children have started to do a science experiment on Fridays , this week we are exploring how the clouds make rain.
- [Trip to Bromley Bus Garage (Albany Rd pre-school)](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/trip-to-bromley-bus-garage-albany-rd-pre-school/) - We recently took a bus trip to Bromley bus garage. The driver spoke with the children about boarding buses safely and the Police lady talked about safe people they can talk to such as a bus driver, policemen, fire-fighter etc. We also discussed about not talking to strangers. The driver then took us through the
- [Ice play, construction and small world at Chislehurst Baby & Toddler](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/ice-play-construction-and-small-world-at-chislehurst-baby-toddler/) - Ice play with citrus fruits- This is a sensory activity that promotes children’s senses, helping the children use their senses to connect with their surroundings by exploring touch and smell. It also connects with their sense of self, exploring interests and preferences. Dinosaur small world- This activity is based around the children’s interests. Our aim
- [Colours and Imagination at Downham](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/colours-and-imagination-at-downham/) - On the maths table the children are looking at colours with the connecting pegs and people. They can sort the colours and match them to each other, as well as looking at similar colours in the environment or other places they have experienced. In the small world area we have the wooden blocks with fictional
- [Ducks and Bugs at Bromley](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/ducks-and-bugs-at-bromley/) - The children are using their fine motor skills to use the magnetic rods to catch the number ducks. They are practicing their number recognition skills by matching the numbers on the ducks. The bugs are in the garden today. The children are using the magnify glasses to find the hidden bugs and we talk about
- [Chinese New Year](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/chinese-new-year/) - The children worked together to create this giant dragon using lots of different materials. They then all pretended to be the dragon walking around the room with it.
- [Construction play at St Marys](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/construction-play-at-st-marys/) - At St Marys, the children have been taking part in construction play, experimenting with conveying their ideas and completing plans that they have thought of.
- [It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas/) - At Imperial, we are getting into the Christmas spirit and have put our Christmas tree up! The children helped to decorate it and spoke about their own trees at home.
- [Children in Need 2023](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/children-in-need-2023/) - At Imperial, we had our annual Children in Need week where we spend the week raising money for charity! We baked, dressed up, wore yellow, had a messy day and had a coffee morning!
- [Diwali at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/diwali-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, one of our parents come to visit and teach the children all about the celebration of Diwali! The children made their own lanterns, using glitter and gems!
- [Potion making at St Mary's](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/potion-making-at-st-marys/) - At St Mary's, the children have been making potions! The children used their fine motor skills to mix, pour and spoon their potions into pots and pans! it was messy!
- [I can make music...](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/i-can-make-music/) - The Preschoolers and Toddlers at Imperial had a music and movement day. One of the teachers brought in their electric guitar which the children loved exploring!
- [Firework crafts at Imperial!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/firework-crafts-at-imperial-2/) - At Imperial, all of the rooms took part in firework crafts to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night! The children created beautiful firework pictures and even made rockets!
- [Happy Halloween!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/happy-halloween/) - Halloween at Imperial was spent in a spooky forest school session! The children made potions using soil and other natural materials. They were witches making potions!
- [Autumn exploration in Forest School...](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/autumn-exploration-in-forest-school/) - Our Preschoolers at Imperial are enjoying spending Autumn days in forest school and exploring the world around them. The children used sticks and playdough to create hedgehogs!
- [Rainy days at Imperial...](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/rainy-days-at-imperial/) - The Preschoolers at Imperial head down to forest school know matter the weather! The children love getting on their wetsuits and putting on their welly boots!!!
- [Macmillan Coffee Morning at Nightingale](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/macmillan-coffee-morning-at-nightingale-3/) - At Nightingale, we had a Macmillan coffee morning to raise money for charity. Thank you to our lovely parents for coming and supporting this events! We raised £36!
- [Hello Autumn!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/hello-autumn-2/) - As the season changes to autumn, the leaves are changing colour, which the children are observing! The children made their own natural wands using the green leaves!
- [Harvest Festival](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/harvest-festival/) - To celebrate Harvest Festival, our Imperial setting asked parents for food which we took to our local church, so they could take it to the food bank for others.
- [Colour your Imagination...](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/colour-your-imagination/) - At our Imperial, we all gathered together to provide the children to use their imaginations, build confidence and make their own decisions in a fun and messy way!
- [New experiences and building life skills...](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/new-experiences-and-building-life-skills/) - In our forest school at imperial, we strive to provide new learning opportunities and gain life skills. The children have been learning about fire safety and camp fires.
- [French Lessons](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/french-lessons/) - We provide weekly French lessons at Blossom Years, which are run by Cathy. The children gain knowledge and skills, communicating in a different language and doing it at home too.
- [Let's go on a bear hunt...](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/lets-go-on-a-bear-hunt/) - The preschoolers at Imperial went on a bear hunt through the woods! We used our senses to talk about touch, smell, look and sound. The children had a picnic on the field
- [Imperial's OFSTED](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/imperials-ofsted/) - Our Imperial setting got a 'GOOD' OFSTED report, which the team are all very proud of and are happy to celebrate. We strive to provide a comfortable and safe environment.
- [Imperial, say "CHEESE!"...](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/imperial-say-cheese/) - At Imperial the Preschoolers have been loving their new camera! They have been using it in forest school to capture the world around them! and of course, eachother
- [Wednesday Forest School session!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/wednesday-forest-school-session/) - At Forest School today, the children planted new potatoes in the growing area and we also made our own survival bracelets, using good focusing attention throughout!
- [Tuff tray inspiration!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/tuff-tray-inspiration/) - At Blossom Years we strive to encourage a child's learning and development. We want them to gain as much knowledge as possible and we do these through activities!
- [Splish Splash at Imperial!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/splish-splash-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, the children have loved splashing in the paddling pools and cooling down on sunny days! We have had other water play out too! We have so much fun!
- [Valeswood's Vegetables](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/valeswoods-vegetables/) - At Valeswood, we spent time in our growing garden picking some of our vegetables that we have been growing! We tried them and thought they were very delicious!
- [Thursday Forest School session!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/thursday-forest-school-session/) - At Imperial, we had a fabulous Thursday Forest School session! We made chocolate crepes and had them with strawberries and blueberries! We also did painting today
- [4th July at Valeswood!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/4th-july-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, we celebrated 4th July for American Independence Day! We made our own American flags using paint and we also made sparkler breadsticks at snack time!
- [St Mary's](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/st-marys/) - At St Marys this week, we have been focusing on our numeracy skills, using dinosaurs to match numeral to quantity. We also used dinosaurs to do somecolour match!
- [Will it sink or float?](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/will-it-sink-or-float/) - The Preschoolers at Imperial carried out a science experiment, focusing on sinking and floating. They shared their ideas and options and tested out the theory!!
- [Sensory Play at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/sensory-play-at-valeswood/) - The children at Valeswood took part in sensory play, exploring shaving foam! They had lots of fun touching it and smelling the new texture! It was lots of fun!!
- [Outdoor mark making at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/outdoor-mark-making-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, we headed to Forest School and searched for natural materials to paint with! The children collected sticks, feathers, bark and leaves to paint with.
- [Pet Week at Nightingale!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/pet-week-at-nightingale-3/) - At Nightingale, the children loved celebrating Pet Week. We had some very special visitors come, we met a hamster and a lovely dog! We learnt how to be caring and show kindness towards animals!
- [We're going on a bear hunt...](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/were-going-on-a-bear-hunt/) - At Imperial, the Preschoolers and Babies went on trip to the woods to go on a bear hunt! We found the bears behind the trees and the children loved giving them names!
- [Eurovision at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/eurovision-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, we had our own Eurovision Song Contest! The children shared songs in Polish, Hungarian, Ukrainian and English and many more! They were all winners!
- [Planting in Forest School](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/planting-in-forest-school/) - At Imperial, the Preschoolers spent time in Forest School planting some new flowers and vegetables! The children dug, planted, patted and watered our new plants.
- [Imperial celebrates the King's Coronation!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/imperial-celebrates-the-kings-coronation/) - At Imperial, we spent the week celebrating the King's Coronation by doing crafts, building London landmarks, exploring playdough and we had a very fancy tea party!
- [Valeswood's Growing Garden...](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/valeswoods-growing-garden/) - At Valeswood, we have been planting herbs, flowers and vegetables in our growing garden! The children are very excited to taste them and have explored natural materials!
- [King's Coronation celebrations at Nightingale!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/kings-coronation-celebrations-at-nightingale/) - At Nightingale, the children and parents were all invited to a party to celebrate the King's coronation! We took part in crafts, making crowns and flags to wave
- [Celebrating Eid at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/celebrating-eid-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, the Preschoolers had lots of fun celebrating Eid! The children made posters and lanterns using lots of glitter and bright colours! We also designed Mehndi patterns!
- [Earth Day at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/earth-day-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, we celebrated Earth Day! Every room took part and carried out great activities, including junk modelling, exciting nature hunts and planting cress!
- [St George's Day at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/st-georges-day-at-valeswood-2/) - We celebrated St George's Day at Valeswood by making and decorating shields using sequins and gems! We also coloured in dragons and knights to take home with us!
- [Imperial's Easter egg hunt 2023!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/imperials-easter-egg-hunt-2023/) - At Imperial, we had an Easter egg hunt, including the Babies, Toddlers and Pre-schoolers. The children searched high and low for their yummy treats and helped each other!
- [Easter crafts at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/easter-crafts-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, the children made egg-citing Easter magnets to take home with them! The finished crafts looked beautiful and very colourful! The children had lots of fun!
- [Baby Room Bunnies at Imperial!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/baby-room-bunnies-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, the Baby Room had so much celebrating and taking part in Easter activities! The babies made their own bunny headbands to wear to their Easter tea party!
- [Easter at Nightingale!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/easter-at-nightingale-2/) - At Nightingale, we had a fun packed Easter week, which included an Easter egg hunt and an Easter Bonnet parade, which the parents came to! We had so much fun!!!
- [Hatching Ducklings at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/hatching-ducklings-at-imperial/) - At Imperial we have been hatching ducklings! The children have loved watching them grow and change and have loved holding them and patting them softly and carefully!
