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September brings new changes….
Team Jollies and their new children are getting to know each other and our children are beginning to explore their new environments and all the exciting possibilities they have to offer…. Exploration is occurring and bonds are beginning to be built as individual learning journeys commence, or continue, here at Jollies…. xxxx
Feeling the love!
Another HUGE thank you for the amazing gift you got for Team Jollies… you know how much the picture means to us all, but it was soooo incredibly generous of you all to get our team the gift voucher for Table 26 too…. We shall all look forward to having a lovely meal out together!!!! …
Leavers Party 2026
Today we had our Reception Class School Leavers Party and we sent our little (quite big now actually!!) Jollies off in style!!! A huge thank you to our children for being amazing throughout their nursery journey, to their parents/carers for supporting them along the way and working in such close partnership with us and to …
Memory Cafe
One final visit up to The Memory Cafe for our 2026 School Leavers…. Today was our final trip up to The Two Pointers (or the ‘mucky pub’ as our children always seem to refer to it!!! ) for the Cosy Corner Memory Cafe. It was a last chance to say goodbye to our friends there …
Mud kitchen party
There’s nothing quite like a Jolly mud kitchen party…. Niamh had great fun playing with her children in there yesterday morning, before it got too hot, and she was totally spoilt with cup, after cup, after cup of tea… and the occasional plate of biscuits too!!!
Mark-making here, mark-making there….
We love to mark-make EVERYWHERE…. This morning it was outside sitting/laying on the grass in our garden with Imogen where our best masterpieces were being produced!!
A busy garden!
It was busy, busy in our Jolly garden this morning…. Our sandpit was THE place to be!!! ….In between creating exciting pathways and plotting and planning lots of other exciting play!!! xxx
Lending Library
Our little Jolly lending library’s shelves are full of new books ready to be snuggled up with and shared together at home… happy reading
Movement Den
If the decking, grassed area, mud kitchen, soft stuff side or building site don’t capture our children’s imaginations and inspire their play then maybe a visit to our Movement Den will be just the ticket?! In this bright, vibrant space they can challenge their bodies to explore and move in different ways. They can balance …
Our Jolly Garden
Once you pass through ‘Music Alley’ you enter our garden side and sooo many other exciting possibilities!! Will our children choose to climb the decking via the climbing wall, or step up to the top instead before sliding down the whizzy ramp?! Or will they stop and ponder life laid upon a cushion looking up …