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Ice, ice baby!!!!!
How do you keep cool in the baby room on a hot, hot day?! You rescue flamingoes, unicorns and ducks from ice of course!!!
Sooooo many trains!!!!!
What a super exciting morning Pouncing Possums had recently! The children watched cars, buses, and vans from the window, sharing their excitement through their giggles and squeals. So to build upon this vehicle obsession their closely observing grownups decided to head across the road to the train station so they could extend their current interests …
2026 leavers trip
Our 2026 visit to Swithens Farm for our Reception Class School Leavers treat trip was nothing short of fantastic!!!! We were sooooo very proud of our children and their superstar behaviour and their brilliant enthusiasm and amazing listening ears. Our guide for the day, Ady, was excellent at allowing us to access and enjoy the …
Transitional visits from school teachers…
We have been loving welcoming in Reception class school teachers from our local primary schools over the past few weeks as part of our children’s transitional process. Their key people have also been busy writing reports ready for when they leave for their next teachers, so we hope that when they read them they will …
Keeping cool in a healthy way!!
It was Imogen’s home(Jolly!)-made ice lollies that were all the rage today in our bid to keep as cool as possible!! Our children selected the pieces of fruit that they wanted to add into their very own ice lollies… they added juice and then the lid was popped on the mould before it was frozen. …
Risk Assessing
Laura and I have just visited Swithens Farm as part of our pre-visit risk assessment and planning process as we will be taking our BIG school leavers (those leaving for Reception) there as part of their leaving treat. This is always a wonderful day out, it’s great to support local, and the farm is so …
Who shall i be?
Shall I be a police officer, a firefighter, should I read a book, or should I have a giggle and a chat with my friend?! I know…. I’ll do all of them at once!!!! Loving life in the early years… Xxxx
Puzzling it out!!!
Resilience and determination leads to the puzzle being completed and the proudest of faces being displayed… We love celebrating our children’s achievements with them here at Jolliesxxxx
Visiting our friends at the Cosy Corner Memory Cafe again…
What a lovely afternoon Natalie, Stephen and I had taking some of our Free-Flow children up to The Two Pointers to play some games, draw some pictures, sing some songs and have a good old natter!! We love catching up with them and it is just so lovely to see these cross-generational friendships blossoming. Afterwards …
Becoming more and more independent…
When it comes to putting our coats on sometimes we need a little bit of help and that’s okay, but we love that our children give it a good go themselves first (the coat flip trick is simply AWESOME!!!!) and are then confident to ask for help when it is needed The other day Natalie …