- [Easter Lambs Craft](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/easter-lambs-craft/) - At Imperial, the Preschoolers took part in an Easter lamb painting activity, using a cork and paint to create a woolly lamb! The children are very excited!
- [Red Nose Day at Valeswood!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/red-nose-day-at-valeswood/) - The children at Valeswood celebrated and raised money for Red Nose Day 2023! The children made their own red noses and iced yummy biscuits to take home with them!
- [Baby Room at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/baby-room-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, the Baby room took part in a 'no mess' painting activity, creating their own beautiful artwork by using their fine motor skills and coordination!
- [World Book Day at Valeswood!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/world-book-day-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, we celebrated World Book Day by inviting the children to dress up as their favourite characters and join in with lots of fun! We read lots of stories!
- [St David's Day at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/st-davids-day-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, all of the rooms celebrated St David's Day by taking part in various activities, including playdough, painting dragons and making beautiful daffodils!
- [Imperial celebrates World Book Day!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/imperial-celebrates-world-book-day/) - At Imperial we celebrated World Book Day by dressing up and taking part in fun activities, which included, making our own bookmarks and writing our own stories!
- [Healthy Eating at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/healthy-eating-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, we spent time learning about 'Healthy Eating' and took part in various activities. The children explored playdough, did mark making and fruit sorting.
- [World Book Day at Nightingale](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/world-book-day-at-nightingale/) - At Nightingale, we invited the children to come to nursery dressed as their favourite book character! The children looked amazing and loved reading lots of stories!
- [Pancake Day at Imperial!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/pancake-day-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, we had a pancake themed day to celebrate Shrove Tuesday. We made our own pancakes, choosing the toppings that we wanted and ate them all up! Yummy
- [Shrove Tuesday at Valeswood!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/shrove-tuesday-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, we celebrated Shrove Tuesday by taking part in many pancake themed activities! We ate pancakes, experimented with playdough and did colourful painting!
- [Making Love Potions in Forest School!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/making-love-potions-in-forest-school/) - The Preschoolers at Imperial spent Valentine's Day in Forest School, creating their own love potions using a pink mixture, petals, test tubes, pipettes and bowls.
- [Children's Mental Health at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/childrens-mental-health-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, we celebrated Valentine's Day and Children's Mental Health Week by talking about caring for each other, the people we love and what makes us happy!
- [Let's go to the Dentist- Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/lets-go-to-the-dentist-imperial/) - At Imperial, the Preschoolers have been focusing on oral hygiene and going to the Dentist. The children joined in brushing their teeth and got to use their imaginations!
- [Story Telling Week at Valeswood!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/story-telling-week-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, we celebrated Story Telling week by focusing on some of our favourite books! We made a giant gingerbread man, decorating him with paint and various materials.
- [Imperial celebrates Australia Day!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/imperial-celebrates-australia-day/) - At Imperial, we had so much fun celebrating Australia Day! The babies, toddlers and preschoolers all took part in various craft activities and got to take them home!
- [Chinese New Year at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/chinese-new-year-at-valeswood-2/) - At Valeswood, we celebrated Chinese New Year by making our own rabbit ear headbands, did some Chinese mark making and had a yummy snack, including prawn crackers!
- [Toddler Pizza Making!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/toddler-pizza-making/) - At Imperial, the Toddlers made their own pizzas! They got to choose what toppings they wanted on top. They ate their pizzas at tea time- they were very delicious!
- [Chinese New Year at St Mary's](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/chinese-new-year-at-st-marys/) - At St Mary's we have been celebrating Chinese New Year. We have been very busy, making our own lanterns, trying different Chinese foods and reading a special book
- [Chinese New Year at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/chinese-new-year-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, the Baby Room set up a Chinese restaurant to celebrate Chinese New Year. The babies got to use their imaginations to 'eat' food, serve and use the phone!
- ['The Healthy Wolf' at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/the-healthy-wolf-at-imperial/) - The Preschooler's at Imperial are currently focusing on the book 'The Healthy Wolf', which is about oral hygiene, healthy eating, exercise and helping our friends.
- [Merry Christmas from St Mary's](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/merry-christmas-from-st-marys/) - At St Mary's, we have been very busy making lots of Christmas crafts. We also made our own 2023 calendars to take home to our families. We had so much fun at our Christmas party
- [Festive Forest School at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/festive-forest-school-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, the Preschoolers had a very busy session in Forest School! We made our own Christmas decorations on the fire, spotted some horses and planted our own Christmas tree!
- [Christmas Fun at Nightingale!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/christmas-fun-at-nightingale/) - At Nightingale, we have been having lots of fun being creative, making Christmas cards, building our own snow globes and decorating crackers to take home with us!
- [We're rocking around the Christmas tree at Winlaton!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/were-rocking-around-the-christmas-tree-at-winlaton/) - At Winlaton, the children spent time decorating the Christmas tree! They used colourful ornaments and spoke about their own Christmas trees at home!
- [Let it snow! Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/let-it-snow-imperial/) - At Imperial, the Preschoolers went to Forest School and got to have fun in the snow! We had a snowball fight and made our own snow lady, called 'Leafy'! We had fun
- ['Christmas Jumper Day' at St Mary's!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/christmas-jumper-day-at-st-marys/) - At St Mary's, we wore our Christmas jumpers to nursery to celebrate 'Christmas Jumper Day' and raise money for charity! The children also designed their own jumpers!
- [BLOSSOM YEARS ADVERSE WEATHER POLICY AND PROCEDURES](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/2179-2/) - In the event of extreme weather (snow, storm, etc), our nurseries and pre-schools will normally remain open unless to do so would endanger the safety of the children, parents or staff. The decision whether to close will be taken by 6.45am each day by the Directors. We will publish information by 7:00 am on our
- [Hello Christmas at Nightingale!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/hello-christmas-at-nightingale/) - At Nightingale, we have started Christmas celebrations by taking part in some Christmas themed activities, including counting pompoms, mark making and imaginative play!
- [Elf on the shelf at St Mary's](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/elf-on-the-shelf-at-st-marys/) - At St Mary's we had a visitor! The Elf on the shelf is back! He caused mischief this morning, removing our Christmas baubles from the tree and replacing them with toilet roll
- [Mark Making in Forest School](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/mark-making-in-forest-school/) - At Imperial, we headed to Forest School and did lots of mark making, which is one of our favourite things to do at the moment! We made marks with water, paint and pens
- [Let's go on a afternoon walk...](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/lets-go-on-a-afternoon-walk/) - At St Marys', a small group of children went on an afternoon walk! We were very busy on our adventure, feeding the ducks, going on a bear hunt and petting dogs!
- [Children in Need at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/children-in-need-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, we raised money for Children in Need, inviting the children and teachers to come to nursery in their PJs. We made our own Pudsey ears and iced biscuits
- [Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/room-on-the-broom-by-julia-donaldson/) - At St Mary's, our current favourite book is 'Room on the Broom'. We read almost daily and often role play the story. We made frog puppets, inspired by our favourite book
- [Remembrance Day at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/remembrance-day-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, the Toddler room dressed in red and made beautiful poppy pictures for Remembrance Day. We focused on the colour red, using craft materials that colour
- [Children in Need Week at Imperial!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/children-in-need-week-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, we spent the week celebrating and raising money for Children in Need! We had a very busy week and did lots of crafts, dressing up and wore lots of yellow!
- [Remembrance Day at St Mary's](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/remembrance-day-at-st-marys/) - At St Mary's, we made a poppy wreath to put on our door at nursery. We also made poppy biscuits to take home with us and share with our families and friends.
- [Firework Crafts at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/firework-crafts-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, we took part in lots of craft projects to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night! We did painting, made rockets and even took part in a messy experiment!
- [Halloween Celebrations at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/halloween-celebrations-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, we celebrated Halloween by inviting everyone to come dressed up so we could have a party and join in music and movement and have lots of fun with friends!
- [Black History Month at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/black-history-month-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, we celebrated Black History Month, exploring different paints by mixing them together and splashing them. We also had 'Express Yourself Day' which was fun!
- [Halloween at Nightingale](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/halloween-at-nightingale/) - At Nightingale, we celebrated Halloween in our creepy home corner and made potions in our mud kitchen, exploring and using creepy ingredients which were lots of fun!
- [Diwali in Forest School](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/diwali-in-forest-school/) - At Imperial, some of the preschoolers celebrated Diwali by decorating some glass jars using sparkly stickers. We added some tea lights to them and made them shine!
- [Let's go on a Pumpkin Hunt in Forest School!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/lets-go-on-a-pumpkin-hunt-in-forest-school/) - The Toddler and Babies at Imperial went on a Pumpkin Hunt in Forest School, searching high and low for the cheeky pumpkins! We also played funHalloween Games!
- [Baby & Toddler Sensory Play](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/baby-toddler-sensory-play/) - The Babies and Toddlers at Winlaton joined in with sensory play, exploring different textures and sounds. They also played on the soft play blocks, which are colourful!
- [Diwali at St Mary's](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/diwali-at-st-marys/) - At St Mary's the children have been learning about the Festival of Diwali! We used shiny CD's and decorated them using glitter and made them colourful! We placed a candle on top.
- [Our Artwork at Winlaton](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/our-artwork-at-winlaton/) - At Winlaton, the children have been making beautiful masterpieces! They experimented with different materials, using pastels, chalk, pens and lots more things!
- [Eat Your Peas at St Mary's](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/eat-your-peas-at-st-marys/) - At St Mary's our current favourite book is 'Eat Your Peas'. We decided to make our own giant peas using polystyrene balls, paint and cotton wool. We spoke about our favourite foods!
- [It's beginning to look a lot like Autumn...](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-autumn/) - It's beginning to look a lot like Autumn at Imperial! The children are taking part in lots of different autumnal activities, especially in the Forest School area!
- [MacMillan Coffee Morning at St Mary's](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/macmillan-coffee-morning-at-st-marys/) - At St Mary's we had a MacMillan Coffee Morning to raise money for this amazing charity. Thank you to our parents who made donations and made lots of yummy cakes!
