With a squash and a squeeze and a bash and a smash…

Imaginations whip up a birthday cake and lollipops in a flash!!!!

We love dough play here at Jollies as it strengthens those little fingers whilst firing up those BIG imaginations!!!! xxxx

Choo-Choo-Choosing to go out and about on adventures!!!!

At Jollies we love to follow our children’s interests and make use of our fantastic local environment. How lucky are we to be opposite Woodlesford train station?!? xxxx

It was all systems go for this very busy Jolly GP recently! No sooner had she completed one telephone consultation when the next one would ring in…. Call, after call, after call, after call was taken and made and some very good advice given for all these poorly patients by this very hard-working, but totally exhausted, doctor! Xxxx

Maths is fun here at Jollies and developing our awareness of shape and size can take many, many forms…

Our little ones have been busy figuring out which wooden doll goes into which this morning… Lots of problem solving and perseverance meant they were soon able to connect all the different halves together and fit them inside each other and also place them in size order.

Plus it really got those little fingers working and strengthening as the challenge of getting them apart and back together again afterwards commenced!!

There’s method in our madness here at nursery, we promise!!! Xxxx

Exploring Elephants lived up to their name today when they explored our sensory room with great gusto!!!!

Our sensory room is such a versatile space and it is literally a ‘blank canvas’ so our rooms can take in sensory boxes and resources that match their children’s current obsessions and interests!

Today it was lots of building, climbing, spinning and switching as they explored cause and effect and they also took time to admire their gorgeous selves too when they spotted their reflections!!! Xxxx

A HUGE and exciting box arrived for Pouncing Possums today…. It was a brand new (and very shiny!!) ball pool… here’s to lots of fun ahead for our babies xxxx

There are still tweaks to be made and rooms will continue to grow and change as children’s interests continue to be followed, but what beautiful spaces Team Jollies have created for their new children today… we love an enabling learning environment and a wonderful invitation to play and Team Jollies are the masters of creating these!!! Can’t thank you enough you brilliant people!!!!

Bring on September and new key people bonds being formed and strengthened too xxxx

The time has now come to say a final goodbye

As you leave our Jolly nest ready to fly, fly, fly!

Before you go we have a few things to share with you all

Thank you all for our time together… it’s been a ball!

We’ve watched you grow from babies into who you are now

You’re resilient and school ready so please take a bow

You should be so proud of all you have achieved

In yourselves and your abilities you’ve totally believed.

We provided the roots for you to grow

And now it’s definitely time to let you go…

Let’s not be sad, but look ahead to your future which is bright

Just carry on being you and you’ll be alright!!

Goodbye AMAZING Jolly Class of 2024

We’ll miss you as you make your final exit through our nursery’s door…

Thank you all for the memories Class of 2024 and thank you to all our mummies and daddies for all your support throughout the years too…. You have all been truly awesome! Thank you for our amazing gifts too, it really means so very much to Team Jollies.

Please keep in touch and don’t forget to email in (or post on our closed group… whichever you’d prefer) a first day of school photo so we can add them looking amazing in their uniforms to our 2024 Leavers Display and we hope you’ll pop back during school holidays in the future so we can see how our Jolly Babies have grown and changed.

They are more than school ready and they are going to be truly awesome as they begin this next exciting chapter…… xxxx

The biggest thank you goes out to everyone who came this evening to our 2024 Summer Celebration…. We hope you enjoyed looking through your little ones’ Memories Books and chatting to each other and Team Jollies too. We hope you enjoyed your Pimms/juice and biscuits and we were soooooo lucky with the weather (please keep your fingers crossed now for the same tomorrow for our 2024 Big School Leavers Party!!)

We are so very grateful to you for your support and just want to thank you again for all being part of our Jolly Family and for taking the time to come out for an hour this evening to celebrate all your little ones’ achievements so far…

Such strong bonds have been made over the past year and our children have loved their key people and we know it won’t be long until they love their next ones just as much… bring on the new rooms and continued learning through play in the best possible way as lots more amazing memories are made together…. Xxxx

Hiding in the tunnel waiting in anticipation for Alice to walk past!! Can you tell which photo is the one where this little one jumped out?!

Outdoorsy days and tunnelling ways spent giggling together here at Jollies xxxx