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Moooooove on over and share a story together…

That’s the invitation for our Terrific Twos children from their two new cow friends waiting in their story sharing nook, or should we perhaps say meadow?! We love to read here at Jollies… you could even say we are OBSESSED, so there’s nothing better than sitting on a cow stool or a flower cushion and …

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Show and Tell….

There’s nothing like bringing something that’s special to you in to nursery to show all your friends and then telling them the story behind it and why you love it so much!! Our children are enjoying bringing an item of their choosing in once a month to share with everyone and it’s a great opportunity …

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Junk-Modelling!!

From creating ‘robots’ to ‘daddies’ we’ve quite simply had it all going on this morning… the creativity, innovation and problem-solving skills are certainly flowing here at Jollies xxxx

Mechanics at the ready

A new and exciting role-play awaits Free-Flow this week as they book cars into our new Jolly Garage to be assessed and mended. Tyres will be changed and pumped, oil will be tested and topped up, engines will be tuned, bodywork will be washed, petrol and diesel will be filled. Lots of opportunities for role-playing …

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New Hotel Opens In Woodlesford!!!!!

Recently we were invited by ‘Woodlesford In Bloom’ to take part in helping to make the new Woodlesford Bug Hotel on the grassed area over the road from Jollies. How exciting was this?! We being part of such a wonderful local community… We loved to listen to ‘Woodlesford In Bloom’ talking about how we were …

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We are still feeling the love here at Jollies

Love isn’t to be celebrated just for one day… love makes our world so much brighter and Cheeky Monkeys are still enjoying playing in their love-themed sensory tray… lots of scooping and pouring of coloured rice and lots of considering of ‘Guess how much I love you?’…. The answer? ……. We love our nearest and …

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Happy Valentine’s Day to our whole Jolly Family

Our children and Team Jollies are soooo very lucky as we all have such wonderful families and friends who make our lives just that little bit brighter… We LOVE to be loved and LOVE certainly makes our world go round, as it helps us all feel safe, secure and so, so happy! We’ve had so …

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Happy Pancake Day!!!!

Thank you, Sian, our ‘Jolly Pancake Queen’ for making the whole nursery delicious pancakes today. We enjoyed both sweet and savoury treats (the melted chocolate, golden syrup and lemon and sugar ones were definitely more popular than the ham and cheese ones in the end ) and they were certainly delicious!! Before we had this …

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Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away….

Our children’s conversations were all about holidays and when they had flown on aeroplanes with their families…. Cue inspiration for our next role-play area (we’ve recently also had a vets!) as Stephen created an airport to further their excitement. There were arrivals and departures boards, passports to check, plane tickets to purchase, suitcases with clothes …

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Where to next, Elephants?

Exploring Elephants has had a bit of a revamp, as we like to mix it up a bit here at Jollies, and little nooks and crannies (and dens!) have been created based upon the children’s current interests and fascinations. The staff team are currently having a HUGE push around communication; so a snuggly story sharing …

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