- [World Animal Day at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/world-animal-day-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, we celebrated World Animal Day over a week as there are so many animals to learn and talk about! We took part in lots of fun activities to celebrate
- [MacMillan Coffee Morning at Nightingale](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/macmillan-coffee-morning-at-nightingale-2/) - At Nightingale, the children decorated cupcakes to sell at our MacMillan Coffee Morning. It was great inviting our parents in to have coffee cakes and raise money.
- [Toddlers celebrate World Animal Day at Imperial!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/toddlers-celebrate-world-animal-day-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, the Toddlers celebrated World Animal Day by taking part in lots of fun activities, including making their own animal masks, painted a big yellow giraffe and animal small worlds
- [Room on the Broom at St Mary's](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/room-on-the-broom-at-st-marys/) - At St Mary's, we decided to do an activity based on one of our favourite books, Room on the Broom by Julia Donaldson. We made our own potions using various materials!
- [Nature Collage at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/nature-collage-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, we made our very own nature collage, using different materials from around forest school. We discussed different textures and used language, such as 'hard' and 'soft'.
- [Recycling Week at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/recycling-week-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, we have been focusing on recycling and talking about the importance of looking after the world around us. The children joined in doing junk modelling!
- [Hello Autumn...](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/hello-autumn/) - At St Mary's, we have been talking about the change of season and welcoming Autumn. The children spent time collecting leaves in the garden and used them to make hedgehogs!
- [Imperial celebrates Harvest Festival](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/imperial-celebrate-harvest-festival/) - At Imperial, we celebrated Harvest Festival by collecting food donations. We took some of the children to our local Church to drop off a donations made by parents.
- [Planting for The Queen at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/planting-for-the-queen-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, we planted seeds in memory of Queen Elizabeth II. The children took them home to share with their families and friends.
- [Our Majesty The Queen](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/our-majesty-the-queen/) - We were saddened to hear the news of the passing of our Queen after a long historic reign. We coloured in pictures of the Queen and made our own flower bouquets.
- [Talk like a Pirate Day at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/talk-like-a-pirate-day-at-imperial/) - At Imperial we celebrated Talk like a Pirate Day and did lots of fun activities, including baking, treasure hunting, Pirate crafts and imaginative play on the pirate ship!
- [Engaging activities...](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/engaging-activities/) - At Blossom Years, we strive to provide fun opportunities for the children to gain knowledge and further their development through engaging set ups and activities.
- [School Leavers at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/school-leavers-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, we was very busy towards the end of term. We had a Graduation assembly to celebrate our school leavers and we had a big party with bouncy castles!
- [Fairy Treasure in Forest School](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/fairy-treasure-in-forest-school/) - We found some special fairy treasure in Forest School! The children made their own bags to collect up the treasure that the fairies left, adding fairy dust for magic!
- [Graduation 2022 at Winlaton](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/graduation-2022-at-winlaton/) - At Winlaton, we had a Graduation ceremony to celebrate our school leavers heading off on their next adventure to big school. We had lots of fun and ate yummy food!
- [Preparing our own snack...](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/preparing-our-own-snack/) - The children prepared their own snack today, using child-friendly knives to cut up cucumbers and tomatoes using their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
- [Sensory Play at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/sensory-play-at-imperial/) - The Preschoolers at Imperial took part in lots of paddling poolsensory play, exploring different textures and materials, which they explored using their senses.
- [Read more books...](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/read-more-books/) - At Blossom Years, we strive to encourage children to read more and fall in love with books. Reading encourages the use of imagination and gaining new knowledge!
- [Graduation 2022 at St Mary's](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/graduation-2022-at-st-marys/) - At St Mary's we held a Graduation party to celebrate our Preschoolers setting off on their next adventure at big school! It has been a pleasure watching them grow!
- [Splash Day at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/splash-day-at-imperial/) - Imperial have been having Splash Days to combat the recent hot weather! The children have absolutely loved using the paddling pools and plashing their teachers!
- [Recycling and Up-cycling at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/recycling-and-up-cycling-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, we have been introducing the idea of recycling and up cycling to the children. We have been making eco-bricks and blankets/ mats from plastic bags!
- [Beach Day at Winlaton!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/beach-day-at-winlaton/) - At Winlaton, the Babies and Toddlers enjoyed taking part in sand and water play and exploring the different textures of the beach. They had so much fun exploring!
- [Valeswood picks pods!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/valeswood-picks-pods/) - At Valeswood, we picked our very own pods and tasted them! We have been growing them in our own little garden, which the children have loved tending to!
- [Let's go to Imperial Vets!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/lets-go-to-imperial-vets/) - At Imperial, the Baby Room set up a vets role play for the babies to explore. They loved the soft animals, playing with the vets tools and making animal noises!
- [Pet Week at Nightingale](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/pet-week-at-nightingale-2/) - At Nightingale, we had pet week! We spoke about different animals and where they come from! We also had a visit from a dog and some rabbits, which the children loved
- [Mud kitchen exploration at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/mud-kitchen-exploration-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, the children have been loving spending time in the mud kitchen area, using their imaginations to create amazing mud cakes and doing good turn taking.
- [Healthy Living at Winlaton](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/healthy-living-at-winlaton/) - At Winlaton, we have spent the week learning about healthy living and how we can do this. We did some exercise in our PE lesson, ate some fruit and did painting!
- [Water Play at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/water-play-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, the Preschoolers have been enjoying the sunny weather by using the paddling pools. The children have loved being able to take a dip in the pool to cool off. They have been having swimming competitions and showing their teachers who does the best swimming! We have been doing lots of water play the At Imperial, the children have been cooling off by using our new paddling pools! They have loved having swimming competitions and showing their teachers how good they are!
- [Father's Day at St Mary's!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/fathers-day-at-st-marys/) - At St Mary's we have been very busy creating art work for the special men in our lives, making beautiful cards for Father's Day! The children painted their hands and used their fine motor skills to write their own name in the card. The children sounded out each letter of from their name and used At St Mary's we made beautiful cards for the special men in our lives and used our fine motor skills to do so! The children even practised writing their names!
- [Mark Making at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/mark-making-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, we have been enjoying the good weather by going outside and taking part in lots of fun activities! We are currently loving mark making on the walls using paint brushes and water. The children have been using their motor skills to mark make- painting shapes, lines and doodles! At Valeswood, we have been using paint brushes and water to mark make on the walls outside! We have been painting shapes, lines and lots of other fun doodles!
- [Babies explore Forest School!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/babies-explore-forest-school/) - At Imperial, the Baby Room decided to take a trip down to Forest School! The children loved the new pirate ship and enjoyed spinning the wheel. Using their senses, the Babies explored the environment, touching the grass, bark and leaves and experimenting with different textures. They especially loved the swing and took turns going on At Imperial, the Baby Room went down to Forest School to explore the environment around them. The children used their senses and got to experiment with different textures.
- [Queen's Jubilee at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/queens-jubilee-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, we decided to incorporate the Queen's Jubilee into our Forest School session, by challenging the children to collect different natural materials and textures and use them to create a beautiful dress for the Queen! The children discussed the colour of the things that they found and spoke about what they felt like. The At Imperial, we incorporated the Jubilee with our Forest School session, challenging the children to find natural materials to make a beautiful dress for the Queen!
- [Valeswood's Jubilee Celebrations!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/valeswoods-jubilee-celebrations/) - At Valeswood, we had so much fun at our Jubilee Party, filled with laughter and yummy food! We all looked great in our crowns, which we made ourselves and we had souvenirs to take home! At Valeswood, we has a big Jubilee Party, full of laughter, fun and lots of yummy food! We made our own beautiful crowns and we had souvenirs to take home with them.
- [Jubilee Celebrations at St Mary's](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/jubilee-celebrations-at-st-marys/) - At St Mary's we were very busy during our Jubilee Celebrations; we made flags, copying the Union Jack, and making our own ones. We also had a tea party- we made our own sandwiches, practicing spreading butter and using cutting tools. We then made some red, white and blue playdough and made small squishy flags! At St Mary's, we was busy doing lots of things for the Jubilee Celebrations! The children made their own Union Jack flags and we also had a tea party, which was yummy!
- [Family Fun Day at Imperial!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/family-fun-day-at-imperial/) - To celebrate the start of Summer, our Imperial setting hosted a 'Family Fun Day', inviting the parents to come and visit the nursery and have lots of fun! It was a great day, filled with laughter and sunshine! The children loved the bouncy castle and the ice cream van and toasting marshmallows in Forest School Our Imperial setting hosted Family Fun Day to celebrate the amazing things that the children get up to at nursery! The day was full of laughter, ice cream and sunshine!
- ['This is me' at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/this-is-me-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, we explored play-dough, using body parts and play-dough tools to make ourselves! Whilst doing this activity, we learnt that everyone has differences and similarities and that is what makes us all unique and special. The children enjoyed taking part in this activity, finding it funny when they were adding the body parts to At Valeswood, we made our own playdough people, challenging the children to try and make themselves using playdough and body parts. The children thought it was funny!
- [Save the Bees at St Mary's!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/save-the-bees-at-st-marys/) - At St Mary's, we have been celebrating World Bee Day 2022 by making finger print paintings. We also painted paper plates, and turned them into buzzy bees, using paint, googly eyes and tissue paper. We enjoyed making yellow and black play-dough, exploring and experimenting moulding it into different shapes! Fun Fact: The honey bee At St Mary's, the children celebrated World Bee Day 2022, by making our own paper plate bees, using black and yellow paint, googly eyes and tissue paper to make wings!
- [National Bee Day 2022 at Winlaton](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/national-bee-day-2022-at-winlaton/) - At Winlaton, the children enjoyed celebrating National Bee Day 2022 by making our own bees using play-dough, colouring in our own bees and dressing up as bees! We had so much fun and everyone looked great in their black and yellow clothes! At Winlaton, to celebrate National Bee Day 2022, we made our own bees out of playdough, drew some bees and dressed up as bees! We had so much fun and looked great!
- [Rock Climbing at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/rock-climbing-at-imperial/) - We have recently built a small rock climbing wall in our Forest School at Imperial! The children have been watching the teachers make it, excited to have a turn on it. The children have been using their gross motor skills to pull themselves up and take large steps. It has also challenged the children to At Imperial, we have created our own small rock climbing wall, the children using their gross motor skills to pull themselves up and climb it. What a challenge!
- [Roll on Summer!- Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/roll-on-summer-valeswood/) - Fun in the sun at Valeswood! Making music with pots and pans, exploring water play, jumping in puddles and joining in with construction play! Roll on the Summer- we can't wait to make lots of memories in the sunshine! At Valeswood, the children are loving spending time in the sun, taking part in making music, exploring water play and jumping in puddles! Roll on Summer!
- [Toddler's Exploration Play at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/toddlers-exploration-play-at-imperial/) - The Toddlers at Imperial took part in exploration play, using various sized boxes to experiment and build with. The children used different materials to mark make, stick and create with! The children had lots of fun and used their imaginations! At Imperial, the Toddlers took part in exploration play- using various sized boxes to craft with, build and create! The children used different materials to convey their imaginations.
- [Children's Mental Health Week at Winlaton](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/childrens-mental-health-week-at-winlaton/) - To celebrate Children's Mental Health week, we have been exploring emotions and feelings and learning how to express them. The children spent time drawing what makes them feel happy, sad and angry. We discussed our drawings and shared our feelings, communicating with each other. "Promise me you'll always remember- you're braver than you believe, and We celebrated Children's Mental Health Week, by drawing the things that make us happy, sad and angry and discussed this with each other and sharing our feelings.
- [Nature Hunt at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/nature-hunt-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, a group of the older Preschool children went down to Forest School to take part in a nature hunt! The children had a checklist of natural materials that they needed to find. The children were also challenged by having to use their mathematic skills to find a certain amount of an object. We At Imperial, the Preschoolers took part in a nature hunt in Forest School! We explored the environment, hunting for flowers, worms, stones, leaves and sticks.
- [We're going on a Bear Hunt at Nightingale!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/were-going-on-a-bear-hunt-at-nightingale/) - At Nightingale, we went on a Bear Hunt around the nursery! The children loved to act out the story and use all of the props to retell the story with their friends. It was great to hear the children joining in with repeated refrains and interacting with each other! "We're going on a bear hunt, At Nightingale, the children recreated the story 'We're going on a Bear Hunt' and used props and materials to support this. The children interacted with each other and had lots of fun!
- [Celebrating the Earth at St Marys!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/celebrating-the-earth-at-st-marys/) - At St Marys, we celebrated Earth Day by making our own planet Earth creations using paper plates and painted our hands green and blue. We all agreed we can change the world with our own hands. One little boy said "We have more seas than land on planet Earth" which means we must look after At St Marys, we celebrated Earth Day by making our own paper plate planets and we all agreed that we can change the world using our own hands. We also did some recycling!
- [Lets make a Pirate ship at Imperial!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/lets-make-a-pirate-ship-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, we were lucky enough to receive some pallets to use in our Forest School area. We asked the children what they would like to turn the pallets into. Lots of the children said a pirate ship, so we started creating it straight away! Some of the teachers got to work, sawing and hammering At Imperial, the teachers got to work, using wooden pallets to build a pirate ship! The children helped to sand some of the wood and used their own child hammers!
- [Releasing our butterflies at St Mary's!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/releasing-our-butterflies-at-st-marys/) - At St Mary's, we released our beautiful butterflies in our garden. We got to gently hold them before they flew around. The butterflies kept flying back to see us- it was lovely! Later that day, we made our own butterfly paintings to take home to show our loved ones! At St Mary's, we released our beautiful butterflies in the garden and got to watch them fly around! They kept coming back to see us and the children gently touched them!
- [St George's Day at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/st-georges-day-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, we made shields in celebration of St George's Day! We explored different materials as the children used card, tissue paper and glue to create their masterpieces! The children were excited to show their loved ones and was using the shields to role play! At Valeswood, we celebrated St George's Day by making our own shields! We included them within our role play and were very excited to show them to our loved ones!
- [Chicks at St Marys!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/chicks-at-st-marys/) - At St Marys, we had a very precious and special delivery from the 'Living Eggs Company'. We were so egg-cited to find one egg had hatched overnight and we watched another hatch during the day! We were so fascinated and sat beautifully whilst watching them. We can't wait to watch them grow and hold them! At St Marys, we have had some very special visitors! We have been taking care of some eggs and watching them hatch. The children have been so excited to hold them!
- [Garden play at Winlaton](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/garden-play-at-winlaton/) - At Winlaton, the children made the most of the lovely weather this week after the Easter break. We have done water play, took part in a maths activity, using the language of size and we also had our weekly P.E session! We enjoyed the lovely weather in the garden today, taking part in water play, joining in with a maths activity and we also had our weekly P.E session!
- [Easter Celebrations at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/easter-celebrations-at-imperial/) - We had a fun packed week at Imperial to celebrate Easter! Every room had an Easter egg hunt, which the children had lots of fun doing and was very excited to find yummy treats. We also had an Easter party at the end of the week, the Babies and Toddlers taking part in a music A fun packed week at Imperial celebrating Easter! All of the rooms had an Easter egg hunt and had fun finding lots of yummy treats! We also had an Easter Party!
- [Easter crafts at Winlaton](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/easter-crafts-at-winlaton/) - At Winlaton, the children in Blossoming 1 have been getting ready for Easter! We used cotton buds and different coloured paints to create patterns when making our very own Easter eggs! We spoke about the colours we used and also looked at the changes that happen when mixing two different colours together. We have been getting ready for Easter by creating our very own Easter eggs by using different coloured paints and making patterns using cotton buds. We can't wait to do more amazing crafts!
- [Bug Hunt in Forest School!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/bug-hunt-in-forest-school/) - At Imperial, the Preschoolers took part in a bug hunt at Forest School. The children have recently been loving our bug books, but today decided to use them to help them go on a bug hunt! We also got out our bug toys to play with and discuss them. What a fun Forest School session! The Preschoolers at Imperial went to Forest School today and took part in a bug hunt! The children used their bug books to help them find their favourite bugs!
- [Easter Bonnet Competition at Valeswood!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/easter-bonnet-competition-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, we held an Easter bonnet competition, where the children were challenged to make a lovely Easter bonnet at home and bring it into nursery. We had some amazing creations and so much effort was put in to them! We also had an Easter egg hunt, which the children loved and got to take At Valeswood, we celebrated Easter by taking part in an Easter egg hunt and held an Easter bonnet competition! It was great seeing all of the amazing creations!
- [Easter at Nightingale!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/easter-at-nightingale/) - At Nightingale, we have been busy making lots of lovely things- playdough chicks, Easter cards, eggs and nest cakes. We also had an Easter egg hunt in the garden, which the children really enjoyed, especially finding their chocolate egg at the end! The children got busy at home and made their own Easter bonnets that We have got up to lots of fun things at Nightingale to celebrate Easter! We had an egg hunt, a bonnet parade, a yummy cake sale and we did lots of Easter crafts.
- [Mother's Day Crafts at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/mothers-day-crafts-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, we made gifts for one of the strong women in our lives to celebrate Mother's Day! We painted our hands and made a handprint on a tile, ready to gift to our loved ones. We hope that all of our amazing Mummies, Nannies, Aunties and Carers had a lovely Mother's Day full of
- [Chicks at Imperial!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/chicks-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, we have hatched some chicks! Last Monday, we had 10 eggs dropped off to keep in an incubator, the children kept close watch on them incase any of them started to crack! By Wednesday morning, 4 chicks had hatched and then by lunch time, we had 2 more! When the children got to We have been hatching chicks at Imperial! The children have learnt about the life cycle of a chicken and have been taking great care of them and holding them!
- [Holi Celebrations at Winlaton!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/holi-celebrations-at-winlaton/) - At Winlaton, we celebrated Holi Festival by making their own tie-dye tops! The children got to choose what colours they wanted to use and poured it onto the tops themselves. What is Holi Festival? Holi is a popular ancient Hindu Festival, also known as the Festival of Spring, the Festival of Colours or the Festival
- [Science Week at St Marys](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/science-week-at-st-marys/) - At St Marys, we are taking care of 10 caterpillars. The children are enjoying watching them grow daily, talking about metamorphosis and the changes that are happening everyday. The children are very excited to see them turn into cocoons and finally become butterflies! "The Very Hungry Caterpillar story is about hope. You, like the little
- [Exploration Play!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/exploration-play/) - The Preschoolers at Imperial took part in exploration play, spending time simply experimenting and playing with boxes. The children used the boxes to be creative and make models and some used them to role play, pretending that they were cars, boats and skateboards! It was lots of fun and the children had the best time!
- [Horses came to visit Forest School!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/horses-come-to-visit-forest-school/) - It was very exciting at our Imperial setting today when some horses came to visit us in Forest School! The children fed the horses some grass and even got to stroke them. What a good way to build confidence in our everyday environment!
- [Getting ready for Easter!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/getting-ready-for-easter/) - At Nightingale, we are getting ready to start celebrating Easter now that Spring has sprung! We spent time making our own chicks, using yellow playdough, feathers and googly eyes! The children couldn't wait to show their loved ones!
- [Red Nose Day 2022 at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/red-nose-day-2022-at-valeswood/) - At Valeswood, we celebrated Red Nose Day by icing yummy biscuits to take home with us and we painted our noses red in the sunshine! Comic Relief is a major UK based charity with a vision of a just world, free from poverty.
- [St Patrick's Day at Imperial!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/st-patricks-day-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, we spent our day celebrating St Patrick's Day by taking part in lots of fun activities, including making our own Irish flags, glittery shamrocks, Leprechaun masks and painting rainbows! The children were very excited to take home all of their amazing crafts and show their loved ones!
- [Science Experiments at Winlaton](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/science-experiments-at-winlaton/) - At Winlaton, we have been carrying out some science experiments to celebrate Science Week! Our Blossoming 1 room explored cause and effect by combining coke and mentos together to create an explosion! Our Blossoming 2 room enjoyed exploring how to make bubbles by using different tools and equipment. The children loved using the hula hoop
- [Spring has sprung at Forest School!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/spring-has-sprung-at-forest-school/) - At Imperial, spring has sprung at Forest School! Even though it may still be very muddy, the beautiful spring flowers are starting to pop up and bloom! The children have loved being able to jump in muddy puddles and get messy throughout the winter, however we are all looking forward to spring arriving and going
- [Once Upon a Time...](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/once-upon-a-time/) - Our Imperial setting celebrated World Book Day by inviting everyone to come dressed up as their favourite book character! The children looked amazing and brought in their books with them to share and read with their friends. The children were very busy taking part in book themed activities and loved making their own bookmarks to
- [World Book Day 2022](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/world-book-day-2022/) - At our Winlaton setting, the children had lots of fun celebrating World Book Day! The children took part in various book themed activities, including some of our favourites- 'The Gruffalo', 'The Three Little Pigs' and 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt'. The children loved showing off their costumes and making their own bookmarks to take
- [Children's Mental Health Week 2022](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/childrens-mental-health-week-2022/) - At St Mary's we have enjoyed our weekly yoga session- Mindfulness focus with Vanessa, participating in poses and relaxation techniques. We took part in our PE session with 'YSD', understanding the importance of physical activity and we enjoyed expressing ourselves through music and dance with Michael from 'Jumping Beans'. "Every child has a different learning
- ["This is Me" Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/this-is-me-imperial/) - At Imperial, we have been working on our personal development and focusing on children's mental health. The Preschooler's took part in an activity where they had to draw themselves. The children used mirrors to support this and spoke about the colour of their eyes, if their hair was long or short and how many teeth
- [NSPCC Number Day 2022](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/nspcc-number-day-2022/) - At St Marys, we took part in a number of maths activities to celebrate NSPCC Number Day 2022. Our children enjoyed developing their maths skills in fun, positive ways. We made number caterpillars and the children independently wrote their numbers, we completed puzzles and matched cubes with the correct numbers. The children had lots of
- [Chinese New Year at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/chinese-new-year-at-valeswood/) - Last week at Valeswood, we celebrated Chinese New Year by making our own tiger masks as it is the year of the tiger! We also tried traditional food and spoke about how it tasted and if we liked it or not. Each child got to take home a lucky red envelope with a special chocolate
- [Australia Day at Nightingale](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/australia-day-at-nightingale/) - To celebrate Australia Day at Nightingale, we made our own didgeridoos! We used paint, tape and our imaginations to create a masterpiece! The children used their fingerprints to create the spots on their didgeridoos and had a little help from their teachers to apply the tape to their creations. We had so much fun celebrating Celebrating Australia Day at our Nightingale setting, making our own didgeridoos to take home with us! We even tested them out and made beautiful music as a large group.
- [Let's brush our teeth at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/lets-brush-our-teeth-at-imperial/) - At Imperial, we are teaching the children about oral hygiene. The children have their own toothbrushes at nursery and can take turns brushing their teeth. The children have been really enjoying brushing their teeth independently and have learnt how much tooth paste they need to use, what is good and what is bad for their We have been teaching the children about oral hygiene and why it is so important to brush our teeth twice a day! We strive to give children the best start in life.
- [Learning about our bones at St Marys](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/learning-about-our-bones-at-st-marys/) - The children at St Marys have been interested in a book about the human body, particularly looking at skeletons. We decided to create our own skeletons by drawing around our friends and then painting them to look like our skeletons. We also looked at real X-ray pictures of hands, arms and feet. The children were At St Marys, the children have been very interested in the human body and are intrigued by human skeletons. We drew around each other and made our very own skeletons!
- [We can sing a rainbow at St Marys](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/we-can-sing-a-rainbow-at-st-marys/) - At St Marys, we enjoyed a lovely stroll in our local area. We heard the church bells ringing and the sun was shining! Then suddenly it started to rain... the children began discussing that we could spot a rainbow as it was sunny and rainy. As if by magic a beautiful rainbow appeared! We talked Whilst on a trip out we spotted a rainbow full of colours! We sang the rainbow nursery rhyme all the way back to Preschool and discussed how rainbows appear.
- [Making our own playdough at Winlaton](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/making-our-own-playdough-at-winlaton/) - Our Blossoming 1 room at Winlaton spoke about animals today. The children discussed what animals were their favourites, which ended in a conclusion that snakes are the best animal. We decided that we were going to make our own playdough so we could make our own snakes! The children helped to mix all of the At Winlaton, the children made their own playdough to make their favourite animal! The children took turns to mix the ingredients together and made snakes!
- [Christmas Jumper Day at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/christmas-jumper-day-at-imperial/) - At Imperial we invited our children and staff to wear their best Christmas jumpers and hold a cake sale to raise money for 'Save the Children'.
- [Science Day at Winlaton](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/science-day-at-winlaton/) - Our children at Winlaton spent the day being little scientists as they took part in different messy experiments and practised their turn taking skills.
- [Police come to Nightingale](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/police-come-to-nightingale/) - Our local police officers come to visit our Nightingale setting to teach the children about the people who help us in our community.
- [Count down to Christmas at St Marys!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/count-down-to-christmas-at-st-marys/) - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at St Marys!
- [Diwali celebrations at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/diwali-celebrations-at-imperial/) - To celebrate Diwali, Imperial had some special visitors. Three of our parents came in to teach the children all about Diwali. The toddlers made lanterns using lots of sparkly paper and different patterns. The parents that visited the Preschool children read them a story about Diwali and gave the children traditional Diwali sweets, which were
- [Remembrance Day at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/remembrance-day-at-valeswood/) - On Remembrance Day, Valeswood made large poppies to display outside. The children also made their own poppy to wear, using paint and sponges. The children spoke about what Remembrance Day is and why it is important. 'Lest we forget'
- [Halloween Week at Imperial](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/halloween-week-at-imperial/) - Last week, our Imperial setting celebrated Halloween over the week! The children took part in lots of different crafts, played party games, explored spooky sensory play, did some baking and dressed up in their best costumes! The children couldn't wait to see what their teachers were going to dress up as!
- [Black History Month](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/black-history-month/) - At Winlaton we have been celebrating Black History Month. Everyone discussed their differences, why it makes us special and why it's important that we are kind to each other. The children painted their hands and made a beautiful display! "Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations." - Dr. Mae Jemison- First African-American Female Astronaut
- [African Snails at St Marys!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/african-snails-at-st-marys/) - Our African snails, Shelly and Marshell have grown lots! The children have been enjoying holding and petting them and feeding them lettuce! By having Shelly and Marshell at St Marys, it has enabled the children to learn about the importance of taking care of living creatures and why we should take care of our environment.
- [MacMillan Coffee Morning at Nightingale](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/macmillan-coffee-morning-at-nightingale/) - We had a lovely morning at Nightingale, raising money for MacMillan Cancer Trust and hosting a coffee morning. Some of our parents came along and donated some yummy cakes and helped us eat them! The children really enjoyed showing their parents around their Preschool and pointing out their amazing work! Thank you for helping us raise
- [Role Play at Valeswood](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/role-play-at-valeswood/) - The children at Valeswood enjoyed taking part in role play, dressing up as doctors and nurses and using their imagination to take care of the babies and the teachers. The children used props to support their play and created narratives based on their first hand experiences. Whilst taking care of the babies, the children kept
- [Our new pond at Forest School](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/our-new-pond-at-forest-school/) - Our amazing forest school leader has made a pond in our fairy garden. The children have been exploring the fairies, gnomes and frogs living around the pond! The children at Imperial have been learning why frogs live near ponds and the life cycle of a frog. They have been able to handle real frogs that
- [Butterflies at Winlaton!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/butterflies-at-winlaton/) - We have had butterflies at Winlaton! The children loved learning about the life cycle of a butterfly and were all very excited to watch them come out of their cocoons and feed on apples and oranges that the children put out for them. The children made their own colourful butterflies and made them fly!
- [Thank You Blossom Years](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/thank-you-blossom-years/) - "Massive thanks to Louis' nursery, Blossom Years, for making such an incredible effort to give them all a graduation party. It was so adorable seeing them all in their hats and t-shirts they made. Hand on heart, I actually got very emotional. Witnessing a team of people who clearly love what they do, care for Our Imperial setting held a graduation for the children going to school in September. We had great feedback from the parents through Instagram, email and face to face.
- [Graduation at Imperial Day Nursery!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/graduation-at-imperial-day-nursery/) - To celebrate our big children setting off on their next adventure, we had a special graduation ceremony and invited our Mummies and Daddies! We decorated our own t-shirts and wore special graduation hats! Thank you to our parents for all of the amazing feedback, the staff at Imperial are going to miss all of the Our day nurseries and pre-schools are located across Bromley, Chislehurst and Downham. Learning happens best when a child is relaxed, confident and having fun!
- [Pet Week at Nightingale!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/pet-week-at-nightingale/) - Ted the rabbit visits Nightingale! As part of pet week, one of the teachers brought her rabbit, Ted, in to nursery. The children learnt what rabbits eat and where they come from. The children drew pictures of Ted after having a busy day of taking care of him! During our pet week, we also had Our day nurseries and pre-schools are located across Bromley, Downham and Chislehurst. Learning happens best when a child is relaxed, confident and having fun!
- [Outside Exploration at Winlaton](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/outside-exploration-at-winlaton/) - At Winlaton, the children have been doing lots of outside exploration with their teachers. The children used their gross motor skills to plant flowers and seeds, we are excited to watch them grow! We have also been practising our football skills and learning how to balance on stilts, in preparation for our upcoming Sports Day! Our day nurseries and pre-schools are located across Bromley, Downham and Chislehurst. Learning happens best when a child is relaxed, confident and having fun!
- [Hello Tortoise!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/hello-tortoise/) - Imperial had a special visitor... say hello to Thor the Tortoise! One of the teachers brought in her pet tortoise for the children to look after for the day. The children learnt what tortoises like to eat, where they live and the differences between tortoises and turtles. The children got to hold Thor and described Our day nurseries and pre-schools are located across Bromley, Chislehurst and Downham. Learning happens best when a child is relaxed, confident and having fun!
- [Imaginative Mark Making](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/imaginative-mark-making/) - Nurseries and Preschools in Chislehurst, Downham and Bromley. Learning happens best when a child is relaxed, confident and having fun. This is exactly the environment we strive to provide.
- [Forest School Fun!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/forest-school-fun/) - Nurseries and Preschools in Chislehurst, Bromley and Downham . We have a beautiful Forest School area within our Imperial setting in Chislehurst.
- ["Wibbly Wobbly Tooth" Story](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/wibbily-wobbly-tooth-story/) - Blossom Years Nurseries and Preschools- Chislehurst, Bromley and Downham. To provide Child Care, Day Care, Nursery and Preschool.
- [Visit to the local duck pond](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/visit-to-the-local-duck-pond/) - We took a walk to the local duck pond, we brought some porridge oats and fed them to the ducks and birds, the Ducks were so friendly, eating the Porridge from our hands.
- [Healthy Eating](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/healthy-eating/) - We are focussing on healthy eating and have a Greengrocer shop where the children have been role-playing as shopkeepers and customers, while learning about fruit and vegetables.
- [Building and Creating](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/building-and-creating/) - We have bought some new resources to enhance our construction area, creating this lovely space for the children to build/create and imagine, developing all areas of their learning.
- [Easter Egg Hunt & Easter Chicks](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/easter-egg-hunt-easter-chicks/) - We had our Easter egg hunts this week the children were so excited. They made their baskets and decorated them last week. They went in the garden to hunt for Chicks, Rabbits, Eggs, Hot cross buns and lastly a real chocolate egg! They had to use their looking eyes and balancing skills to complete the
- [Giraffe Making](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/giraffe-making/) - We were going to do some junk modelling and the children found some lovely printed paper that looked like a Giraffe so they used all the boxes and papers to make a really tall Giraffe. The Children used their imagination and knowledge of Giraffes to help them make it. They worked as a team and
- [Cress growing, Strawberry and Daffodil Planting](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/cress-growing-strawberry-and-daffodil-planting/) - The children planted some cress and we have also been replanting our strawberry plants, learning about the different parts of the plant - roots, leaves and flowers and how to look after them. They helped to put new soil in the pots, make the holes and push the plants into the soil. Afterwards we all
- [Science Week](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/science-week/) - Day 1 - Static electricity We have started "Science Week" with an activity learning about static electricity, the children learn't how to make a balloon stick to the wall and make their hair stand up on end, it was great fun" Day 2 - Observing how a flower blooms The children have been observing a
- [World Book Day](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/world-book-day-2/) - The children have been celebrating World Book Day by dressing up, we have been reading different stories, making bookmarks and planting our seeds to create beanstalks.
- [Snow Days at Nightingale](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/snow-days-at-nightingale/) - We had the best time ever playing in the snow, we made snow balls and threw them in the garden, we collected snow together in a small wheel barrow and made a snowman with a real carrot nose ! The children realised how cold the snow was ! They enjoyed feeling it and making patterns
- [Penguin skills at St Marys](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/penguin-skills/) - We have been collecting water bottles and recycling them into other things, we have made some Penguins and then practised our Maths skills and fine motor control by using tweezers to count out the cotton wool balls to fill them up.
- [Keeping busy and active at Blossom Years Nightingale Lane](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/keeping-busy-and-active-at-blossom-years-nightingale-lane/) - Keeping busy and active at Blossom Years Nightingale Lane, so far this term we have been doing lots of reading, writing, sequencing. The children have also been using the laptop to play maths and phonics games. Everyone is also getting really good at recognising their name to put on our welcome board.
- [Recent activities at Nightingale Lane.](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/recent-activities-at-nightingale-lane/) - Making Ladybirds at nightingale; the children used their cutting and gluing skills to make happy ladybirds. The children made a farm just like the one in our book What the Ladybird Heard. Our lovely home corner at Nightingale Lane. Looking at colours, size and sequencing on the light box at Nightingale Lane. The children practiced
- [Which foods are good and bad for our teeth (at St Marys, Chislehurst)](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/which-foods-are-good-and-bad-for-our-teeth/) - "We have been talking about keeping ourselves healthy and which foods are good and bad for our teeth. We have used some hard boiled eggs to represent our teeth and we are soaking them in water, orange juice and Coca Col. We have been making predictions abut what liquid is healthy and what is unhealthy,
- [Which clothes we wear to keep us cool and to keep us warm](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/which-clothes-we-wear-to-keep-us-cool-and-to-keep-us-warm/) - Blossom Years We nurture children from 6 months to 5 years to develop their confidence, social skills and enthusiasm for learning to prepare them for primary school.
- [The importance of hygiene](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/hygiene/) - We nurture children from 6 months to 5 years to develop their confidence, social skills and enthusiasm for learning to prepare them for primary school.
- [Remembrance Day poppies](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/remembrance-day-poppies/) - " The children at St Mary's have been making Poppies to commemorate Remembrance day, we have been talking about how they are flowers that are worn at this time of the year to remember special people "
- [Wooden spoons](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/wooden-spoons/) - We bought some wooden spoons and some chalkboard paint to create our own unique mark making opportunities, we use them to practice our letters, shapes, and to draw self portraits.
- [Developing fine motor skills by creating fireworks](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/developing-fine-motor-skills-by-creating-fireworks/) - The children have been busy developing their fine motor skills by creating firework pictures with paint and cotton buds, we spoke about the colours, noise and special rules when we light firework.
- [Autumn activities](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/autumn-activities/)
- [Hand washing, St Marys](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/hand-washing-st-marys/) - We regularly reinforce thorough hand washing with the children, many are experts now ! :-)
- [Return to ST Mary's Pre-School](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/return-to-st-marys-pre-school/) - ST Mary's are very excited to be back and have a new room layout to support the latest government guidance. The children have thoroughly enjoyed seeing all their friends and teachers and have been engaging in a virtual P.E sessions with Yanki.
- [Return to Nightingale Pre-School](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/return-to-nightingale-pre-school/) - We have returned to Pre-school in two groups, Busy Bee's and Amazing Ants. Each group of children have learnt the new routines that we have put into place. They are all very happy to be back and have enjoyed playing in the garden and doing lots of activities with their teachers and peers. We have
- [Showing our support to the NHS](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/showing-our-support-to-the-nhs/) - Our Imperial Way Pre-School children have been very busy creating Rainbow necklaces to show their continued support to the NHS! The children really enjoyed picking out all of the colours they wanted to use and showed fantastic control when colouring their Rainbow's. They were extremely excited to show their parent's at home time too!
- [Forest School at Imperial Way - We are excited to be back!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/forest-school-at-imperial-way-we-are-excited-to-be-back/) - We are so excited to be back at nursery, especially attending our Forest School sessions again! The children thoroughly enjoy exploring and observing the nature around them. All of the children developed their physical skills further by climbing and balancing and transporting different items around the Forest School area.
- [Future place availability](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/future-place-availability/) - All our settings are ready to open on Monday and we are confident we have prepared to the best of our ability. They have been thoroughly cleaned, certain equipment removed, layouts re arranged and so forth, and staff have been briefed on operational plans to cope with the preventative measures and guidelines we will be
- [Coronavirus, what to do and what we've been doing](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/covid-19-coronavirus/) - Department for Education Coronavirus helpline and advice Today, have launched a new helpline to answer questions about COVID-19 related to education. Staff, parents and young people can contact the helpline as follows: Phone: 0800 046 8687 Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday) · No school should close in response to a
- [A little note for elderly care homes](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/1229-2/) - We are printing a little note for elderly care homes and sending some anonymous artwork our children have done , as we are aware many homes are not allowing visitors, just to brighten their day, boost morale.
- [PE with Yanki](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/pe-with-yanki/) - P.E Lessons with Yanki, starting Gymnastics.
- [Hungry Caterpillar](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/hungry-caterpillar/) - Making Hungry caterpillars from egg boxes , using our book of interest.
- [Zoolab at Blossom Years St Marys, Chislehurst](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/zoolab-at-blossom-years-st-marys-chislehurst/) - "The lady was really amazing and told us the story of The gruffalo and showed us A Land Snail, A Tarantula , A Millipede, Two Rats, A Corn Snake and A Cockroach. We got to stroke and touch the animals and we were all amazing -and not at all scared , out teachers were so
- [Santa Claus visits](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/santa-claus-visits/)
- [Christmas Craft](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/christmas-craft/) - "The children at St Mary's have been busy preparing for Christmas, we have been making some decorations for our Party day.We are getting excited about Christmas and have been making lots of sparkly things"
- [Pumpkins in our Forest School](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/pumpkins-in-our-forest-school/) - HAPPY HALLOWEEN! This year we focused on growing our very own Pumpkins in our Forest School area and here they are!!! We are very impressed and we are doing lots of spooky activities.
- [Dinosaur Maths at Nightingale ](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/dinosaur-maths-at-nightingale/) - The dinosaurs learnt their numbers today at Preschool. The children helped them get into the correct number groups. The dinosaurs also played beanbag throwing into number baskets with the children.
- [Story book trail hike -  Chislehurst Nursery](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/story-book-trail-hike-chislehurst-nursery/) - Some of the children from pre-school went on a story book trail through the woods. They each had their own clipboard and pencils to tick when they had noticed a special story book character. The children thoroughly enjoyed exploring in the woodlands. We also met a lady with her two children who kindly tweeted about
- [World Space Week](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/world-space-week-at-our-valeswood-rd-pre-school/) - We celebrated World Space week, with a variety of activities, the children especially enjoyed trying the food the astronauts eat on their journey in space ! The children looked at book about planets and talked about Earth, they named the colours of earth as it is visible from space. We made blue and green playdough
- [Nightingale coffee morning for MacMillan](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/nightingale-coffee-morning-for-macmillan/) - Nightingale coffee morning for MacMillan. We had a lovely morning playing with our parents at preschool during our coffee morning.We also enjoyed eating all the yummy cakes that were donated too ! We raised just over £70.00 !! Thank you to all our parents for supporting us this morning.
- [Planet Earth Play Dough](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/planet-earth-play-dough/) - The children looked at a book about planets and talked about Earth, and they named the colours of earth as it is visible from space. We made blue and green play dough then rolled it into balls using gross motor skills. Then to make the land masses the children had to use very careful fine
- [Healthy Eating week at St. Mary's, Chislehurst](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/healthy-eating-week-at-st-marys-chislehurst/) - "The children at St Mary's have been participating in Healthy eating week, We have been talking about food that is healthy and Unhealthy , we have made some delicious Rainbow salads to take home"
- [Caterpillar care at St Marys Pre-school, Chislehurst](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/caterpillar-care-at-st-marys-pre-school-chislehurst/) - "We looked after them and watched them grow and change, they then turned into butterflies and we fed them fruit and sugar water and watched them grow and change , we gave them names and then we released them in the garden to fly away"
- [Mexican day](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/mexican-day/) - One of our parents came in to spend a Mexican themed afternoon with us. She dressed up in traditional Mexican clothing and did a traditional dance for the children. She brought in lots of traditional Mexican items for the children to look at and learn about. They also made a Pinata with her out of
- [Gruffalo theme, Nightingale](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/gruffalo-theme-nightingale/) - We set up the whole pre-school within the Gruffalo theme. There was a log pile house, Tree top house, underground house along with a Gruffalo game. A role play area for the children to have tea with the Gruffalo. Colouring and pen control pictures to develop their writing skills. The children played well in all
- [Graduation and leavers party at Nightingale](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/graduation-and-leavers-party-at-nightingale/) - We said goodbye to 34 children this July, lots of fun was had at the party and a few tears saying goodbye. The children sang a leavers song in English and French, they then had a fabulous time bouncing on the bouncy castle and in the ball pool. We also did alot of dancing and
- [Staff Conquer Pretty Muddy 5k - Race for Life Cancer Research UK](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/staff-conquer-pretty-muddy-5k-race-for-life-cancer-research-uk/) - We're very proud of our staff that completed the Race for Life - Pretty Muddy 5k on Blackheath on the 30th June. Lots of fun and and lot's of money raised for Cancer Research UK! Well done!
- [Nightingale Pre-school - Less is more morning](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/nightingale-pre-school-less-is-more-morning/) - Recently the staff all went on a training session and part of the training was about having less equipment out in preschool. We decided to do this one a session per week. Our first trial at this was fantastic and the children really were really engaged throughout the whole session. All we had out were
- [Releasing our butterflies at Nightingale Lane Pre-school](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/releasing-our-butterflies-at-nightingale-lane-pre-school/) - On Friday 21st July we released our Butterflies from preschool. We have had them in preschool since they were baby caterpillars and we have watched them grow bigger and bigger, they then turned into chrysalis's hanging from the top of the pot. They then hatched into Butterflies, we looked after them feeding them fruit and
- [Nightingale Pre-school Bus Trip](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/nightingale-pre-school-bus-trip/) - On Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th June we took turns to go on a bus trip. We carefully held hands when walking to the bus stop where we met the Bus driver and police lady. It was a double decker bus so we were all able to sit upstairs. On the way to the bus
- [Forest School at Blossom Years Chislehurst](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/forest-school-at-blossom-years-chislehurst/) - We would like to introduce you to our new forest school base camp! The children have had the opportunity to explore the new area and gain new skills and strengthen their independence. The children all helped to build a mini fire, and learnt fire safety rules and how to keep themselves safe. The children also
- [Gruffalo Claws at St Marys](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/gruffalo-claws-at-st-marys/) - Today we used biscuits and chocolate to create Gruffalo feet and claws. We spoke about different sized feet and how we make foot prints, we also spoke about healthy and unhealthy food choices.
- [Looking after Bees at Nightingale Lane, Bromley](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/looking-after-bees-at-nightingale-lane-bromley/) - We found a lost Bumblebee at preschool, we were lucky enough to look very closely at him, he was a bit tired so we gave him some sugar water and he eventually flew away into our garden.
- [Easter Homework at Valeswood Rd](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/easter-homework-at-valeswood-rd/) - Easter Homework 2019 Here are some of our children with the certificates they received for completing brilliant homework through the Easter Break. Well done to all our children for their hard work.
- [Easter Baking and Raffle at Imperial Way](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/easter-baking-and-raffle-at-imperial-way/) - The children enjoyed spending their day baking Easter themed treats to take home! The children made a big cake, chocolate nests and iced Easter biscuits. The children helped their teachers to measure out the ingredients, decorate the treats and display them on the table. The children were so excited to show their parents at home
- [Easter Egg Hunt at Nightingale.](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/easter-egg-hunt-at-nightingale/) - The Easter Bunny came to Nightingale !!! We were so lucky the children all took part in our Easter Egg Hunt. They had to crawl through tunnels, go over bridges and down slides. Along the way they had to find the letter of their name, Dig for a Bunny in the sawdust, find a chick
- [World Book Day at Pre-school, Imperial Way, Chislehurst](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/world-book-day/) - Today is World Book Day! All the children and staff at Imperial have made a great effort dressing up and have had lots of fun. The children brought their story books in from home to read with all their friends and they have been creating their very own bookmarks to take home. Well done everyone!!
- [Mothers Day Baubles at Pre-school, Nightingale Lane, Bromley](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/mothers-day-baubles-at-nightingale/) - We used our maths skills to measure each of our height, we then cut a ribbon to the height we are. Some of our friends are taller some are smaller ! We then wrapped up the ribbon and put it inside a love heart for a lovely Mothers Day gift. We then used our pen
- [Windy Wands, Pre-school at St Marys, Chislehurst](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/windy-wands/) - Storm Gareth wasn't going to spoil our fun at St Marys this week! We collected sticks and twigs from the garden and made windy wands by taping different coloured tissue paper to the sticks and waving them in the wind in our garden.
- [Red Nose Day, St Marys](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/red-nose-day/) - The staff and children enjoyed dressing in red and wearing red noses to celebrate Comic Relief Red nose Day. We also decorated biscuits as faces with red cherries for noses. The children made play dough. We added red food dye, using their fine motor skills rolled them into balls to create red noses.
- [Pancake Day](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/pancake-day/) - To celebrate pancake day, the children weighed the flour, cracked the eggs and mixed the ingredients to make pancakes. The children then ate them at snack time. We made playdough and pretended it was pancakes, rolling with rolling pins and flipping them in the pans. We practiced our scissor control and discussed healthy and unhealthy
- ['Shark in the Park'](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/shark-in-the-park/) - Our theme of the term is 'Shark in the Park'. Today Pre-school created their very own telescopes and was able to recite and repeat different parts of the story book with great confidence. Throughout the day, all the children have been acting out the story and hunting for sharks and can't wait to take their
- [Cheers for Imperial staff completing 20K walk for charity!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/cheers-for-imperial-staff-completing-20k-walk-for-charity/) - On Sunday 13th January, we embarked on a 20K walk to raise money for Great Ormand Street Hospital for children. We travelled across London all the way to Vauxhall and back again. It was a cold day but so rewarding, we raised over £100 for this great cause and we are very proud of this
- [Chinese New Year at Nightingale - Year of the Pig](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/chinese-new-year-at-nightingale-year-of-the-pig/) - The children enjoyed celebrating Year of the Pig, they made Pig Plates to take home and decorate the hall with. They used their cutting skills to make paper lanterns. We listened to the story of the Chinese Zodiac and learnt how the animals took part in and won the race. We had Prawn crackers and
- [Making our own Board Game at Nightingale](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/making-our-own-board-game-at-nightingale/) - We're going on a Bear Hunt is our themed story this term and last week the children helped to make a board game. They stuck on cotton wool for snow, Glitter and brown tissue for the mud, Painted the Long Swishy grass, used tissue paper for the river and stuck on leaves and twigs for
- [Christmas stay and play morning at Imperial Way](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/917-2/) - On Monday and Wednesday we had a Christmas stay and play morning for our parents. All the children and parents took part in a variety of Christmas crafts which they thoroughly enjoyed. We created lots of Christmas crafts such as trees, baubles, cars and trains in snow and lots of paint and flour play. The
- [Christmas at Nightingale Lane](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/christmas-at-nightingale-lane/) - We have been very busy at Blossom Years Nightingale Lane, this Christmas season. The children enjoyed singing all the songs they had learnt to their parents and carers, in our Christmas Show, we then enjoyed some time in preschool with our families. The children have learnt the story of the Nativity and used their crafting
- [Children In Need week - Imperial Way nursery](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/children-in-need-week-imperial-way-nursery/) - We created lots of events for our parent's and children to take part in to raise as much money as possible for such a great cause. On Monday we all dressed up in a mixture of colours and Tuesday we decided to have a fancy dress day, all the children had lots of fun and
- [Parent discovers with Little Explorers](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/little-explorers/) - I was fortunate to be able to attend a ‘Little Explorers’ session last Wednesday. I was pleasantly surprised at how thorough and detailed the session was. The children learned a number of valuable life skills without realising. Skills such as listening, sharing, patience and awareness. They each contributed to the session and had a very
- [Dark Den Maths at Nightingale.](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/dark-den-maths-at-nightingale/) - The children really enjoyed going into the dark den maths area and using the light up mark making boards to practice their pen control skills and number writing. They are now looking forward to using the boards for letter writing and pattern drawing.
- [Diwali](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/diwali/) - Diwali at nightingale. The children listened to the story of Rama and Sita for Diwali and used made Diwali candle holders to take home out of salt dough,. they also used their pen control skills to draw patterns on pen control sheets in Rangoli patterns, along with using coloured rice to create colourful rice pattern
- [Spooky Halloween fun at nightingale !!!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/spooky-halloween-fun-at-nightingale/) - Spooky Halloween fun at nightingale !!! The children had great fun for Halloween, lots of children dressed up and joined in the fun. They used their number skills to match ghosts to the right numeral, played in the spooky house and dressed up. We did some pumpkin carving and found out what is inside a
- [Graduation and leavers party](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/graduation-and-leavers-party/) - Graduation and leavers party. Today we said goodbye to our school leavers ...... all 32 of them !! Good Luck in Big School we are sure you will all be fabulous. We had lots of party food and dancing then we had our graduation where the children were presented with their learning journey books. We
- [Painting on Clingfilm](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/painting-on-clingfilm/) - Painting on Clingfilm The teachers put Clingfilm around some upside down tables to create a 'clear' paper for the children to paint on and be creative, the children took turns to paint pictures on the Clingfilm, we had flowers, dinosaurs and many other things. A lot of children who don't normally enjoy painting really loved
- [On the Bus](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/on-the-bus/) - We all went on a bus trip to our local bus garage. The children walked beautifully down the road to the Bus Stop where the bus was waiting for us. We were met by Nigel our friendly driver and two Police ladies. We went upstairs and sat down, and sang Wheels on the bus and
- [Royal Wedding](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/royal-wedding/) - Royal Wedding The week leading up to the royal wedding we the children made crowns, flags and bunting. The children learnt about what a wedding is and we looked at pictures of other royal weddings. We learnt about palaces and princes and princesses. We began to talk to the children about weddings, special clothes ,
- [Ramadan](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/ramadan/) - To help us learn some more about Ramadan two parents came into preschool to talk to the children about what happens at this time of year. They spoke to the children about fasting and looked at a prayer mat. They also brought in a headscarf for the children to try on along with traditional hats
- [Three Little Pigs](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/three-little-pigs/) - Three Little Pigs The children made the Three Little Pigs houses with straw, sticks, and painted bricks. We then made a Three Little Pigs Role Play area for the children. The children played in the houses they had made, listened to the Three Little Pigs story on the CD player, looked at the Three Little
- [Spring planting](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/spring-planting/) - Planting our new plants With the nicer weather the children got busy in our growing garden - they helped prepare the earth and plant the plants ready for the summer. We planted potatoes, cucumber, peppers, carrots, peas, sweetcorn, strawberries and some flowers and herbs. The children helped to plant them and put in the labels,
- [Adverse Weather UPDATES, Policy and Procedures](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/adverse-weather-policy-and-procedures/) - BLOSSOM YEARS ADVERSE WEATHER POLICY AND PROCEDURES In the event of extreme weather (snow, storm, etc), our nurseries and pre-schools will normally remain open unless to do so would endanger the safety of the pupils, parents or staff. The decision whether to close will be taken by 6.45am each day by the Directors. We will publish information by
- [Easter Crafts and Egg Hunt](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/easter-crafts-and-egg-hunt/) - Easter Crafts The children have been very busy using various different materials to make lots of crafts this Easter, they have made salt Dough Rabbits, Play dough chicks - using feathers, googly eyes, play dough and paper, hand print chick pictures sitting on straw. The children talked about the animals that they were making and
- [Valentines Day, Pancake  Day and Food Tasting](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/chinese-new-year-valentines-day-pancake-day-and-food-tasting/) - Valentines Day and Chinese New Year The children got to explore their understanding of the world as they enjoyed Chinese food at lunch time, which was then followed by Chinese New Year crafts. On Valentine's Day, pre-school made love hearts for their Mum's and Dad's. Using their motor skills, they explored making different marks, using their
- [Chinese New Year and Valentines Day](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/chinese-new-year-and-valentines-day/) - "Chinese New Year" - Year of the Dog The children practices their fine motor skills using tweezers to move 'noodles' in the home corner that became a Chinese restaurant for the day. We also have prawn crackers for snack and tried some sweet and sour sauce..... some of the children liked this others didn't !
- ['Santa's Workshop'](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/santas-workshop/) - 'Santa's Workshop'....The children have been little elf helpers, making toys and gift wrapping to help Santa.
- [Forest School outing](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/573-2/) - Today we practiced our listening skills again and everyone remembered to “freeze” and to “come back !” We walked past some fallen, red berries : “No pick, no lick!” Well done, it really showed how well everyone had listened last week. This week we practiced our looking skills. We watched the water flowing on one
- [MacMillan Coffee Morning](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/macmillan-coffee-morning/) - MacMillan Coffee Morning. (Blossom Years Pre-school on Nightingale Lane) The children were very busy baking and decorating cakes and biscuits on the Wednesday and Thursday before our coffee morning on Friday 29th Sept. They really enjoyed joining in with baking and decorating. Lots of parents came to join us on the morning and we had
- [Autumn Hedgehogs making, for fine motor skills.](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/autumn-hedgehogs-making-for-fine-motor-skills/) - Autumn Hedgehogs making, for fine motor skills: The children collected sticks and leaves from our garden and staff collect pine cones and conkers on their way into pre school. To add sensory play to the activity the children made their own play dough, learning adding, quantity and talking about the products. To add extra smells
- [Graduation Day at Blossom Years in Downham](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/graduation-day-at-blossom-years-in-downham/) - Graduation 2017 was an emotional day for parents, children and staff, the children chose the songs and dances they wanted to perform for their families, it was a great success.
- [Pet Week](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/509-2/) - Pet Week. W/C 19.6.17 Nightingale lane. We ran a pet week and had some animals come to visit us, we met a Hamster called chilli, who was very soft and furry. On Wednesday Spuds the dog came to preschool, we all sat in the garden and listen to what he ate and we all stroked
- [Recycling, binoculars and all about me.](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/recycling-binoculars-and-all-about-me/) - Photo 1 We encourage to talk about themselves so we send an all about me box home and fill it with things that are about them such as photos and toy. At circle time the children will talk about their these and their home life. Doing this encourages communication and speech development, and if a
- [Gardening and Frogs](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/gardening-and-frogs/) - Our lovely garden at Nightingale Lane pre-school: We have been busy getting a new planting and growing area ready. The children helped to plant the Herbs, vegetables and flowers. We recycled some old wellies by making them into little plant pots. We thought about what we need to do to look after the plants and
- [Spring Inspiration](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/outdoor-learning/) - With Spring and the warmer weather approaching, during the Easter holidays all of the staff at our Bromley pre-school set to work to create some new outdoor learning resources for the children. Each staff member had an area of learning, Maths, Literacy, Personal, social & emotional, Communication and language and Sensory. They had a £10
- [Shrove Tuesday](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/shrove-tuesday/) - Shrove Tuesday Today we had Pancakes for snack, we helped add the mixture to the bowl and gave it a good stir. The children then waited patiently for them to be cooked. We all shared them and had honey and strawberries with them, they were very tasty. The children also created paper pancakes in the
- [Valentines science](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/valentines-science/) - Valentines science ....... The children use small droppers to suck up vinegar and drop it onto Bi-carbonate of soda. We thought about being careful and not putting it on ourselves. The children tried to guess what would happen......would it stay the same, get wet, bubble ?? The children practiced their fine motor skills by using
- [Montessori - Everyday Living](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/montessori-everyday-living/) - Everyday Living: The children this week have been practicing working on there fine motor skills through transferring with the pasta and tongs and developing there independence with pouring from jug to jug.
- [Gong Hei Fat Choi !!!! - Happy Chinese New Year - Year of the Rooster !](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/gong-hei-fat-choi-happy-chinese-new-year-year-of-the-rooster/) - Gong Hei Fat Choi !!!! - Happy Chinese New Year - Year of the Rooster ! We had a Chinese restaurant in the home corner and the children played with rice and noodles with chopsticks. They served their friends and practiced how to use chopsticks. The children made money envelopes to take home, and snack
- [Visiting Rabbits](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/visiting-rabbits/)
- [Growing Rabbits](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/404-2/) - Over the past few months at downham we have been thoroughly enjoying some visits from some rabbits, watching them grow from 1 week old to 12 weeks old. The children fed them with a bottle, held them, played with them, and we reluctantly said goodbye to them last week as they were going to new
- [Halloween Mud Stew](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/halloween-preparations/) - Spiderman and colleague decorating and preparing some Halloween mud stew in the kitchen.
- [2017 Term dates for Term-time only pre-schools](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/2017-term-dates-for-term-time-only-pre-schools/) - Spring Term – 11 weeks 09th January – 31st March 2017 Closed Half Term - 13th – 17th February 2017 Summer Term – 13 weeks 18th April – 21st July 2017 Closed Monday 01st May – Bank Holiday Closed Half term - 29th May – 02nd June 2017 Autumn Term – 14 weeks
- [Our new allotment beds...](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/our-new-allotment-beds/) - Our Chislehurst nursery is excited to announce they have a new allotment area of raised beds for growing fruit, vegetables and herbs, some of which will make it into the lunch recipes when ready to harvest. We have been transplanting our herbs into our " moon bed " and our strawberries into our " red
- [Having fun playing outside!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/256/)
- [Best wishes to all our school leavers!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/best-wishes-to-all-our-school-leavers/) - Summer always comes with mixed emotions because we say goodbye to our children and their parents that are making the big step to reception class at primary school, many who have been with us for 3 or 4 years. But of course we're also excited to welcome the new families taking their place. Graduation day
- [Fantastic artwork!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/fantastic-artwork/)
- [What makes a great Nursery practitioner ?](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/what-makes-a-great-nursery-practitioner/) - One of our nurses summed it up nicely...“I’m a Nursery Nurse and have been so for many years so I can give you a really good idea. You have to really like children and have a lot of energy because they can tire you out. You need to be a team player and cooperate with
- [Baby unit refurbished](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/baby-unit-refurbished/) - Our team at our nursery on Imperial Way, Chislehurst is pleased to announce we have recently refurbished our baby unit and invested in new equipment to create a calm home from home area. We have also made improvements outside in our baby and toddler private patio, creating an enchanted garden full of sensory play activities, and
- [Congratulations!](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/congratulations/) - Congratulations to the team at our Montessori Pre-school, St Marys Church Hall, Chislehurst, for being awarded from the Bromley Outreach and Inclusion Team a Certificate for Partnership Working as part of the Specialist Outreach Teaching Intervention, showing great enthusiasm, commitment and a sense of humour that has enabled you to make a difference. Well done we are
- [A wonderful team](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/a-wonderful-team/) - Hello to all the team! I've come home from Akiras first parents evening and wanted you to know how she is doing. Yet again they asked what pre school she want to as they praised you again. Akira is in the top set for her phonics. She has settled in really well. Enjoys the role
- [Parent questionnaire](https://www.blossomyears.co.uk/parent-questionnaire/) - A recent questionnaire response from one of our parents. We attended the open day this morning and I would just like to say a big thank you to Claire and the team for making me and especially Charley feel welcome. We had been to see another nursery but the reception we received there was nothing

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